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 10 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 186 237 216
Rank change year-on-year +51 -21 -33
Contract jobs citing Influencing Skills 637 307 409
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.42% 1.14% 1.10%
As % of the General category 2.57% 1.78% 1.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 432 189 227
10th Percentile £419 £350 £363
25th Percentile £475 £425 £433
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -4.35% -0.71%
75th Percentile £710 £638 £700
90th Percentile £824 £757 £825
UK median daily rate £565 £542 £550
% change year-on-year +4.29% -1.50% -3.93%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 11 60
10th Percentile £46.70 £19.91 £18.91
25th Percentile £71.50 £33.00 -
Median hourly rate £87.50 £60.00 £38.12
Median % change year-on-year +45.83% +57.40% -38.02%
75th Percentile £103.88 £75.00 -
90th Percentile £104.00 £85.00 -
UK median hourly rate £86.25 £61.25 £38.12
% change year-on-year +40.82% +60.68% -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 24,789 17,242 21,281
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 55.31% 63.79% 57.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 14,984 11,062 13,568
10th Percentile £313 £283 £300
25th Percentile £413 £404 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £515 £531
Median % change year-on-year +1.94% -3.01% -3.45%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £650
90th Percentile £750 £763 £775
UK median daily rate £520 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +4.00% -4.76% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,788 879 1,747
10th Percentile £14.50 £13.25 £13.00
25th Percentile £19.02 £16.39 £16.00
Median hourly rate £33.06 £27.00 £33.00
Median % change year-on-year +22.44% -18.18% +10.00%
75th Percentile £63.75 £51.95 £55.00
90th Percentile £82.25 £72.75 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £32.50 £26.75 £31.97
% change year-on-year +21.50% -16.33% +4.75%

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 10 July 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 10 July 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 10 July 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 +49 333 £638 +10.87% 240
North of England -28 102 £500 +2.04% 71
South East -4 89 £565 -7.38% 117
Midlands -15 58 £503 -10.58% 53
North West -18 51 £463 +11.45% 40
West Midlands -33 47 £550 -4.35% 32
Yorkshire -23 44 £525 - 27
South West -35 23 £547 +4.24% 32
East of England -25 17 £533 +3.90% 18
East Midlands -8 10 £500 +39.66% 21
North East -31 7 £475 - 4
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 (3.77%) Confluence
2 15 (2.35%) SharePoint
3 10 (1.57%) CICS
3 10 (1.57%) CMS
4 7 (1.10%) SAS
5 4 (0.63%) Apache Airflow
6 3 (0.47%) NetWeaver
6 3 (0.47%) SAP EP
7 2 (0.31%) Jupyter
8 1 (0.16%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 1 (0.16%) Appian
8 1 (0.16%) Drupal
8 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 19 (2.98%) Microsoft Excel
2 17 (2.67%) Microsoft Office
3 11 (1.73%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (1.57%) MS Visio
5 8 (1.26%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.16%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.16%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.16%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 10 (1.57%) SAP S/4HANA
2 7 (1.10%) Oracle EBS
3 3 (0.47%) NetSuite
3 3 (0.47%) SAP CRM
4 2 (0.31%) Aladdin
4 2 (0.31%) SAP CO
4 2 (0.31%) SAP FI
4 2 (0.31%) SAP FI/CO
4 2 (0.31%) SAP MDG
5 1 (0.16%) Distributed Ledger
5 1 (0.16%) Loan IQ
5 1 (0.16%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.16%) Primavera
5 1 (0.16%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.16%) SAP IBP
5 1 (0.16%) SAP MDG-F
5 1 (0.16%) SAP MDG-S
5 1 (0.16%) SAP SCM
5 1 (0.16%) SystmOne
