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 9 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 207 225 210
Rank change year-on-year +18 -15 -19
Contract jobs citing Influencing Skills 531 275 428
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.25% 1.13% 1.15%
As % of the General category 2.30% 1.76% 2.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 368 171 244
10th Percentile £413 £356 £400
25th Percentile £485 £450 £461
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -4.35% -
75th Percentile £710 £638 £700
90th Percentile £900 £763 £825
UK median daily rate £575 £550 £550
% change year-on-year +4.55% - -2.22%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 8 64
10th Percentile £35.10 £16.34 £21.30
25th Percentile £49.00 £35.17 -
Median hourly rate £98.62 £62.50 £38.12
Median % change year-on-year +57.78% +63.96% -38.02%
75th Percentile £103.94 £85.00 -
90th Percentile £104.00 £85.62 -
UK median hourly rate £97.23 £65.00 £38.12
% change year-on-year +49.58% +70.51% -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 23,088 15,652 21,315
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 54.44% 64.22% 57.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 14,118 10,057 13,646
10th Percentile £313 £281 £281
25th Percentile £413 £405 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £516 £525 £533
Median % change year-on-year -1.71% -1.57% -3.03%
75th Percentile £630 £645 £650
90th Percentile £745 £775 £775
UK median daily rate £513 £510 £525
% change year-on-year +0.49% -2.86% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,596 729 1,825
10th Percentile £14.22 £13.25 £12.88
25th Percentile £18.50 £16.95 £15.50
Median hourly rate £32.50 £28.15 £31.50
Median % change year-on-year +15.45% -10.63% +3.14%
75th Percentile £63.75 £53.75 £52.50
90th Percentile £81.05 £75.00 £67.45
UK median hourly rate £31.46 £28.00 £30.06
% change year-on-year +12.36% -6.85% -5.83%

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 9 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 9 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 9 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 +31 288 £625 +10.62% 138
North of England -23 92 £485 -1.02% 72
South East -22 60 £593 -5.08% 91
Midlands -30 50 £506 -10.04% 37
North West -13 45 £459 +11.95% 37
West Midlands -30 43 £528 -12.00% 20
Yorkshire -36 39 £540 +2.76% 29
South West -28 20 £540 -8.17% 17
East of England -29 11 £563 +9.76% 22
North East -18 8 £369 - 6
East Midlands -27 6 £500 -4.76% 17
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 23 (4.33%) Confluence
2 10 (1.88%) CICS
2 10 (1.88%) SharePoint
3 8 (1.51%) CMS
4 7 (1.32%) SAS
5 4 (0.75%) Apache Airflow
6 3 (0.56%) NetWeaver
6 3 (0.56%) SAP EP
7 2 (0.38%) Jupyter
8 1 (0.19%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 1 (0.19%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.19%) Appian
8 1 (0.19%) Drupal
8 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 20 (3.77%) Microsoft Excel
2 17 (3.20%) Microsoft Office
3 11 (2.07%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (1.51%) MS Visio
5 6 (1.13%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.38%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.19%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.19%) InVision
7 1 (0.19%) OmniGraffle
7 1 (0.19%) Sketch
7 1 (0.19%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 10 (1.88%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (0.94%) Oracle EBS
3 3 (0.56%) NetSuite
3 3 (0.56%) SAP CO
3 3 (0.56%) SAP CRM
3 3 (0.56%) SAP FI
3 3 (0.56%) SAP FI/CO
4 2 (0.38%) Aladdin
5 1 (0.19%) NEC Housing
5 1 (0.19%) Oracle FAH
5 1 (0.19%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 1 (0.19%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
5 1 (0.19%) SAP Business One
5 1 (0.19%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.19%) SAP FSCM
