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

6 months to
7 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 194 229 220
Rank change year-on-year +35 -9 -34
Contract jobs citing Influencing Skills 625 302 411
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.41% 1.14% 1.11%
As % of the General category 2.56% 1.78% 1.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 425 185 228
10th Percentile £419 £350 £366
25th Percentile £475 £425 £433
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -4.35% -1.42%
75th Percentile £719 £638 £700
90th Percentile £846 £760 £825
UK median daily rate £575 £538 £550
% change year-on-year +6.98% -2.27% -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 11 61
10th Percentile £37.00 £19.91 £18.97
25th Percentile £61.81 £33.00 -
Median hourly rate £86.25 £60.00 £38.12
Median % change year-on-year +43.75% +57.40% -38.02%
75th Percentile £103.81 £75.00 -
90th Percentile £104.00 £85.00 -
UK median hourly rate £85.00 £61.25 £38.12
% change year-on-year +38.78% +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 24,453 16,975 21,311
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 55.11% 63.88% 57.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 14,753 10,885 13,596
10th Percentile £313 £281 £300
25th Percentile £413 £404 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £518 £533
Median % change year-on-year +1.45% -2.91% -3.09%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £650
90th Percentile £749 £763 £775
UK median daily rate £520 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +4.00% -4.76% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,770 855 1,767
10th Percentile £14.25 £13.29 £13.00
25th Percentile £18.75 £16.46 £15.95
Median hourly rate £32.50 £27.21 £33.00
Median % change year-on-year +19.44% -17.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £63.75 £51.22 £55.00
90th Percentile £81.05 £73.75 £68.80
UK median hourly rate £32.00 £27.21 £31.97
% change year-on-year +17.60% -14.89% +6.57%

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 7 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 7 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 7 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 +35 331 £638 +10.87% 239
North of England -18 98 £500 +4.99% 70
South East -9 84 £567 -9.32% 121
Midlands -17 58 £503 -10.58% 43
North West -18 50 £463 +12.80% 38
West Midlands -27 47 £550 -4.35% 29
Yorkshire -26 41 £525 - 28
South West -36 23 £547 +4.24% 33
East of England -22 16 £533 +3.90% 26
East Midlands -9 10 £500 +39.66% 14
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 (3.84%) Confluence
2 12 (1.92%) SharePoint
3 10 (1.60%) CICS
3 10 (1.60%) CMS
4 7 (1.12%) SAS
5 4 (0.64%) Apache Airflow
6 3 (0.48%) NetWeaver
6 3 (0.48%) SAP EP
7 2 (0.32%) 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 20 (3.20%) Microsoft Excel
2 18 (2.88%) Microsoft Office
3 11 (1.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (1.60%) MS Visio
5 8 (1.28%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.16%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.16%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.16%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 9 (1.44%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (0.96%) Oracle EBS
3 3 (0.48%) NetSuite
3 3 (0.48%) SAP CRM
4 2 (0.32%) Aladdin
4 2 (0.32%) SAP CO
4 2 (0.32%) SAP FI
4 2 (0.32%) SAP FI/CO
5 1 (0.16%) Actimize
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%) SAP Business One
5 1 (0.16%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.16%) SAP FSCM
5 1 (0.16%) SAP IBP
5 1 (0.16%) SAP Oil and Gas
5 1 (0.16%) SAP SCM
5 1 (0.16%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 74 (11.84%) Azure
2 61 (9.76%) AWS
