The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Influencing Skills in contract job vacancies in Telford. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Influencing Skills over the 6 months leading up to 14 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 common skills in Telford.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills
116
35
30
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Telford
66.67%
35.71%
48.39%
Number of daily rates quoted
83
31
23
10th Percentile
£308
£137
£463
25th Percentile
£404
£300
£465
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£513
£400
£540
Median % change year-on-year
+28.13%
-25.93%
+8.00%
75th Percentile
£537
£516
£545
90th Percentile
£541
£520
£588
Shropshire median daily rate
£492
£358
£540
% change year-on-year
+37.43%
-33.70%
+8.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
1
0
Median hourly rate
-
£14.00
-
Shropshire median hourly rate
£37.46
£14.00
-
% change year-on-year
+167.57%
-
-
Influencing Skills Job Vacancy Trend in Telford
Job postings citing Influencing Skills as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Telford.
Influencing Skills Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Telford
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Influencing Skills in Telford.
Influencing Skills Top 21 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Telford
For the 6 months to 14 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Influencing Skills 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 Telford region with a requirement for Influencing Skills.
Influencing Skills Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Telford 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:
