Influencing Skills Contract Job Trends in Cumbria

Influencing Skills
North West > Cumbria

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Influencing Skills in contract job vacancies in Cumbria. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Influencing Skills over the 6 months leading up to 11 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 18 26 44
Rank change year-on-year +8 +18 -22
Contract jobs citing Influencing Skills 2 4 1
As % of all contract jobs in Cumbria 2.02% 1.87% 0.50%
As % of the General category 3.92% 4.35% 1.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £463 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 - -
75th Percentile £488 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North West median daily rate £475 £481 £575
% change year-on-year -1.30% -16.30% +9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £50.76 - -
Median hourly rate £54.51 - -
75th Percentile £58.27 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North West median hourly rate £60.00 £93.00 -
% change year-on-year -35.48% - -

All General Skills
Cumbria

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 Cumbria.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 51 92 74
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cumbria 51.52% 42.99% 37.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 29 46 59
10th Percentile £350 £200 £363
25th Percentile £450 £424 £446
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £486
Median % change year-on-year +0.10% +2.78% +13.82%
75th Percentile £548 £525 £627
90th Percentile £665 £645 £670
North West median daily rate £450 £488 £500
% change year-on-year -7.69% -2.50% +2.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 6 0
10th Percentile £26.61 £30.73 -
25th Percentile £27.14 £45.22 -
Median hourly rate £52.26 £49.28 -
Median % change year-on-year +6.04% - -
75th Percentile £63.40 £68.30 -
90th Percentile £63.96 £74.16 -
North West median hourly rate £23.57 £35.00 £22.52
% change year-on-year -32.67% +55.45% +5.63%

Influencing Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Cumbria

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Influencing Skills relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cumbria.

Influencing Skills job vacancy trend in Cumbria

Influencing Skills
Daily Rate Trend in Cumbria

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cumbria citing Influencing Skills.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cumbria citing Influencing Skills

Influencing Skills
Hourly Rate Trend in Cumbria

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cumbria citing Influencing Skills.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cumbria citing Influencing Skills

Influencing Skills
Contract Job Locations in Cumbria

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 Cumbria region over the 6 months to 11 October 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
Barrow-in-Furness +5 1 - -
Carlisle - 1 £475 -
Influencing Skills
North West

Influencing Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cumbria by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Banking
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Digital Product Owner
1 1 (50.00%) Lead
1 1 (50.00%) Product Owner
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Online Banking
1 1 (50.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Change Management
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Business Change Management
2 1 (50.00%) Business Transformation
2 1 (50.00%) Customer Experience
2 1 (50.00%) Customer-Centric Approach
2 1 (50.00%) Customer-Centricity
2 1 (50.00%) Digital Banking
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Product Management
2 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) Requirements Management
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared