Driving Licence Contract Job Trends

Drivers' Licence
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Driving Licence in contract job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Driving Licence over the 6 months leading up to 21 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 403 310 318
Rank change year-on-year -93 +8 +197
Contract jobs citing Driving Licence 238 226 275
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.49% 0.78% 0.65%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.54% 2.28% 2.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 122 126 172
10th Percentile £135 £140 £140
25th Percentile £150 £150 £170
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £190 £200 £210
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -4.76% +2.44%
75th Percentile £225 £288 £336
90th Percentile £302 £400 £486
UK excluding London median daily rate £190 £193 £210
% change year-on-year -1.30% -8.33% +2.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 53 48 72
10th Percentile £14.31 £14.43 -
25th Percentile £16.09 £17.30 £12.15
Median hourly rate £17.50 £18.51 £14.63
Median % change year-on-year -5.46% +26.56% -20.95%
75th Percentile £24.46 £19.15 £15.23
90th Percentile £25.26 £24.46 £28.88
UK excluding London median hourly rate £16.59 £18.51 £14.63
% change year-on-year -10.40% +26.56% -18.75%

All Generic Skills
UK

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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 15,414 9,893 12,931
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 31.95% 33.99% 30.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,564 6,299 8,335
10th Percentile £313 £300 £268
25th Percentile £413 £409 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% -2.78% -1.82%
75th Percentile £625 £650 £663
90th Percentile £743 £775 £800
UK excluding London median daily rate £485 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +2.11% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 729 396 900
10th Percentile £16.00 £16.24 £12.25
25th Percentile £19.64 £20.45 £15.17
Median hourly rate £41.94 £31.76 £31.50
Median % change year-on-year +32.05% +0.83% +41.51%
75th Percentile £70.00 £63.75 £61.30
90th Percentile £85.40 £82.85 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £46.00 £30.39 £30.00
% change year-on-year +51.37% +1.30% +36.36%

Driving Licence
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Driving Licence relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Driving Licence job vacancy trend in the UK

Driving Licence
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Driving Licence.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Driving Licence

Driving Licence
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Driving Licence over the 6 months to 21 May 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Driving Licence in the UK

Driving Licence
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Driving Licence.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Driving Licence

Driving Licence
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Driving Licence over the 6 months to 21 May 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Driving Licence in the UK

Driving Licence
Top 17 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Driving Licence within the UK over the 6 months to 21 May 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
UK excluding London -99 187 £190 -1.30% 688
England -106 182 £190 -3.18% 683
South East -54 46 £200 -3.03% 188
North of England -56 38 £163 -25.91% 181
Midlands -61 30 £203 +35.00% 125
Work from Home -34 29 £135 -65.80% 176
North West -24 24 £151 -31.59% 91
South West -44 24 £163 -29.13% 68
East of England -26 21 £196 -12.78% 68
London -62 21 £201 -8.52% 89
West Midlands -63 18 £225 +50.00% 74
Scotland -16 16 £163 -40.91% 41
East Midlands -23 14 £155 +3.23% 51
Yorkshire -51 14 £238 -13.64% 64
Northern Ireland +7 9 £150 - 18
Wales -10 5 £190 +11.76% 15
North East -24 1 £190 -5.00% 30

Driving Licence
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 11 (4.62%) Microsoft Exchange
2 9 (3.78%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.42%) CMS
3 1 (0.42%) OpenStack
Applications
1 9 (3.78%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (2.52%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.84%) Chatbot
3 2 (0.84%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.42%) AutoCAD
4 1 (0.42%) CANalyzer
4 1 (0.42%) Trello
Business Applications
1 2 (0.84%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.42%) assyst
2 1 (0.42%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 32 (13.45%) Microsoft 365
2 28 (11.76%) Azure
3 11 (4.62%) Entra ID
4 7 (2.94%) AWS
5 5 (2.10%) Mimecast
5 5 (2.10%) WhatsApp
6 3 (1.26%) Azure DevOps
7 2 (0.84%) Azure AKS
7 2 (0.84%) Azure Functions
7 2 (0.84%) Azure Logic Apps
7 2 (0.84%) Azure Monitor
7 2 (0.84%) Azure Storage
7 2 (0.84%) GitHub
7 2 (0.84%) GitHub Actions
7 2 (0.84%) Google Workspace
7 2 (0.84%) Serverless
8 1 (0.42%) IaaS
8 1 (0.42%) Lucidchart
8 1 (0.42%) OneDrive
8 1 (0.42%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 16 (6.72%) Firewall
2 14 (5.88%) Structured Cabling
2 14 (5.88%) Wi-Fi
3 11 (4.62%) WAN
4 10 (4.20%) VLAN
5 9 (3.78%) VPN
6 8 (3.36%) LAN
6 8 (3.36%) TCP/IP
7 7 (2.94%) ATM
7 7 (2.94%) Wireless
8 5 (2.10%) DHCP
8 5 (2.10%) DNS
9 2 (0.84%) BGP
9 2 (0.84%) Ethernet
9 2 (0.84%) OSPF
9 2 (0.84%) SD-WAN
10 1 (0.42%) Internet
10 1 (0.42%) Intranet
10 1 (0.42%) MPLS
10 1 (0.42%) PABX
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.84%) GIS
2 1 (0.42%) Oracle Reports
2 1 (0.42%) Power BI
2 1 (0.42%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.42%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 7 (2.94%) JIRA
2 2 (0.84%) Git
General
1 113 (47.48%) Social Skills
2 38 (15.97%) Retail
3 21 (8.82%) Legal
4 17 (7.14%) Telecoms
5 11 (4.62%) Police
6 10 (4.20%) Finance
7 8 (3.36%) Documentation Skills
7 8 (3.36%) Marketing
8 7 (2.94%) Local Government
9 6 (2.52%) Automotive
9 6 (2.52%) Manufacturing
9 6 (2.52%) Organisational Skills
10 5 (2.10%) Fire and Rescue
11 4 (1.68%) Analytical Skills
12 3 (1.26%) Aviation
12 3 (1.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 3 (1.26%) Public Sector
13 2 (0.84%) Banking
13 2 (0.84%) Billing
13 2 (0.84%) Military
Job Titles
1 25 (10.50%) Field Engineer
1 25 (10.50%) IT Support
2 17 (7.14%) Hardware Engineer
3 15 (6.30%) Computer Engineer
3 15 (6.30%) Field Hardware Engineer
4 14 (5.88%) Printer Engineer
4 14 (5.88%) Support Engineer
4 14 (5.88%) Trainer
5 13 (5.46%) Analyst
5 13 (5.46%) IT Engineer
6 12 (5.04%) IT Technician
7 10 (4.20%) Cabling Engineer
8 9 (3.78%) Data Engineer
9 8 (3.36%) Break Fix Engineer
10 7 (2.94%) Business Development Manager
10 7 (2.94%) Business Manager
10 7 (2.94%) Development Manager
10 7 (2.94%) EPoS Engineer
10 7 (2.94%) Senior
11 6 (2.52%) 2nd Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.84%) ARM Templates
Miscellaneous
1 22 (9.24%) EPoS
2 19 (7.98%) Data Centre
2 19 (7.98%) Virtual Team
3 10 (4.20%) Onboarding
4 7 (2.94%) Self-Motivation
5 5 (2.10%) iPad
6 4 (1.68%) Data Protection Act
6 4 (1.68%) Management Information System
7 3 (1.26%) Mobile App
7 3 (1.26%) Smartphone
