Influencing Skills
South London > Merton
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Influencing Skills in contract job vacancies in Merton. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Influencing Skills over the 6 months leading up to 14 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
14 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
11 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs citing Influencing Skills |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Merton |
2.38% |
- |
- |
| As % of the General category |
5.56% |
- |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£450 |
- |
- |
| South London median daily rate |
£700 |
- |
£500 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+5.26% |
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 Merton.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills |
18 |
16 |
19 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Merton |
42.86% |
66.67% |
79.17% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
14 |
12 |
15 |
| 10th Percentile |
£197 |
£237 |
£103 |
| 25th Percentile |
£300 |
£313 |
£196 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£388 |
£350 |
£425 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+10.71% |
-17.65% |
-5.56% |
| 75th Percentile |
£438 |
£478 |
£550 |
| 90th Percentile |
£446 |
£488 |
£638 |
| South London median daily rate |
£500 |
£600 |
£475 |
| % change year-on-year |
-16.67% |
+26.32% |
-13.64% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
2 |
2 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
£62.13 |
£70.24 |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£62.69 |
£72.40 |
- |
| Median hourly rate |
£64.75 |
£78.40 |
£83.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-17.41% |
-5.83% |
+65.11% |
| 75th Percentile |
£66.19 |
£82.00 |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
£66.38 |
£82.72 |
- |
| South London median hourly rate |
£64.75 |
£15.84 |
£23.50 |
| % change year-on-year |
+308.78% |
-32.60% |
+0.17% |
Influencing Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Merton
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Influencing Skills relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Merton.
Influencing Skills
Daily Rate Trend in Merton
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Merton citing Influencing Skills.
Influencing Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merton 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:
