Influencing Skills
West Midlands > Shropshire
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Influencing Skills in contract job vacancies in Shropshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Influencing Skills over the 6 months leading up to 17 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 56 | 28 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | -28 | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Influencing Skills | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Shropshire | 2.64% | 1.56% | - |
| As % of the General category | 5.71% | 3.03% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £390 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £416 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £429 | £507 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.46% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £435 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £497 | - | - |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £438 | £607 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -27.92% | +15.62% | -6.75% |
All General Skills
Shropshire
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 Shropshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills | 210 | 66 | 40 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Shropshire | 46.26% | 51.56% | 45.45% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 147 | 41 | 27 |
| 10th Percentile | £395 | £210 | £282 |
| 25th Percentile | £427 | £313 | £368 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £485 | £434 | £535 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.69% | -18.84% | -0.93% |
| 75th Percentile | £514 | £538 | £536 |
| 90th Percentile | £540 | £567 | £538 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £492 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.60% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £12.63 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £12.75 | £23.60 | £10.42 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -45.97% | +126.49% | -71.59% |
| 75th Percentile | £12.88 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £12.20 |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £21.01 | £21.59 | £19.95 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.69% | +8.22% | +13.22% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Shropshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Influencing Skills relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Shropshire.
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Daily Rate Trend in Shropshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Shropshire citing Influencing Skills.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Shropshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Influencing Skills in Shropshire over the 6 months to 17 February 2026.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Shropshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Shropshire citing Influencing Skills.
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Contract Job Locations in Shropshire
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 Shropshire region over the 6 months to 17 February 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telford | -25 | 12 | £429 | -15.46% | 1 |
| Influencing Skills West Midlands |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Shropshire 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: