Influencing Skills Contracts in Central London

Influencing Skills
London > Central London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Influencing Skills in contract job vacancies in Central London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Influencing Skills over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 105 110 115
Rank change year-on-year +5 +5 -5
Contract jobs citing Influencing Skills 24 23 57
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Central London 1.20% 0.94% 1.48%
As % of the General category 1.71% 1.43% 2.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 7 38
10th Percentile - £363 £375
25th Percentile £550 £431 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £550 £650
Median % change year-on-year +13.64% -15.38% +18.18%
75th Percentile £791 £638 £747
90th Percentile £939 £773 £843
London median daily rate £565 £600 £625
% change year-on-year -5.83% -4.00% +13.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £60.00 -
London median hourly rate £51.50 £53.75 £68.75
% change year-on-year -4.19% -21.82% +96.43%

All General Skills
Central London

Influencing Skills falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in Central London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,406 1,610 2,396
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London 70.41% 65.82% 62.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 905 1,149 1,691
10th Percentile £330 £338 £325
25th Percentile £450 £450 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £560 £600
Median % change year-on-year +2.68% -6.67% +5.26%
75th Percentile £678 £688 £738
90th Percentile £775 £800 £825
London median daily rate £575 £575 £600
% change year-on-year - -4.17% +4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 16 15
10th Percentile £22.00 £20.07 £15.20
25th Percentile £25.11 £21.93 £18.42
Median hourly rate £30.04 £24.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +22.59% -30.00% -23.08%
75th Percentile £49.22 £35.69 £53.25
90th Percentile £74.63 £57.63 £58.75
London median hourly rate £34.00 £28.50 £32.00
% change year-on-year +19.30% -10.94% -12.33%

Influencing Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Job postings citing Influencing Skills as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Job vacancy trend for Influencing Skills in Central London

Influencing Skills
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Central London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Influencing Skills in Central London.

Daily rate trend for Influencing Skills in Central London

Influencing Skills
Daily Rate Histogram in Central London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Influencing Skills in Central London over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Influencing Skills in Central London

Influencing Skills
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Central London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Influencing Skills in Central London.

Hourly rate trend for Influencing Skills in Central London

Influencing Skills
Contract Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Influencing Skills within the Central London region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
City of London +10 20 £588 +11.90% 10
City of Westminster +1 1 £825 -
West End of London - 1 £825 - 2
Influencing Skills
London

Influencing Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 1 (4.17%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (4.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (4.17%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (4.17%) NetSuite
1 1 (4.17%) Oracle ERP
1 1 (4.17%) SAP PS
1 1 (4.17%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 4 (16.67%) Azure
2 3 (12.50%) SaaS
3 1 (4.17%) Google Docs
General
1 17 (70.83%) Finance
2 16 (66.67%) Social Skills
3 6 (25.00%) Presentation Skills
4 5 (20.83%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (20.83%) Public Sector
5 4 (16.67%) Legal
6 3 (12.50%) Front Office
7 2 (8.33%) Military
8 1 (4.17%) Aerospace
8 1 (4.17%) Aviation
8 1 (4.17%) Back Office
8 1 (4.17%) Billing
8 1 (4.17%) Fire and Rescue
8 1 (4.17%) Marketing
8 1 (4.17%) Police
Job Titles
1 6 (25.00%) Analyst
1 6 (25.00%) Business Analyst
1 6 (25.00%) Insurance Business Analyst
2 4 (16.67%) Lead
3 3 (12.50%) Project Leader
4 2 (8.33%) Architect
4 2 (8.33%) Change Manager
4 2 (8.33%) Consultant
4 2 (8.33%) Pricing Analyst
4 2 (8.33%) Senior
4 2 (8.33%) Senior Change Manager
4 2 (8.33%) Senior Manager
4 2 (8.33%) Solutions Architect
5 1 (4.17%) Azure Architect
5 1 (4.17%) Cloud Infrastructure Manager
5 1 (4.17%) Digital Architect
5 1 (4.17%) Digital Solutions Architect
5 1 (4.17%) Head of Delivery
5 1 (4.17%) Portfolio Delivery Manager
5 1 (4.17%) Transformation Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (4.17%) .NET
1 1 (4.17%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 3 (12.50%) Market Risk
2 1 (4.17%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (4.17%) Mobile App
2 1 (4.17%) Onboarding
2 1 (4.17%) Product Ownership
2 1 (4.17%) Reinsurance
2 1 (4.17%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (29.17%) Strategic Thinking
2 5 (20.83%) Project Management
2 5 (20.83%) Stakeholder Management
3 4 (16.67%) Agile
3 4 (16.67%) Analytics
4 3 (12.50%) Business Analytics
4 3 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
4 3 (12.50%) Risk Management
4 3 (12.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 2 (8.33%) Change Management
5 2 (8.33%) Collaborative Working
5 2 (8.33%) Configure, Price, Quote (CPQ)
5 2 (8.33%) Decision-Making
5 2 (8.33%) Emotional Intelligence
5 2 (8.33%) Impact Assessments
5 2 (8.33%) Strategic Planning
5 2 (8.33%) Target Operating Model
6 1 (4.17%) Business Strategy
6 1 (4.17%) Roadmaps
6 1 (4.17%) Technology Strategy
Qualifications
1 4 (16.67%) SC Cleared
1 4 (16.67%) Security Cleared
2 2 (8.33%) Degree
3 1 (4.17%) CTC Cleared
3 1 (4.17%) DV Cleared
3 1 (4.17%) ITIL Certification
3 1 (4.17%) PMI Certification
3 1 (4.17%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (12.50%) Data Quality
2 1 (4.17%) Accessibility
2 1 (4.17%) IFRS
2 1 (4.17%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Vendors
1 4 (16.67%) Microsoft
2 3 (12.50%) Salesforce
3 2 (8.33%) Oracle
4 1 (4.17%) Google
4 1 (4.17%) Marketo
4 1 (4.17%) Progress
4 1 (4.17%) SAP