Influencing Skills Contract Job Trends in England

Influencing Skills
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Influencing Skills in contract job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Influencing Skills over the 6 months leading up to 16 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 205 236 208
Rank change year-on-year +31 -28 -24
Contract jobs citing Influencing Skills 544 276 425
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.27% 1.12% 1.13%
As % of the General category 2.33% 1.74% 1.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 379 174 246
10th Percentile £413 £352 £381
25th Percentile £484 £452 £433
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -4.35% -
75th Percentile £704 £638 £700
90th Percentile £900 £750 £825
UK median daily rate £575 £550 £550
% change year-on-year +4.55% - -0.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 9 64
10th Percentile £37.00 £17.53 £21.30
25th Percentile £61.25 £40.25 -
Median hourly rate £87.50 £62.50 £38.12
Median % change year-on-year +40.00% +63.96% -38.02%
75th Percentile £103.75 £85.00 -
90th Percentile £104.00 £85.41 -
UK median hourly rate £86.25 £63.75 £38.12
% change year-on-year +35.29% +67.24% -38.02%

All General Skills
England

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 England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 23,357 15,887 21,415
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 54.51% 64.33% 57.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 14,249 10,227 13,684
10th Percentile £313 £281 £281
25th Percentile £413 £404 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £520 £533
Median % change year-on-year - -2.35% -3.18%
75th Percentile £638 £640 £650
90th Percentile £749 £763 £775
UK median daily rate £514 £503 £525
% change year-on-year +2.29% -4.29% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,625 755 1,829
10th Percentile £14.22 £13.29 £12.88
25th Percentile £18.75 £16.95 £15.50
Median hourly rate £32.50 £28.00 £31.97
Median % change year-on-year +16.07% -12.42% +6.57%
75th Percentile £63.75 £53.75 £52.78
90th Percentile £81.77 £75.00 £67.50
UK median hourly rate £32.00 £27.97 £30.83
% change year-on-year +14.41% -9.26% +0.93%

Influencing Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Influencing Skills job vacancy trend in England

Influencing Skills
Daily Rate Trend in England

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

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

Influencing Skills
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Influencing Skills in England over the 6 months to 16 June 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Influencing Skills in England

Influencing Skills
Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

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

Influencing Skills
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Influencing Skills in England over the 6 months to 16 June 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Influencing Skills in England

Influencing Skills
Contract Job Locations in England

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 England region over the 6 months to 16 June 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
London +30 293 £638 +10.87% 248
North of England -23 94 £490 - 84
South East -19 64 £589 -6.28% 113
Midlands -24 51 £503 -10.58% 54
North West -18 47 £461 +11.02% 45
West Midlands -29 43 £528 -12.00% 31
Yorkshire -32 39 £540 +2.76% 32
South West -29 19 £540 -2.84% 28
East of England -27 12 £563 +9.76% 29
North East -26 8 £369 - 9
East Midlands -20 7 £500 -4.76% 22
Influencing Skills
UK

