Influencing Skills Contracts in the East Midlands

Influencing Skills
England > East Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Influencing Skills in contract job vacancies in the East Midlands. 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 48 62 77
Rank change year-on-year +14 +15 -2
Contract jobs citing Influencing Skills 8 4 8
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the East Midlands 1.49% 0.52% 0.77%
As % of the General category 2.45% 1.03% 1.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 3 7
10th Percentile £389 - -
25th Percentile £435 £402 £370
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £418 £445
Median % change year-on-year +25.60% -6.07% +15.89%
75th Percentile £538 £597 £650
90th Percentile - £695 -
England median daily rate £550 £575 £575
% change year-on-year -4.35% - +7.98%

All General Skills
East Midlands

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 the East Midlands.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 327 387 554
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands 61.01% 50.06% 53.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 209 255 426
10th Percentile £202 £160 £213
25th Percentile £320 £230 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £443 £400 £450
Median % change year-on-year +10.63% -11.11% +4.65%
75th Percentile £519 £550 £575
90th Percentile £578 £638 £700
England median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 56 41
10th Percentile £14.45 £12.20 £11.80
25th Percentile £15.68 £13.88 £15.25
Median hourly rate £23.00 £17.25 £21.67
Median % change year-on-year +33.33% -20.40% +0.79%
75th Percentile £30.30 £35.00 £40.25
90th Percentile £37.00 £51.91 £51.50
England median hourly rate £27.50 £30.16 £33.82
% change year-on-year -8.82% -10.82% +57.30%

Influencing Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

Job postings citing Influencing Skills as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Influencing Skills in the East Midlands

Influencing Skills
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the East Midlands

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Influencing Skills in the East Midlands.

Daily rate trend for Influencing Skills in the East Midlands

Influencing Skills
Daily Rate Histogram in the East Midlands

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

Daily rate histogram for Influencing Skills in the East Midlands

Influencing Skills
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the East Midlands

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Influencing Skills in the East Midlands.

Hourly rate trend for Influencing Skills in the East Midlands

Influencing Skills
Contract Job Locations in the East Midlands

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 East Midlands 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
Derbyshire - 5 - - 4
Leicestershire +7 2 £525 +25.60% 2
Northamptonshire - 1 £358 - 8
Influencing Skills
England

Influencing Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East Midlands 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:

General
1 6 (75.00%) Finance
2 5 (62.50%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 4 (50.00%) Lead
2 2 (25.00%) Business Change Manager
2 2 (25.00%) Business Manager
2 2 (25.00%) Change Manager
2 2 (25.00%) Digital Transformation
2 2 (25.00%) Digital Transformation Manager
2 2 (25.00%) Transformation Manager
3 1 (12.50%) Analyst
3 1 (12.50%) Business Analyst
3 1 (12.50%) Category Manager
Miscellaneous
1 2 (25.00%) Educational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (75.00%) Risk Management
2 5 (62.50%) Conflict Resolution
2 5 (62.50%) Continuous Improvement
2 5 (62.50%) Contract Negotiation
2 5 (62.50%) ITIL
2 5 (62.50%) Proactive Management
2 5 (62.50%) Service Delivery
2 5 (62.50%) Supplier Management
2 5 (62.50%) Supplier Relationship Management
3 4 (50.00%) Contract Management
4 3 (37.50%) Agile
5 2 (25.00%) Business Change Management
5 2 (25.00%) Change Management
5 2 (25.00%) Impact Assessments
5 2 (25.00%) Requirements Gathering
6 1 (12.50%) Business Analysis
6 1 (12.50%) Matrix Organization
6 1 (12.50%) Regulatory Change
6 1 (12.50%) Stakeholder Management
6 1 (12.50%) Stakeholder Map
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (62.50%) SLA
2 1 (12.50%) GRC