3 30 (4.80%) SaaS
4 29 (4.64%) GCP
4 29 (4.64%) Power Platform
5 19 (3.04%) Azure DevOps
6 14 (2.24%) Microsoft 365
7 12 (1.92%) GitHub
7 12 (1.92%) OpenShift
7 12 (1.92%) PaaS
7 12 (1.92%) Serverless
8 9 (1.44%) Snowflake
9 8 (1.28%) AWS CloudFormation
9 8 (1.28%) Google Kubernetes Engine
9 8 (1.28%) SuccessFactors
10 6 (0.96%) Amazon S3
10 6 (0.96%) AWS Lambda
10 6 (0.96%) Microsoft Purview
11 5 (0.80%) Figma
11 5 (0.80%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 17 (2.72%) Firewall
2 9 (1.44%) Network Security
3 6 (0.96%) DNS
3 6 (0.96%) WAN
4 5 (0.80%) LAN
4 5 (0.80%) VPN
5 3 (0.48%) BGP
5 3 (0.48%) Cisco Nexus
5 3 (0.48%) IPsec
5 3 (0.48%) Kerberos
5 3 (0.48%) MPLS
5 3 (0.48%) OSPF
5 3 (0.48%) SD-WAN
5 3 (0.48%) VLAN
6 2 (0.32%) BIG-IP
6 2 (0.32%) Cisco ASA
6 2 (0.32%) Cisco Firepower
6 2 (0.32%) Cisco Wireless
6 2 (0.32%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
6 2 (0.32%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (3.36%) Power BI
2 14 (2.24%) Metadata
3 9 (1.44%) DataStage
4 8 (1.28%) Data Lake
4 8 (1.28%) Data Warehouse
5 7 (1.12%) Tableau
6 5 (0.80%) NoSQL
7 4 (0.64%) Electronic Patient Records
7 4 (0.64%) Neo4j
7 4 (0.64%) SAS Enterprise Guide
7 4 (0.64%) SAS Visual Analytics
8 3 (0.48%) Db2
8 3 (0.48%) DynamoDB
8 3 (0.48%) Looker
8 3 (0.48%) Pentaho
9 2 (0.32%) Azure SQL Database
9 2 (0.32%) Big Data
9 2 (0.32%) PostgreSQL
9 2 (0.32%) Relational Database
9 2 (0.32%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 39 (6.24%) JIRA
2 21 (3.36%) Jenkins
3 10 (1.60%) Git
4 4 (0.64%) GitLab
4 4 (0.64%) Sonatype Nexus
5 2 (0.32%) IBM UrbanCode
5 2 (0.32%) MSI
5 2 (0.32%) Team Foundation Server
6 1 (0.16%) Balsamiq
6 1 (0.16%) CircleCI
6 1 (0.16%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.16%) MSBuild
6 1 (0.16%) Selenium
6 1 (0.16%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.16%) WebDriver
General
1 309 (49.44%) Social Skills
2 217 (34.72%) Finance
3 125 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
4 103 (16.48%) Public Sector
5 58 (9.28%) Banking
6 34 (5.44%) Legal
7 25 (4.00%) Presentation Skills
8 24 (3.84%) Documentation Skills
8 24 (3.84%) Marketing
8 24 (3.84%) Retail
9 23 (3.68%) Law
10 22 (3.52%) Organisational Skills
11 16 (2.56%) Telecoms
12 14 (2.24%) Aerospace
13 13 (2.08%) Local Government
14 12 (1.92%) Financial Institution
14 12 (1.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 11 (1.76%) Front Office
15 11 (1.76%) Military
16 10 (1.60%) Billing
Job Titles
1 122 (19.52%) Architect
2 101 (16.16%) Lead
3 73 (11.68%) Analyst
4 64 (10.24%) Senior
5 51 (8.16%) Project Manager
6 44 (7.04%) Business Analyst
7 29 (4.64%) Programme Manager
8 28 (4.48%) Designer
9 25 (4.00%) Enterprise Architect
10 21 (3.36%) Consultant
10 21 (3.36%) Technical Architect
11 18 (2.88%) Product Manager
11 18 (2.88%) Senior Manager
12 16 (2.56%) Change Manager
12 16 (2.56%) Security Architect
12 16 (2.56%) Solutions Architect
13 15 (2.40%) Lead Architect
13 15 (2.40%) Senior Analyst
14 13 (2.08%) IT Manager
15 12 (1.92%) Senior Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (2.72%) Middleware
2 15 (2.40%) LDAP
3 13 (2.08%) OpenID
3 13 (2.08%) SAML
4 10 (1.60%) Kafka
5 7 (1.12%) REST
6 6 (0.96%) Oracle Fusion
7 5 (0.80%) React
8 4 (0.64%) Node.js
8 4 (0.64%) SAP Fiori
8 4 (0.64%) SAPUI5
9 3 (0.48%) AngularJS
9 3 (0.48%) Bootstrap
9 3 (0.48%) JSON
9 3 (0.48%) Pandas
9 3 (0.48%) SAP PI
9 3 (0.48%) Spring
10 2 (0.32%) CSS
10 2 (0.32%) HTML
10 2 (0.32%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 49 (7.84%) Cloud Native
2 48 (7.68%) Product Ownership
3 34 (5.44%) Onboarding
4 27 (4.32%) Distributed Systems
5 25 (4.00%) Data Centre
5 25 (4.00%) Self-Motivation
6 19 (3.04%) Management Information System
7 16 (2.56%) Data Protection Act