Influencing Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 24 (4.41%) Confluence
2 13 (2.39%) SharePoint
3 10 (1.84%) CICS
4 8 (1.47%) CMS
5 7 (1.29%) SAS
6 4 (0.74%) Apache Airflow
7 3 (0.55%) NetWeaver
7 3 (0.55%) SAP EP
8 2 (0.37%) Jupyter
9 1 (0.18%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 1 (0.18%) Appian
9 1 (0.18%) Drupal
9 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 20 (3.68%) Microsoft Excel
2 18 (3.31%) Microsoft Office
3 11 (2.02%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (1.47%) MS Visio
5 6 (1.10%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.37%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.18%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.18%) InVision
7 1 (0.18%) OmniGraffle
7 1 (0.18%) Sketch
7 1 (0.18%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 11 (2.02%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (0.92%) Oracle EBS
3 4 (0.74%) SAP CO
3 4 (0.74%) SAP FI
3 4 (0.74%) SAP FI/CO
4 3 (0.55%) NetSuite
4 3 (0.55%) SAP CRM
5 2 (0.37%) Aladdin
6 1 (0.18%) Actimize
6 1 (0.18%) Dynamics CRM
6 1 (0.18%) Loan IQ
6 1 (0.18%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.18%) Primavera
6 1 (0.18%) SAP Business One
6 1 (0.18%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.18%) SAP FSCM
6 1 (0.18%) SAP MDG
6 1 (0.18%) SAP Oil and Gas
6 1 (0.18%) SAP SCM
6 1 (0.18%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 63 (11.58%) Azure
2 57 (10.48%) AWS
3 32 (5.88%) Power Platform
4 30 (5.51%) SaaS
5 25 (4.60%) GCP
6 17 (3.13%) Azure DevOps
7 14 (2.57%) Microsoft 365
8 12 (2.21%) OpenShift
8 12 (2.21%) Serverless
9 11 (2.02%) GitHub
10 9 (1.65%) Snowflake
11 8 (1.47%) AWS CloudFormation
11 8 (1.47%) PaaS
11 8 (1.47%) SuccessFactors
12 7 (1.29%) Google Kubernetes Engine
13 6 (1.10%) Amazon S3
13 6 (1.10%) AWS Lambda
13 6 (1.10%) Microsoft Purview
14 5 (0.92%) Figma
14 5 (0.92%) iPaaS
Communications & Networking
1 13 (2.39%) Firewall
2 5 (0.92%) Network Security
3 4 (0.74%) Intranet
4 3 (0.55%) WAN
5 2 (0.37%) Broadband
5 2 (0.37%) HTTP
5 2 (0.37%) LAN
5 2 (0.37%) VPN
6 1 (0.18%) BGP
6 1 (0.18%) Cisco Nexus
6 1 (0.18%) DNS
6 1 (0.18%) Internet
6 1 (0.18%) IPsec
6 1 (0.18%) Kerberos
6 1 (0.18%) MIMO
6 1 (0.18%) MPLS
6 1 (0.18%) OSPF
6 1 (0.18%) RSVP
6 1 (0.18%) SSL
6 1 (0.18%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (4.41%) Power BI
2 12 (2.21%) Metadata
3 9 (1.65%) DataStage
4 8 (1.47%) Data Warehouse
4 8 (1.47%) Tableau
5 6 (1.10%) Data Lake
6 5 (0.92%) NoSQL
7 4 (0.74%) Electronic Patient Records
7 4 (0.74%) Neo4j
7 4 (0.74%) SAS Enterprise Guide
7 4 (0.74%) SAS Visual Analytics
8 3 (0.55%) DynamoDB
8 3 (0.55%) Looker
8 3 (0.55%) Oracle Reports
8 3 (0.55%) Pentaho
9 2 (0.37%) Azure SQL Database
9 2 (0.37%) Big Data
9 2 (0.37%) Oracle BI Publisher
9 2 (0.37%) Relational Database
9 2 (0.37%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 34 (6.25%) JIRA
2 18 (3.31%) Jenkins
3 8 (1.47%) Git
4 4 (0.74%) GitLab
5 2 (0.37%) IBM UrbanCode
5 2 (0.37%) MSI
5 2 (0.37%) Team Foundation Server
6 1 (0.18%) Axure RP
6 1 (0.18%) Balsamiq
6 1 (0.18%) CircleCI
6 1 (0.18%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.18%) Selenium
6 1 (0.18%) Sonatype Nexus
6 1 (0.18%) WebDriver
General
1 266 (48.90%) Social Skills
2 190 (34.93%) Finance
3 103 (18.93%) Analytical Skills
4 80 (14.71%) Public Sector
5 49 (9.01%) Banking
6 30 (5.51%) Legal
7 23 (4.23%) Documentation Skills
8 22 (4.04%) Presentation Skills
9 21 (3.86%) Law
10 19 (3.49%) Retail
11 17 (3.13%) Organisational Skills
12 16 (2.94%) Local Government
13 14 (2.57%) Financial Institution
13 14 (2.57%) Marketing
14 13 (2.39%) Aerospace
14 13 (2.39%) Telecoms
15 12 (2.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 11 (2.02%) Front Office
17 9 (1.65%) Military
18 8 (1.47%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 103 (18.93%) Architect
2 91 (16.73%) Lead
3 69 (12.68%) Analyst
4 61 (11.21%) Senior
5 45 (8.27%) Business Analyst
6 38 (6.99%) Project Manager
7 26 (4.78%) Programme Manager
8 23 (4.23%) Designer
9 22 (4.04%) Enterprise Architect
10 20 (3.68%) Consultant
10 20 (3.68%) Technical Architect
11 16 (2.94%) Senior Analyst
12 15 (2.76%) Product Manager
12 15 (2.76%) Senior Manager
13 14 (2.57%) Change Manager
14 13 (2.39%) Security Architect
15 12 (2.21%) Business Manager
15 12 (2.21%) Lead Architect
15 12 (2.21%) Senior Business Analyst
15 12 (2.21%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (2.76%) Middleware
2 13 (2.39%) LDAP
2 13 (2.39%) OpenID
2 13 (2.39%) SAML
3 10 (1.84%) Kafka
4 6 (1.10%) REST
5 5 (0.92%) Oracle Fusion
5 5 (0.92%) React
6 4 (0.74%) SAP Fiori
6 4 (0.74%) SAPUI5
7 3 (0.55%) AngularJS
7 3 (0.55%) Bootstrap
7 3 (0.55%) JSON
7 3 (0.55%) Node.js
7 3 (0.55%) Pandas
7 3 (0.55%) SAP PI
7 3 (0.55%) Spring
8 2 (0.37%) CSS
8 2 (0.37%) HTML
8 2 (0.37%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 45 (8.27%) Cloud Native
2 38 (6.99%) Product Ownership
3 31 (5.70%) Onboarding
4 24 (4.41%) Distributed Systems
5 19 (3.49%) Data Centre
5 19 (3.49%) Self-Motivation
6 18 (3.31%) Management Information System
7 13 (2.39%) AI Agents
7 13 (2.39%) Analytical Mindset
8 12 (2.21%) Data Protection Act
8 12 (2.21%) Virtual Team
9 10 (1.84%) BYOD
10 9 (1.65%) Mainframe
10 9 (1.65%) VSAM
11 8 (1.47%) Legacy Systems
12 7 (1.29%) NHS
13 6 (1.10%) Enterprise Software
13 6 (1.10%) PMI
13 6 (1.10%) Public Cloud
14 4 (0.74%) Enterprise Cloud
Operating Systems
1 15 (2.76%) Linux
2 9 (1.65%) AIX
2 9 (1.65%) Solaris
2 9 (1.65%) Unix
3 8 (1.47%) Windows
4 2 (0.37%) Android
4 2 (0.37%) Apple iOS
4 2 (0.37%) VMS
5 1 (0.18%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.18%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 221 (40.63%) Stakeholder Management
2 178 (32.72%) Agile
3 126 (23.16%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 116 (21.32%) Decision-Making
5 103 (18.93%) Roadmaps
6 96 (17.65%) Problem-Solving
7 88 (16.18%) Continuous Improvement
8 72 (13.24%) AI
8 72 (13.24%) DevOps
9 61 (11.21%) CI/CD
10 60 (11.03%) Project Management
11 54 (9.93%) Change Management
12 52 (9.56%) Analytics
12 52 (9.56%) Migration
13 47 (8.64%) Mentoring
14 45 (8.27%) Cybersecurity
15 44 (8.09%) Project Delivery
16 43 (7.90%) Strategic Thinking
17 42 (7.72%) Coaching
17 42 (7.72%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 33 (6.07%) Python
2 26 (4.78%) Java
3 25 (4.60%) SQL
4 10 (1.84%) Ruby
5 9 (1.65%) COBOL
6 6 (1.10%) PowerShell
7 5 (0.92%) JavaScript
8 3 (0.55%) ABAP
8 3 (0.55%) TypeScript
9 2 (0.37%) Bicep
9 2 (0.37%) PL/SQL
9 2 (0.37%) R
9 2 (0.37%) VBA
9 2 (0.37%) VBScript
10 1 (0.18%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.18%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.18%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 113 (20.77%) Security Cleared
2 94 (17.28%) SC Cleared
3 69 (12.68%) Degree
4 13 (2.39%) BPSS Clearance
4 13 (2.39%) PMI Certification
5 12 (2.21%) Computer Science Degree
6 11 (2.02%) PMP
7 9 (1.65%) CISSP
8 6 (1.10%) Master's Degree
9 5 (0.92%) CISM
10 4 (0.74%) Azure Certification
10 4 (0.74%) Cisco Certification
10 4 (0.74%) DV Cleared
10 4 (0.74%) IIBA
10 4 (0.74%) Microsoft Certification
10 4 (0.74%) SAS Certification
11 3 (0.55%) APMG
11 3 (0.55%) AWS Certification
11 3 (0.55%) CBAP
11 3 (0.55%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (4.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 22 (4.04%) Data Quality
3 21 (3.86%) NIST
3 21 (3.86%) QA
4 19 (3.49%) NCSC
5 18 (3.31%) Accessibility
5 18 (3.31%) PMO
6 17 (3.13%) GDPR
7 7 (1.29%) GRC
8 6 (1.10%) SLA
8 6 (1.10%) WCAG
9 4 (0.74%) Actionable Recommendations
9 4 (0.74%) COREP
9 4 (0.74%) FINREP
9 4 (0.74%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 3 (0.55%) COBIT
10 3 (0.55%) Cyber Essentials
10 3 (0.55%) Government Security Classifications
10 3 (0.55%) IFRS
10 3 (0.55%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 9 (1.65%) Docker
2 5 (0.92%) Active Directory
3 4 (0.74%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.37%) Microsoft App-V
4 2 (0.37%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.18%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 28 (5.15%) Kubernetes
2 16 (2.94%) Terraform
3 4 (0.74%) Ansible
3 4 (0.74%) Kustomize
4 3 (0.55%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.37%) Rancher
6 1 (0.18%) Grafana
6 1 (0.18%) Kibana
6 1 (0.18%) logstash
6 1 (0.18%) Nessus
6 1 (0.18%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.18%) RSA Archer
6 1 (0.18%) SCCM
Vendors
1 52 (9.56%) Microsoft
2 28 (5.15%) SAP
3 27 (4.96%) Oracle
4 19 (3.49%) ServiceNow
5 13 (2.39%) CyberArk
6 12 (2.21%) Splunk
7 11 (2.02%) IBM
7 11 (2.02%) VMware
8 8 (1.47%) Databricks
8 8 (1.47%) Google
9 6 (1.10%) Salesforce
10 5 (0.92%) GoldenSource
10 5 (0.92%) Workday
11 4 (0.74%) Avaloq
11 4 (0.74%) Pega
11 4 (0.74%) Sitecore
12 3 (0.55%) Ariba
12 3 (0.55%) Cisco
12 3 (0.55%) Informatica
12 3 (0.55%) Zscaler