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

6 months to
22 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 198 231 213
Rank change year-on-year +33 -18 -29
Contract jobs citing Influencing Skills 572 283 427
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.32% 1.13% 1.13%
As % of the General category 2.41% 1.76% 1.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 397 176 245
10th Percentile £413 £353 £370
25th Percentile £483 £450 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -4.35% -
75th Percentile £700 £644 £700
90th Percentile £896 £753 £825
UK median daily rate £575 £550 £550
% change year-on-year +4.55% - -2.22%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 10 64
10th Percentile £37.00 £18.72 £21.30
25th Percentile £61.44 £42.88 -
Median hourly rate £86.25 £61.25 £38.12
Median % change year-on-year +40.82% +60.68% -38.02%
75th Percentile £103.44 £80.00 -
90th Percentile £104.00 £85.21 -
UK median hourly rate £85.00 £62.50 £38.12
% change year-on-year +36.00% +63.96% -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 23,709 16,048 21,501
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 54.77% 64.28% 57.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 14,431 10,328 13,707
10th Percentile £313 £281 £286
25th Percentile £413 £404 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £520 £535
Median % change year-on-year - -2.80% -2.73%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £650
90th Percentile £749 £763 £775
UK median daily rate £515 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +3.00% -4.76% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,665 779 1,848
10th Percentile £14.22 £13.25 £12.88
25th Percentile £18.75 £16.79 £15.62
Median hourly rate £32.81 £28.18 £32.04
Median % change year-on-year +16.41% -12.05% +15.68%
75th Percentile £63.75 £53.75 £53.75
90th Percentile £82.25 £75.00 £68.23
UK median hourly rate £32.50 £28.00 £31.25
% change year-on-year +16.07% -10.40% +4.17%

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 22 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 22 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 22 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 +39 307 £625 +8.70% 167
North of England -23 97 £495 +1.02% 52
South East -16 71 £589 -6.28% 102
Midlands -20 51 £500 -9.09% 37
North West -15 49 £463 +11.45% 26
West Midlands -28 42 £528 -10.13% 19
Yorkshire -32 40 £540 +2.76% 22
South West -34 21 £555 +0.91% 20
East of England -19 14 £550 +7.32% 24
East Midlands -14 8 £500 -4.76% 18
North East -31 8 £369 - 5
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 (4.02%) Confluence
2 14 (2.45%) SharePoint
3 10 (1.75%) CICS
4 9 (1.57%) CMS
5 7 (1.22%) SAS
6 4 (0.70%) Apache Airflow
7 3 (0.52%) NetWeaver
7 3 (0.52%) SAP EP
8 2 (0.35%) Jupyter
9 1 (0.17%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 1 (0.17%) Appian
9 1 (0.17%) Drupal
9 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 21 (3.67%) Microsoft Excel
2 18 (3.15%) Microsoft Office
3 12 (2.10%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (1.40%) MS Visio
5 6 (1.05%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.35%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.17%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.17%) InVision
7 1 (0.17%) OmniGraffle
7 1 (0.17%) Sketch
7 1 (0.17%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 11 (1.92%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (0.87%) Oracle EBS
3 4 (0.70%) SAP CO
3 4 (0.70%) SAP FI
3 4 (0.70%) SAP FI/CO
4 3 (0.52%) NetSuite
4 3 (0.52%) SAP CRM
5 2 (0.35%) Aladdin
6 1 (0.17%) Actimize
6 1 (0.17%) Distributed Ledger
6 1 (0.17%) Dynamics CRM
6 1 (0.17%) Loan IQ
6 1 (0.17%) SAP Business One
6 1 (0.17%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.17%) SAP IBP
6 1 (0.17%) SAP MDG
6 1 (0.17%) SAP MDG-F
6 1 (0.17%) SAP Oil and Gas
6 1 (0.17%) SAP SCM
6 1 (0.17%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 66 (11.54%) Azure
2 58 (10.14%) AWS
3 32 (5.59%) Power Platform
4 30 (5.24%) SaaS
5 28 (4.90%) GCP
6 17 (2.97%) Azure DevOps
7 15 (2.62%) Microsoft 365
8 12 (2.10%) OpenShift
8 12 (2.10%) Serverless
9 11 (1.92%) GitHub
10 9 (1.57%) Snowflake
11 8 (1.40%) AWS CloudFormation
11 8 (1.40%) Google Kubernetes Engine
11 8 (1.40%) PaaS
11 8 (1.40%) SuccessFactors
12 6 (1.05%) Amazon S3
12 6 (1.05%) AWS Lambda
12 6 (1.05%) Microsoft Purview
13 5 (0.87%) Figma
13 5 (0.87%) iPaaS
Communications & Networking
1 13 (2.27%) Firewall
2 5 (0.87%) Network Security
3 4 (0.70%) Intranet
4 3 (0.52%) WAN
5 2 (0.35%) Broadband
5 2 (0.35%) HTTP
5 2 (0.35%) LAN
5 2 (0.35%) VPN
6 1 (0.17%) 4G
6 1 (0.17%) BGP
6 1 (0.17%) Cisco Nexus
6 1 (0.17%) DNS
6 1 (0.17%) Internet
6 1 (0.17%) Kerberos
6 1 (0.17%) MIMO
6 1 (0.17%) MPLS
6 1 (0.17%) OSPF
6 1 (0.17%) Radio Access Network
6 1 (0.17%) RSVP
6 1 (0.17%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (4.20%) Power BI
2 14 (2.45%) Metadata
3 9 (1.57%) DataStage
4 8 (1.40%) Data Warehouse
4 8 (1.40%) Tableau
5 5 (0.87%) Data Lake
5 5 (0.87%) NoSQL
6 4 (0.70%) Electronic Patient Records
6 4 (0.70%) Neo4j
6 4 (0.70%) SAS Enterprise Guide
6 4 (0.70%) SAS Visual Analytics
7 3 (0.52%) DynamoDB
7 3 (0.52%) Looker
7 3 (0.52%) Oracle Reports
7 3 (0.52%) Pentaho
8 2 (0.35%) Azure SQL Database
8 2 (0.35%) Big Data
8 2 (0.35%) GIS
8 2 (0.35%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 2 (0.35%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 34 (5.94%) JIRA
2 19 (3.32%) Jenkins
3 7 (1.22%) Git
4 4 (0.70%) GitLab
5 2 (0.35%) IBM UrbanCode
5 2 (0.35%) MSI
5 2 (0.35%) Team Foundation Server
6 1 (0.17%) Axure RP
6 1 (0.17%) Balsamiq
6 1 (0.17%) CircleCI
6 1 (0.17%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.17%) Selenium
6 1 (0.17%) Sonatype Nexus
6 1 (0.17%) WebDriver
General
1 278 (48.60%) Social Skills
2 200 (34.97%) Finance
3 106 (18.53%) Analytical Skills
4 90 (15.73%) Public Sector
5 50 (8.74%) Banking
6 35 (6.12%) Legal
7 24 (4.20%) Presentation Skills
8 23 (4.02%) Documentation Skills
9 21 (3.67%) Law
10 20 (3.50%) Organisational Skills
10 20 (3.50%) Retail
11 15 (2.62%) Local Government
11 15 (2.62%) Marketing
12 14 (2.45%) Aerospace
12 14 (2.45%) Financial Institution
12 14 (2.45%) Telecoms
13 12 (2.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 11 (1.92%) Front Office
15 10 (1.75%) Military
16 8 (1.40%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 107 (18.71%) Architect
2 95 (16.61%) Lead
3 71 (12.41%) Analyst
4 64 (11.19%) Senior
5 45 (7.87%) Business Analyst
6 40 (6.99%) Project Manager
7 28 (4.90%) Programme Manager
8 25 (4.37%) Designer
9 22 (3.85%) Enterprise Architect
10 20 (3.50%) Consultant
10 20 (3.50%) Technical Architect
11 17 (2.97%) Senior Analyst
12 16 (2.80%) Security Architect
13 15 (2.62%) Change Manager
13 15 (2.62%) Product Manager
13 15 (2.62%) Senior Manager
14 13 (2.27%) Business Manager
14 13 (2.27%) Senior Business Analyst
15 12 (2.10%) CyberArk Architect
15 12 (2.10%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (2.62%) Middleware
2 13 (2.27%) LDAP
2 13 (2.27%) OpenID
2 13 (2.27%) SAML
3 10 (1.75%) Kafka
4 6 (1.05%) Oracle Fusion
4 6 (1.05%) REST
5 5 (0.87%) React
6 4 (0.70%) SAP Fiori
6 4 (0.70%) SAPUI5
7 3 (0.52%) AngularJS
7 3 (0.52%) Bootstrap
7 3 (0.52%) JSON
7 3 (0.52%) Node.js
7 3 (0.52%) Pandas
7 3 (0.52%) SAP PI
7 3 (0.52%) Spring
8 2 (0.35%) CSS
8 2 (0.35%) NumPy
8 2 (0.35%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 46 (8.04%) Cloud Native
2 41 (7.17%) Product Ownership
3 31 (5.42%) Onboarding
4 26 (4.55%) Distributed Systems
5 21 (3.67%) Self-Motivation
6 19 (3.32%) Data Centre
7 18 (3.15%) Management Information System
8 13 (2.27%) AI Agents
9 12 (2.10%) Analytical Mindset
9 12 (2.10%) Data Protection Act
9 12 (2.10%) Virtual Team
10 10 (1.75%) BYOD
10 10 (1.75%) NHS
11 9 (1.57%) Legacy Systems
11 9 (1.57%) Mainframe
11 9 (1.57%) VSAM
12 7 (1.22%) Public Cloud
13 6 (1.05%) PMI
14 5 (0.87%) Enterprise Software
14 5 (0.87%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 16 (2.80%) Linux
2 9 (1.57%) AIX
2 9 (1.57%) Solaris
2 9 (1.57%) Unix
3 8 (1.40%) Windows
4 2 (0.35%) Android
4 2 (0.35%) Apple iOS
4 2 (0.35%) VMS
5 1 (0.17%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.17%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 237 (41.43%) Stakeholder Management
2 185 (32.34%) Agile
3 133 (23.25%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 126 (22.03%) Decision-Making
5 106 (18.53%) Roadmaps
6 96 (16.78%) Problem-Solving
7 95 (16.61%) Continuous Improvement
8 75 (13.11%) AI
9 72 (12.59%) DevOps
10 61 (10.66%) CI/CD
11 58 (10.14%) Project Management
12 56 (9.79%) Change Management
13 53 (9.27%) Analytics
13 53 (9.27%) Migration
14 48 (8.39%) Cybersecurity
14 48 (8.39%) Mentoring
15 46 (8.04%) Project Delivery
16 45 (7.87%) Strategic Thinking
17 44 (7.69%) Business Case
17 44 (7.69%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 33 (5.77%) Python
2 27 (4.72%) Java
3 26 (4.55%) SQL
4 10 (1.75%) Ruby
5 9 (1.57%) COBOL
6 5 (0.87%) JavaScript
6 5 (0.87%) PowerShell
7 3 (0.52%) ABAP
7 3 (0.52%) TypeScript
8 2 (0.35%) Bicep
8 2 (0.35%) PL/SQL
8 2 (0.35%) R
8 2 (0.35%) VBA
8 2 (0.35%) VBScript
9 1 (0.17%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 1 (0.17%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 122 (21.33%) Security Cleared
2 101 (17.66%) SC Cleared
3 70 (12.24%) Degree
4 14 (2.45%) BPSS Clearance
5 13 (2.27%) Computer Science Degree
5 13 (2.27%) PMI Certification
6 12 (2.10%) PMP
7 11 (1.92%) CISSP
8 6 (1.05%) CISM
8 6 (1.05%) DV Cleared
8 6 (1.05%) Master's Degree
9 5 (0.87%) TOGAF Certification
10 4 (0.70%) AWS Certification
10 4 (0.70%) Azure Certification
10 4 (0.70%) CIPD
10 4 (0.70%) Cisco Certification
10 4 (0.70%) SAS Certification
11 3 (0.52%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 3 (0.52%) ITIL Certification
11 3 (0.52%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (4.37%) Data Quality
2 23 (4.02%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 22 (3.85%) NIST
3 22 (3.85%) QA
4 20 (3.50%) Accessibility
5 19 (3.32%) GDPR
5 19 (3.32%) NCSC
5 19 (3.32%) PMO
6 7 (1.22%) GRC
7 6 (1.05%) SLA
7 6 (1.05%) WCAG
8 4 (0.70%) Actionable Recommendations
8 4 (0.70%) COREP
8 4 (0.70%) FINREP
8 4 (0.70%) Government Security Classifications
8 4 (0.70%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 3 (0.52%) Cyber Essentials
9 3 (0.52%) IFRS
9 3 (0.52%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 3 (0.52%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 10 (1.75%) Docker
2 5 (0.87%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.87%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.35%) Microsoft App-V
4 1 (0.17%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.17%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 30 (5.24%) Kubernetes
2 16 (2.80%) Terraform
3 4 (0.70%) Ansible
3 4 (0.70%) Kustomize
4 3 (0.52%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.35%) Rancher
6 1 (0.17%) Docker Swarm
6 1 (0.17%) Grafana
6 1 (0.17%) Kibana
6 1 (0.17%) logstash
6 1 (0.17%) Nessus
6 1 (0.17%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.17%) RSA Archer
6 1 (0.17%) SCCM
Vendors
1 55 (9.62%) Microsoft
2 29 (5.07%) Oracle
2 29 (5.07%) SAP
3 20 (3.50%) ServiceNow
4 13 (2.27%) CyberArk
5 12 (2.10%) Splunk
5 12 (2.10%) VMware
6 11 (1.92%) IBM
7 9 (1.57%) Google
8 8 (1.40%) Databricks
9 7 (1.22%) Salesforce
10 5 (0.87%) GoldenSource
10 5 (0.87%) Workday
11 4 (0.70%) Avaloq
11 4 (0.70%) Cisco
11 4 (0.70%) Pega
11 4 (0.70%) Sitecore
12 3 (0.52%) Ariba
12 3 (0.52%) Informatica
12 3 (0.52%) Zscaler