5 1 (0.16%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 75 (11.77%) Azure
2 61 (9.58%) AWS
3 30 (4.71%) SaaS
4 29 (4.55%) GCP
4 29 (4.55%) Power Platform
5 19 (2.98%) Azure DevOps
6 14 (2.20%) GitHub
7 13 (2.04%) Microsoft 365
7 13 (2.04%) PaaS
8 12 (1.88%) Serverless
9 11 (1.73%) OpenShift
10 8 (1.26%) Google Kubernetes Engine
10 8 (1.26%) Snowflake
10 8 (1.26%) SuccessFactors
11 7 (1.10%) AWS CloudFormation
12 6 (0.94%) Amazon S3
12 6 (0.94%) AWS Lambda
12 6 (0.94%) Microsoft Purview
13 5 (0.78%) Figma
13 5 (0.78%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 17 (2.67%) Firewall
2 10 (1.57%) Network Security
3 6 (0.94%) DNS
3 6 (0.94%) WAN
4 5 (0.78%) LAN
4 5 (0.78%) VPN
5 3 (0.47%) BGP
5 3 (0.47%) Broadband
5 3 (0.47%) Cisco Nexus
5 3 (0.47%) IPsec
5 3 (0.47%) Kerberos
5 3 (0.47%) MPLS
5 3 (0.47%) OSPF
5 3 (0.47%) SD-WAN
5 3 (0.47%) VLAN
6 2 (0.31%) BIG-IP
6 2 (0.31%) Cisco ASA
6 2 (0.31%) Cisco Firepower
6 2 (0.31%) Cisco Wireless
6 2 (0.31%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (3.30%) Power BI
2 14 (2.20%) Metadata
3 9 (1.41%) DataStage
4 8 (1.26%) Data Lake
4 8 (1.26%) Data Warehouse
5 7 (1.10%) Tableau
6 5 (0.78%) NoSQL
7 4 (0.63%) Electronic Patient Records
7 4 (0.63%) Neo4j
7 4 (0.63%) SAS Enterprise Guide
7 4 (0.63%) SAS Visual Analytics
8 3 (0.47%) Db2
8 3 (0.47%) DynamoDB
8 3 (0.47%) Looker
8 3 (0.47%) Pentaho
8 3 (0.47%) SQL Server
9 2 (0.31%) Azure SQL Database
9 2 (0.31%) Big Data
9 2 (0.31%) PostgreSQL
9 2 (0.31%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 40 (6.28%) JIRA
2 21 (3.30%) Jenkins
3 12 (1.88%) Git
4 5 (0.78%) Sonatype Nexus
5 4 (0.63%) GitLab
6 2 (0.31%) IBM UrbanCode
6 2 (0.31%) MSBuild
6 2 (0.31%) MSI
6 2 (0.31%) Team Foundation Server
6 2 (0.31%) Visual Studio
7 1 (0.16%) Balsamiq
7 1 (0.16%) CircleCI
7 1 (0.16%) Cucumber
7 1 (0.16%) Selenium
7 1 (0.16%) WebDriver
General
1 314 (49.29%) Social Skills
2 220 (34.54%) Finance
3 128 (20.09%) Analytical Skills
4 103 (16.17%) Public Sector
5 58 (9.11%) Banking
6 35 (5.49%) Legal
7 25 (3.92%) Documentation Skills
7 25 (3.92%) Presentation Skills
8 24 (3.77%) Law
8 24 (3.77%) Marketing
8 24 (3.77%) Retail
9 22 (3.45%) Organisational Skills
10 18 (2.83%) Telecoms
11 14 (2.20%) Aerospace
12 12 (1.88%) Financial Institution
12 12 (1.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 12 (1.88%) Local Government
12 12 (1.88%) Military
13 10 (1.57%) Aviation
13 10 (1.57%) Billing
Job Titles
1 123 (19.31%) Architect
2 105 (16.48%) Lead
3 74 (11.62%) Analyst
4 65 (10.20%) Senior
5 52 (8.16%) Project Manager
6 43 (6.75%) Business Analyst
7 29 (4.55%) Programme Manager
8 28 (4.40%) Designer
9 25 (3.92%) Enterprise Architect
10 22 (3.45%) Technical Architect
11 21 (3.30%) Consultant
12 18 (2.83%) Product Manager
12 18 (2.83%) Senior Manager
13 16 (2.51%) Change Manager
13 16 (2.51%) Security Architect
13 16 (2.51%) Solutions Architect
14 15 (2.35%) Lead Architect
14 15 (2.35%) Senior Analyst
15 13 (2.04%) IT Manager
15 13 (2.04%) Procurement Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (2.67%) Middleware
2 14 (2.20%) LDAP
3 12 (1.88%) OpenID
3 12 (1.88%) SAML
4 10 (1.57%) Kafka
5 8 (1.26%) Oracle Fusion
6 7 (1.10%) REST
7 5 (0.78%) React
8 4 (0.63%) Node.js
8 4 (0.63%) SAP Fiori
8 4 (0.63%) SAPUI5
9 3 (0.47%) AngularJS
9 3 (0.47%) Bootstrap
9 3 (0.47%) JSON
9 3 (0.47%) Pandas
9 3 (0.47%) SAP PI
9 3 (0.47%) Spring
10 2 (0.31%) CSS
10 2 (0.31%) HTML
10 2 (0.31%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 50 (7.85%) Product Ownership
2 48 (7.54%) Cloud Native
3 33 (5.18%) Onboarding
4 29 (4.55%) Self-Motivation
5 27 (4.24%) Distributed Systems
6 25 (3.92%) Data Centre
7 20 (3.14%) Management Information System
8 18 (2.83%) Data Protection Act
9 13 (2.04%) Virtual Team
10 12 (1.88%) AI Agents
10 12 (1.88%) Legacy Systems
11 11 (1.73%) Analytical Mindset
11 11 (1.73%) BYOD
11 11 (1.73%) Mainframe
11 11 (1.73%) NHS
12 9 (1.41%) VSAM
13 8 (1.26%) Enterprise Software
13 8 (1.26%) PMI
14 7 (1.10%) FMCG
14 7 (1.10%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 16 (2.51%) Linux
2 11 (1.73%) Unix
3 10 (1.57%) Windows
4 9 (1.41%) AIX
4 9 (1.41%) Solaris
5 2 (0.31%) Android
5 2 (0.31%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.31%) VMS
6 1 (0.16%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.16%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 277 (43.49%) Stakeholder Management
2 212 (33.28%) Agile
3 165 (25.90%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 149 (23.39%) Decision-Making
5 129 (20.25%) Roadmaps
6 122 (19.15%) Problem-Solving
7 110 (17.27%) Continuous Improvement
8 87 (13.66%) AI
9 71 (11.15%) Change Management
10 70 (10.99%) Project Management
11 69 (10.83%) DevOps
12 63 (9.89%) CI/CD
13 62 (9.73%) Analytics
14 59 (9.26%) Migration
15 57 (8.95%) Mentoring
16 56 (8.79%) ITIL
17 55 (8.63%) Cybersecurity
18 54 (8.48%) Risk Management
19 53 (8.32%) Project Delivery
20 52 (8.16%) Strategic Thinking
Programming Languages
1 37 (5.81%) Python
2 27 (4.24%) Java
2 27 (4.24%) SQL
3 10 (1.57%) Ruby
4 9 (1.41%) COBOL
5 7 (1.10%) PowerShell
6 5 (0.78%) JavaScript
7 3 (0.47%) ABAP
7 3 (0.47%) Bicep
7 3 (0.47%) TypeScript
8 2 (0.31%) R
8 2 (0.31%) VBA
8 2 (0.31%) VBScript
9 1 (0.16%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 1 (0.16%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.16%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 147 (23.08%) Security Cleared
2 116 (18.21%) SC Cleared
3 80 (12.56%) Degree
4 20 (3.14%) BPSS Clearance
4 20 (3.14%) PMI Certification
5 16 (2.51%) DV Cleared
5 16 (2.51%) PMP
6 14 (2.20%) CISSP
7 13 (2.04%) Computer Science Degree
8 9 (1.41%) Cisco Certification
8 9 (1.41%) CISM
9 8 (1.26%) Master's Degree
9 8 (1.26%) TOGAF Certification
10 6 (0.94%) Azure Certification
11 5 (0.78%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 4 (0.63%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 4 (0.63%) CCNP
12 4 (0.63%) CIPD
12 4 (0.63%) ITIL Certification
12 4 (0.63%) SAS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (4.24%) Data Quality
2 25 (3.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 23 (3.61%) NIST
4 22 (3.45%) Accessibility
4 22 (3.45%) PMO
5 21 (3.30%) GDPR
5 21 (3.30%) NCSC
5 21 (3.30%) QA
6 9 (1.41%) GRC
7 8 (1.26%) ISO/IEC 20000
7 8 (1.26%) SLA
8 6 (0.94%) Actionable Recommendations
8 6 (0.94%) WCAG
9 5 (0.78%) Government Security Classifications
10 4 (0.63%) COREP
10 4 (0.63%) FINREP
11 3 (0.47%) COBIT
11 3 (0.47%) Cyber Essentials
11 3 (0.47%) ISO/IEC 42001
11 3 (0.47%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 10 (1.57%) Docker
2 8 (1.26%) Active Directory
3 6 (0.94%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.31%) Microsoft App-V
4 2 (0.31%) NFS
4 2 (0.31%) VMware NSX
5 1 (0.16%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.16%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 29 (4.55%) Kubernetes
2 20 (3.14%) Terraform
3 9 (1.41%) Ansible
4 4 (0.63%) Kustomize
5 3 (0.47%) Microsoft Intune
6 2 (0.31%) CA Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.31%) Rancher
7 1 (0.16%) Docker Swarm
7 1 (0.16%) Grafana
7 1 (0.16%) Kibana
7 1 (0.16%) logstash
7 1 (0.16%) Nessus
7 1 (0.16%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.16%) RSA Archer
7 1 (0.16%) SCCM
7 1 (0.16%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 58 (9.11%) Microsoft
2 34 (5.34%) Oracle
3 29 (4.55%) SAP
4 24 (3.77%) ServiceNow
5 15 (2.35%) VMware
6 12 (1.88%) CyberArk
6 12 (1.88%) Google
6 12 (1.88%) Splunk
7 11 (1.73%) Databricks
7 11 (1.73%) IBM
8 8 (1.26%) Cisco
8 8 (1.26%) Salesforce
9 5 (0.78%) GoldenSource
10 4 (0.63%) Ariba
10 4 (0.63%) Pega
10 4 (0.63%) Sitecore
10 4 (0.63%) Workday
11 3 (0.47%) Avaloq
11 3 (0.47%) F5
11 3 (0.47%) SolarWinds