Influencing Skills Contract Job Trends in Devon

Influencing Skills
South West > Devon

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Influencing Skills in contract job vacancies in Devon. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Influencing Skills over the 6 months leading up to 5 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 37 - 35
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Influencing Skills 1 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in Devon 0.35% - 0.74%
As % of the General category 0.65% - 1.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 2
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 - £660
South West median daily rate £600 £600 £630
% change year-on-year - -4.72% +4.96%

All General Skills
Devon

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 general skills in Devon.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 155 67 114
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Devon 54.58% 63.21% 42.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 45 25 69
10th Percentile £146 £187 £153
25th Percentile £305 £313 £158
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £500 £409
Median % change year-on-year -2.50% +22.25% -12.04%
75th Percentile £625 £538 £475
90th Percentile £758 £650 £600
South West median daily rate £506 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +1.05% -4.71% -4.37%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 9 19
10th Percentile £14.83 £23.41 £10.42
25th Percentile £17.25 £27.64 £11.61
Median hourly rate £31.25 £57.50 £25.28
Median % change year-on-year -45.65% +127.50% -59.56%
75th Percentile £46.00 £65.00 £42.50
90th Percentile £49.40 £66.00 £47.50
South West median hourly rate £30.50 £60.00 £46.39
% change year-on-year -49.17% +29.34% -24.08%

Influencing Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Devon

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

Influencing Skills job vacancy trend in Devon

Influencing Skills
Daily Rate Trend in Devon

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

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

Influencing Skills
Hourly Rate Trend in Devon

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

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

Influencing Skills
Contract Job Locations in Devon

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 Devon region over the 6 months to 5 May 2026. 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
Exeter - 1 £600 - 1
Influencing Skills
South West

Influencing Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Devon 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 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Governance Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 1 (100.00%) Business Continuity Management
1 1 (100.00%) Business Impact Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Critical Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Impact Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Internal Audit
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Register
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO 14001
1 1 (100.00%) ISO 22301
1 1 (100.00%) ISO 9001