Influencing Skills Job Trends in Berkshire

Influencing Skills
South East > Berkshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Influencing Skills in permanent job vacancies in Berkshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Influencing Skills over the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 51 115 123
Rank change year-on-year +64 +8 +1
Permanent jobs citing Influencing Skills 84 6 20
As % of all permanent jobs in Berkshire 4.27% 0.37% 0.96%
As % of the General category 6.97% 0.59% 1.94%
Number of salaries quoted 20 1 2
10th Percentile £25,625 - £54,993
25th Percentile £27,500 £66,250 £62,494
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £72,500 £77,498
Median % change year-on-year -31.03% -6.45% +24.00%
75th Percentile £52,500 £78,750 £89,999
90th Percentile £59,375 - £96,000
South East median annual salary £61,250 £50,967 £67,500
% change year-on-year +20.18% -24.49% +5.47%

All General Skills
Berkshire

Influencing Skills falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring general skills in Berkshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 1,205 1,009 1,030
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire 61.20% 61.67% 49.33%
Number of salaries quoted 476 282 598
10th Percentile £29,000 £32,525 £28,000
25th Percentile £32,750 £45,000 £34,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,500 £60,000 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year -17.50% +15.38% -5.45%
75th Percentile £70,313 £83,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £79,388
South East median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% +10.00% -9.09%

Influencing Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Influencing Skills relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.

Influencing Skills job vacancy trend in Berkshire

Influencing Skills
Salary Trend in Berkshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Influencing Skills.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Influencing Skills

Influencing Skills
Salary Histogram in Berkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Influencing Skills in Berkshire over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Influencing Skills in Berkshire

Influencing Skills
Job Locations in Berkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Influencing Skills within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 13 January 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Maidenhead - 30 - -
Reading +38 18 £46,250 -36.21% 2
Slough -11 18 £70,000 - 14
Windsor - 15 - -
Wokingham +3 2 - -
Influencing Skills
South East

Influencing Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire 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:

Applications
1 15 (17.86%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (1.19%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 46 (54.76%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (1.19%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 40 (47.62%) Azure DevOps
2 2 (2.38%) Azure
2 2 (2.38%) Entra ID
3 1 (1.19%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.19%) Power BI
1 1 (1.19%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 40 (47.62%) eCATT
1 40 (47.62%) JIRA
2 12 (14.29%) NeoLoad
General
1 66 (78.57%) Finance
2 56 (66.67%) Marketing
3 47 (55.95%) Manufacturing
4 42 (50.00%) Social Skills
5 41 (48.81%) Presentation Skills
6 15 (17.86%) Pharmaceutical
7 13 (15.48%) Billing
8 3 (3.57%) Analytical Skills
9 2 (2.38%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 40 (47.62%) Analyst
2 21 (25.00%) Test Analyst
3 16 (19.05%) Consultant
3 16 (19.05%) Project Manager
4 15 (17.86%) Development Manager
4 15 (17.86%) Development Project Manager
4 15 (17.86%) Senior
4 15 (17.86%) Senior Development Manager
4 15 (17.86%) Senior Manager
4 15 (17.86%) Senior Project Manager
5 12 (14.29%) Performance Analyst
5 12 (14.29%) Performance Test Analyst
5 12 (14.29%) Testing Analyst
6 9 (10.71%) Automation Test Analyst
7 8 (9.52%) Managing Consultant
7 8 (9.52%) Recruitment Consultant
8 6 (7.14%) Lead
9 3 (3.57%) Associate Consultant
9 3 (3.57%) Principal Consultant
10 2 (2.38%) Test Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.19%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 23 (27.38%) Self-Motivation
2 22 (26.19%) Onboarding
3 8 (9.52%) Management Information System
4 2 (2.38%) Enterprise Software
Processes & Methodologies
1 61 (72.62%) Risk Management
2 46 (54.76%) Source to Pay
3 43 (51.19%) Continuous Improvement
4 42 (50.00%) ERP
4 42 (50.00%) Test Management
5 40 (47.62%) Visualisation
6 23 (27.38%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 22 (26.19%) Roadmaps
8 21 (25.00%) Decision-Making
8 21 (25.00%) Product Roadmap
8 21 (25.00%) Programme Management
9 19 (22.62%) Defect Management
10 17 (20.24%) Agile
11 16 (19.05%) Collaborative Working
11 16 (19.05%) Project Management
11 16 (19.05%) Red Team
12 15 (17.86%) Biotechnology
12 15 (17.86%) Hematology
12 15 (17.86%) Immunology
13 14 (16.67%) Test Strategy
Qualifications
1 21 (25.00%) Degree
2 15 (17.86%) PMI Certification
2 15 (17.86%) PMP
3 3 (3.57%) CIMA
4 2 (2.38%) ACCA
4 2 (2.38%) ISTQB
4 2 (2.38%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
4 2 (2.38%) SC Cleared
4 2 (2.38%) Security Cleared
5 1 (1.19%) Master's Degree
5 1 (1.19%) MBA
5 1 (1.19%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (22.62%) QA
Systems Management
1 40 (47.62%) HP ALM
Vendors
1 46 (54.76%) SAP
2 40 (47.62%) HP
3 15 (17.86%) Microsoft
4 2 (2.38%) ServiceNow
4 2 (2.38%) Workday
5 1 (1.19%) Oracle
5 1 (1.19%) Salesforce