8 2 (0.84%) AI Agents
8 2 (0.84%) Operational Technology
8 2 (0.84%) Photography
9 1 (0.42%) CCTV
9 1 (0.42%) CESG
9 1 (0.42%) CMDB
9 1 (0.42%) Digital Signage
9 1 (0.42%) Enterprise Software
9 1 (0.42%) Fibre Optics
9 1 (0.42%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 66 (27.73%) Windows
2 12 (5.04%) Windows Server
3 10 (4.20%) Windows 10
4 7 (2.94%) Linux
5 5 (2.10%) Apple iOS
6 3 (1.26%) Android
6 3 (1.26%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.84%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.42%) Windows Server 2003
8 1 (0.42%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 86 (36.13%) Customer Service
2 69 (28.99%) Problem-Solving
3 24 (10.08%) Customer Experience
4 18 (7.56%) ITIL
5 17 (7.14%) Service Delivery
5 17 (7.14%) Service Management
6 16 (6.72%) Continuous Improvement
7 14 (5.88%) Break/Fix
8 12 (5.04%) Asset Management
9 11 (4.62%) Logistics
10 10 (4.20%) Data Protection
11 8 (3.36%) Agile
11 8 (3.36%) Business Continuity
11 8 (3.36%) ITSM
12 7 (2.94%) AI
12 7 (2.94%) B2B
12 7 (2.94%) B2B Sales
12 7 (2.94%) Business Development
12 7 (2.94%) Proactive Monitoring
12 7 (2.94%) Ticket Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (2.10%) Python
2 3 (1.26%) PowerShell
3 2 (0.84%) Bicep
4 1 (0.42%) MATLAB
4 1 (0.42%) SQL
Qualifications
1 53 (22.27%) Security Cleared
2 41 (17.23%) SC Cleared
3 10 (4.20%) DV Cleared
4 8 (3.36%) DBS Check
5 5 (2.10%) NVQ Level 3
6 4 (1.68%) City & Guilds
7 3 (1.26%) CCNA
7 3 (1.26%) Cisco Certification
7 3 (1.26%) Degree
8 2 (0.84%) Azure Certification
8 2 (0.84%) CCNP
9 1 (0.42%) A+ Certification
9 1 (0.42%) BPSS Clearance
9 1 (0.42%) CESG Certified Professional
9 1 (0.42%) CISMP
9 1 (0.42%) Dell Certification
9 1 (0.42%) Master's Degree
9 1 (0.42%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (0.42%) Six Sigma Green Belt
9 1 (0.42%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (2.94%) Cyber Essentials
2 5 (2.10%) GDPR
2 5 (2.10%) PCI DSS
2 5 (2.10%) SLA
3 2 (0.84%) Actionable Recommendations
3 2 (0.84%) QA
4 1 (0.42%) ISO 14001
4 1 (0.42%) NEBOSH
4 1 (0.42%) NIST
System Software
1 45 (18.91%) Active Directory
2 6 (2.52%) Hyper-V
2 6 (2.52%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.84%) Docker
3 2 (0.84%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.42%) BitLocker
4 1 (0.42%) Firmware
4 1 (0.42%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 11 (4.62%) SCCM
2 3 (1.26%) Kubernetes
2 3 (1.26%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (0.84%) FortiGate
3 2 (0.84%) Terraform
4 1 (0.42%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 1 (0.42%) Dell DRAC
4 1 (0.42%) HP ALM
4 1 (0.42%) HP Quality Center
4 1 (0.42%) Rancher
4 1 (0.42%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.42%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 45 (18.91%) Microsoft
2 32 (13.45%) HP
3 29 (12.18%) Dell
4 15 (6.30%) Canon
4 15 (6.30%) Cisco
5 11 (4.62%) ServiceNow
6 6 (2.52%) VMware
7 4 (1.68%) Computacenter
7 4 (1.68%) Meraki
7 4 (1.68%) Palo Alto
7 4 (1.68%) SAP
8 3 (1.26%) Apple
8 3 (1.26%) EMC
8 3 (1.26%) Fortinet
8 3 (1.26%) Hitachi
8 3 (1.26%) IBM
8 3 (1.26%) NetApp
8 3 (1.26%) Remedy
9 2 (0.84%) Oracle
9 2 (0.84%) Qualtrics