5 1 (0.19%) SAP IBP
5 1 (0.19%) SAP MDG
5 1 (0.19%) SAP MDG-F
5 1 (0.19%) SystmOne
5 1 (0.19%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 64 (12.05%) Azure
2 56 (10.55%) AWS
3 32 (6.03%) Power Platform
4 29 (5.46%) SaaS
5 25 (4.71%) GCP
6 18 (3.39%) Azure DevOps
7 15 (2.82%) Microsoft 365
8 13 (2.45%) OpenShift
9 12 (2.26%) Serverless
10 11 (2.07%) GitHub
11 9 (1.69%) Snowflake
12 8 (1.51%) AWS CloudFormation
12 8 (1.51%) PaaS
12 8 (1.51%) SuccessFactors
13 7 (1.32%) Google Kubernetes Engine
14 6 (1.13%) Amazon S3
14 6 (1.13%) AWS Lambda
14 6 (1.13%) Figma
14 6 (1.13%) Microsoft Purview
15 5 (0.94%) iPaaS
Communications & Networking
1 13 (2.45%) Firewall
2 5 (0.94%) Network Security
3 4 (0.75%) Intranet
4 3 (0.56%) WAN
5 2 (0.38%) Broadband
5 2 (0.38%) LAN
5 2 (0.38%) VPN
6 1 (0.19%) BGP
6 1 (0.19%) Cisco Nexus
6 1 (0.19%) DNS
6 1 (0.19%) Internet
6 1 (0.19%) IPsec
6 1 (0.19%) MIMO
6 1 (0.19%) MPLS
6 1 (0.19%) Multicast
6 1 (0.19%) OSPF
6 1 (0.19%) Radio Access Network
6 1 (0.19%) RSVP
6 1 (0.19%) SSL
6 1 (0.19%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (4.52%) Power BI
2 13 (2.45%) Metadata
3 9 (1.69%) DataStage
4 8 (1.51%) Data Warehouse
5 7 (1.32%) Data Lake
5 7 (1.32%) Tableau
6 5 (0.94%) NoSQL
6 5 (0.94%) Oracle Reports
7 4 (0.75%) Electronic Patient Records
7 4 (0.75%) Neo4j
7 4 (0.75%) SAS Enterprise Guide
7 4 (0.75%) SAS Visual Analytics
8 3 (0.56%) DynamoDB
8 3 (0.56%) Looker
8 3 (0.56%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 3 (0.56%) Pentaho
9 2 (0.38%) Azure SQL Database
9 2 (0.38%) Big Data
9 2 (0.38%) Power Query
9 2 (0.38%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 34 (6.40%) JIRA
2 19 (3.58%) Jenkins
3 8 (1.51%) Git
4 4 (0.75%) GitLab
5 2 (0.38%) IBM UrbanCode
5 2 (0.38%) MSI
5 2 (0.38%) Team Foundation Server
6 1 (0.19%) Axure RP
6 1 (0.19%) Balsamiq
6 1 (0.19%) CircleCI
6 1 (0.19%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.19%) Selenium
6 1 (0.19%) Sonatype Nexus
6 1 (0.19%) WebDriver
General
1 262 (49.34%) Social Skills
2 188 (35.40%) Finance
3 100 (18.83%) Analytical Skills
4 78 (14.69%) Public Sector
5 48 (9.04%) Banking
6 30 (5.65%) Legal
7 24 (4.52%) Documentation Skills
8 21 (3.95%) Law
8 21 (3.95%) Presentation Skills
9 18 (3.39%) Organisational Skills
9 18 (3.39%) Retail
10 15 (2.82%) Local Government
11 14 (2.64%) Financial Institution
11 14 (2.64%) Marketing
12 13 (2.45%) Telecoms
13 12 (2.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 11 (2.07%) Front Office
15 10 (1.88%) Aerospace
16 8 (1.51%) Military
17 7 (1.32%) Corporate Banking
Job Titles
1 100 (18.83%) Architect
2 91 (17.14%) Lead
3 64 (12.05%) Analyst
4 60 (11.30%) Senior
5 44 (8.29%) Business Analyst
6 40 (7.53%) Project Manager
7 26 (4.90%) Programme Manager
8 24 (4.52%) Designer
9 21 (3.95%) Technical Architect
10 20 (3.77%) Consultant
10 20 (3.77%) Enterprise Architect
11 15 (2.82%) Product Manager
11 15 (2.82%) Senior Analyst
12 14 (2.64%) Senior Manager
13 13 (2.45%) CyberArk Architect
14 12 (2.26%) Change Manager
14 12 (2.26%) Lead Architect
14 12 (2.26%) Security Architect
14 12 (2.26%) Solutions Architect
15 11 (2.07%) Senior Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (3.01%) Middleware
2 14 (2.64%) LDAP
2 14 (2.64%) OpenID
2 14 (2.64%) SAML
3 11 (2.07%) Kafka
4 6 (1.13%) Oracle Fusion
5 5 (0.94%) React
6 4 (0.75%) REST
6 4 (0.75%) SAP Fiori
6 4 (0.75%) SAPUI5
7 3 (0.56%) Node.js
7 3 (0.56%) Pandas
7 3 (0.56%) SAP PI
7 3 (0.56%) Spring
8 2 (0.38%) NumPy
8 2 (0.38%) PyTorch
8 2 (0.38%) TensorFlow
9 1 (0.19%) GraphQL
9 1 (0.19%) Keras
9 1 (0.19%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 45 (8.47%) Cloud Native
2 37 (6.97%) Product Ownership
3 32 (6.03%) Onboarding
4 22 (4.14%) Distributed Systems
5 20 (3.77%) Data Centre
6 16 (3.01%) Management Information System
7 15 (2.82%) Self-Motivation
8 13 (2.45%) AI Agents
8 13 (2.45%) Analytical Mindset
9 11 (2.07%) Data Protection Act
10 10 (1.88%) BYOD
10 10 (1.88%) Virtual Team
11 9 (1.69%) Mainframe
11 9 (1.69%) VSAM
12 8 (1.51%) Legacy Systems
13 7 (1.32%) NHS
14 6 (1.13%) PMI
14 6 (1.13%) Public Cloud
15 5 (0.94%) Enterprise Software
16 4 (0.75%) Enterprise Cloud
Operating Systems
1 15 (2.82%) Linux
2 9 (1.69%) AIX
2 9 (1.69%) Solaris
2 9 (1.69%) Unix
3 8 (1.51%) Windows
4 2 (0.38%) Android
4 2 (0.38%) Apple iOS
4 2 (0.38%) VMS
5 1 (0.19%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.19%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 214 (40.30%) Stakeholder Management
2 171 (32.20%) Agile
3 125 (23.54%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 107 (20.15%) Decision-Making
5 99 (18.64%) Roadmaps
6 87 (16.38%) Problem-Solving
7 86 (16.20%) Continuous Improvement
8 74 (13.94%) AI
9 73 (13.75%) DevOps
10 62 (11.68%) CI/CD
10 62 (11.68%) Project Management
11 54 (10.17%) Analytics
12 52 (9.79%) Change Management
13 47 (8.85%) Mentoring
13 47 (8.85%) Migration
14 45 (8.47%) Cybersecurity
15 44 (8.29%) Project Delivery
16 43 (8.10%) Infrastructure as Code
17 42 (7.91%) Business Case
17 42 (7.91%) Strategic Thinking
Programming Languages
1 34 (6.40%) Python
2 26 (4.90%) Java
3 25 (4.71%) SQL
4 10 (1.88%) Ruby
5 9 (1.69%) COBOL
6 6 (1.13%) PowerShell
7 3 (0.56%) ABAP
7 3 (0.56%) JavaScript
7 3 (0.56%) TypeScript
8 2 (0.38%) Bicep
8 2 (0.38%) PL/SQL
8 2 (0.38%) R
8 2 (0.38%) VBA
8 2 (0.38%) VBScript
9 1 (0.19%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 1 (0.19%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.19%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 109 (20.53%) Security Cleared
2 90 (16.95%) SC Cleared
3 69 (12.99%) Degree
4 14 (2.64%) BPSS Clearance
5 13 (2.45%) PMI Certification
6 12 (2.26%) Computer Science Degree
7 11 (2.07%) PMP
8 9 (1.69%) CISSP
9 7 (1.32%) Master's Degree
10 5 (0.94%) CISM
11 4 (0.75%) Azure Certification
11 4 (0.75%) Cisco Certification
11 4 (0.75%) DV Cleared
11 4 (0.75%) IIBA
11 4 (0.75%) Microsoft Certification
11 4 (0.75%) SAS Certification
12 3 (0.56%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 3 (0.56%) AWS Certification
12 3 (0.56%) CBAP
12 3 (0.56%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (4.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 23 (4.33%) Data Quality
3 22 (4.14%) NIST
3 22 (4.14%) QA
4 21 (3.95%) NCSC
5 19 (3.58%) Accessibility
5 19 (3.58%) PMO
6 17 (3.20%) GDPR
7 7 (1.32%) GRC
7 7 (1.32%) SLA
8 6 (1.13%) WCAG
9 4 (0.75%) COREP
9 4 (0.75%) Cyber Essentials
9 4 (0.75%) FINREP
9 4 (0.75%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 3 (0.56%) Actionable Recommendations
10 3 (0.56%) Government Security Classifications
10 3 (0.56%) IFRS
10 3 (0.56%) ISO/IEC 42001
10 3 (0.56%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 9 (1.69%) Docker
2 5 (0.94%) Active Directory
3 4 (0.75%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.38%) Microsoft App-V
4 2 (0.38%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.19%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 29 (5.46%) Kubernetes
2 17 (3.20%) Terraform
3 4 (0.75%) Ansible
3 4 (0.75%) Kustomize
4 3 (0.56%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.38%) Rancher
6 1 (0.19%) Grafana
6 1 (0.19%) Kibana
6 1 (0.19%) logstash
6 1 (0.19%) Nessus
6 1 (0.19%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.19%) RSA Archer
6 1 (0.19%) SCCM
Vendors
1 51 (9.60%) Microsoft
2 28 (5.27%) Oracle
3 26 (4.90%) SAP
4 14 (2.64%) CyberArk
4 14 (2.64%) ServiceNow
5 13 (2.45%) Splunk
6 11 (2.07%) IBM
6 11 (2.07%) VMware
7 9 (1.69%) Databricks
8 8 (1.51%) Google
9 6 (1.13%) Salesforce
10 5 (0.94%) GoldenSource
10 5 (0.94%) Workday
11 4 (0.75%) Avaloq
11 4 (0.75%) Pega
11 4 (0.75%) Zscaler
12 3 (0.56%) Ariba
12 3 (0.56%) Denodo
12 3 (0.56%) Informatica
12 3 (0.56%) Sitecore