The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Driving Licence in contract job vacancies in Southampton. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Driving Licence over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 1 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
16
24
22
Rank change year-on-year
+8
-2
+22
Contract jobs citing Driving Licence
4
1
4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Southampton
Driving Licence falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Southampton.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
38
31
58
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Southampton
35.19%
18.34%
37.66%
Number of daily rates quoted
23
19
36
10th Percentile
£175
£205
£176
25th Percentile
£313
£356
£257
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£440
£450
£538
Median % change year-on-year
-2.22%
-16.28%
+34.38%
75th Percentile
£494
£569
£588
90th Percentile
£578
£676
£633
Hampshire median daily rate
£550
£580
£550
% change year-on-year
-5.17%
+5.45%
+10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
3
7
10th Percentile
-
£23.60
£21.99
25th Percentile
-
£39.13
£22.51
Median hourly rate
-
£70.00
£23.79
Median % change year-on-year
-
+194.24%
+39.94%
75th Percentile
-
£77.50
£39.75
90th Percentile
-
£79.00
£49.60
Hampshire median hourly rate
£55.00
£57.35
£50.00
% change year-on-year
-4.10%
+14.70%
+90.48%
Driving Licence Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton
Job postings citing Driving Licence as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Southampton.
Driving Licence Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Southampton
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Driving Licence in Southampton.
Driving Licence Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Southampton
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Driving Licence in Southampton.
Driving Licence Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Driving Licence also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Southampton region with a requirement for Driving Licence.
Driving Licence Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