8 13 (2.08%) AI Agents
9 12 (1.92%) Virtual Team
10 11 (1.76%) Analytical Mindset
10 11 (1.76%) BYOD
10 11 (1.76%) Legacy Systems
10 11 (1.76%) Mainframe
10 11 (1.76%) NHS
11 9 (1.44%) VSAM
12 7 (1.12%) Enterprise Software
12 7 (1.12%) FMCG
12 7 (1.12%) PMI
12 7 (1.12%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 16 (2.56%) Linux
2 11 (1.76%) Unix
3 10 (1.60%) Windows
4 9 (1.44%) AIX
4 9 (1.44%) Solaris
5 2 (0.32%) Android
5 2 (0.32%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.32%) VMS
6 1 (0.16%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.16%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 273 (43.68%) Stakeholder Management
2 212 (33.92%) Agile
3 166 (26.56%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 147 (23.52%) Decision-Making
5 127 (20.32%) Roadmaps
6 116 (18.56%) Problem-Solving
7 110 (17.60%) Continuous Improvement
8 87 (13.92%) AI
9 70 (11.20%) Project Management
10 69 (11.04%) DevOps
11 67 (10.72%) Change Management
12 63 (10.08%) CI/CD
13 62 (9.92%) Analytics
14 56 (8.96%) Cybersecurity
14 56 (8.96%) Mentoring
14 56 (8.96%) Migration
15 54 (8.64%) Risk Management
16 53 (8.48%) Project Delivery
17 52 (8.32%) ITIL
18 51 (8.16%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 35 (5.60%) Python
2 26 (4.16%) Java
2 26 (4.16%) SQL
3 9 (1.44%) COBOL
3 9 (1.44%) Ruby
4 6 (0.96%) PowerShell
5 5 (0.80%) JavaScript
6 3 (0.48%) ABAP
6 3 (0.48%) Bicep
6 3 (0.48%) TypeScript
7 2 (0.32%) R
7 2 (0.32%) VBA
7 2 (0.32%) VBScript
8 1 (0.16%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 1 (0.16%) PL/SQL
8 1 (0.16%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 145 (23.20%) Security Cleared
2 115 (18.40%) SC Cleared
3 76 (12.16%) Degree
4 20 (3.20%) BPSS Clearance
5 19 (3.04%) PMI Certification
6 16 (2.56%) PMP
7 15 (2.40%) DV Cleared
8 14 (2.24%) CISSP
9 13 (2.08%) Computer Science Degree
10 9 (1.44%) Cisco Certification
11 8 (1.28%) CISM
11 8 (1.28%) TOGAF Certification
12 7 (1.12%) Master's Degree
13 6 (0.96%) Azure Certification
14 5 (0.80%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
15 4 (0.64%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 4 (0.64%) CCNP
15 4 (0.64%) CIPD
15 4 (0.64%) ITIL Certification
15 4 (0.64%) SAS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (4.16%) Data Quality
1 26 (4.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 24 (3.84%) NIST
3 22 (3.52%) Accessibility
3 22 (3.52%) GDPR
3 22 (3.52%) NCSC
3 22 (3.52%) PMO
4 20 (3.20%) QA
5 9 (1.44%) GRC
6 7 (1.12%) ISO/IEC 20000
6 7 (1.12%) SLA
7 6 (0.96%) WCAG
8 5 (0.80%) Actionable Recommendations
8 5 (0.80%) Government Security Classifications
9 4 (0.64%) COREP
9 4 (0.64%) FINREP
10 3 (0.48%) COBIT
10 3 (0.48%) Cyber Essentials
10 3 (0.48%) ISO/IEC 42001
10 3 (0.48%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 10 (1.60%) Docker
2 8 (1.28%) Active Directory
3 6 (0.96%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.32%) Microsoft App-V
4 2 (0.32%) NFS
4 2 (0.32%) VMware NSX
5 1 (0.16%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.16%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 30 (4.80%) Kubernetes
2 20 (3.20%) Terraform
3 8 (1.28%) Ansible
4 4 (0.64%) Kustomize
5 3 (0.48%) Microsoft Intune
6 2 (0.32%) CA Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.32%) 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 57 (9.12%) Microsoft
2 30 (4.80%) Oracle
3 27 (4.32%) SAP
4 21 (3.36%) ServiceNow
5 15 (2.40%) VMware
6 13 (2.08%) CyberArk
6 13 (2.08%) Splunk
7 12 (1.92%) Google
8 11 (1.76%) Databricks
8 11 (1.76%) IBM
9 8 (1.28%) Cisco
10 7 (1.12%) Salesforce
11 5 (0.80%) GoldenSource
12 4 (0.64%) Avaloq
12 4 (0.64%) Pega
12 4 (0.64%) Sitecore
12 4 (0.64%) Workday
13 3 (0.48%) Ariba
13 3 (0.48%) F5
13 3 (0.48%) SolarWinds