Influencing Skills Job Trends in Buckinghamshire

Influencing Skills
South East > Buckinghamshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Influencing Skills in permanent job vacancies in Buckinghamshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Influencing Skills over the 6 months leading up to 10 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 58 90 72
Rank change year-on-year +32 -18 +7
Permanent jobs citing Influencing Skills 44 6 22
As % of all permanent jobs in Buckinghamshire 2.17% 0.50% 1.88%
As % of the General category 4.86% 0.62% 3.50%
Number of salaries quoted 19 5 1
10th Percentile £41,200 - -
25th Percentile £49,168 £40,569 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,000 £59,652 £126,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.45% -52.66% +140.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 - -
90th Percentile £82,500 £78,236 -
South East median annual salary £68,000 £59,652 £47,500
% change year-on-year +13.99% +25.58% -24.00%

All General Skills
Buckinghamshire

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 Buckinghamshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 906 971 629
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire 44.61% 80.12% 53.71%
Number of salaries quoted 655 346 243
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,000 £30,214
25th Percentile £36,250 £32,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £42,000 £47,750
Median % change year-on-year +19.05% -12.04% -9.05%
75th Percentile £64,375 £58,750 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £70,000 £87,900
South East median annual salary £50,000 £46,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +8.70% -8.00% -4.76%

Influencing Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Buckinghamshire

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

Influencing Skills job vacancy trend in Buckinghamshire

Influencing Skills
Salary Trend in Buckinghamshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Buckinghamshire citing Influencing Skills.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Buckinghamshire citing Influencing Skills

Influencing Skills
Salary Histogram in Buckinghamshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Influencing Skills in Buckinghamshire over the 6 months to 10 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Influencing Skills in Buckinghamshire

Influencing Skills
Job Locations in Buckinghamshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Influencing Skills within the Buckinghamshire region over the 6 months to 10 September 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
Milton Keynes -17 23 £57,000 -23.18% 10
Marlow - 7 - -
Newport Pagnell - 6 - -
High Wycombe - 3 - - 2
Bletchley +7 1 £59,000 -1.09%
Influencing Skills
South East

Influencing Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Buckinghamshire 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 6 (13.64%) Microsoft Exchange
1 6 (13.64%) SharePoint
2 1 (2.27%) CMS
Applications
1 5 (11.36%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (4.55%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (4.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (6.82%) NetSuite
2 2 (4.55%) Dynamics AX
2 2 (4.55%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (2.27%) SAP CO
3 1 (2.27%) SAP FI
3 1 (2.27%) SAP FI/CO
3 1 (2.27%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 6 (13.64%) AWS
1 6 (13.64%) Azure
1 6 (13.64%) Microsoft 365
1 6 (13.64%) OneDrive
2 1 (2.27%) IaaS
2 1 (2.27%) PaaS
2 1 (2.27%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 6 (13.64%) DHCP
1 6 (13.64%) DNS
1 6 (13.64%) Firewall
General
1 21 (47.73%) Social Skills
2 9 (20.45%) Finance
3 8 (18.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 8 (18.18%) Presentation Skills
4 6 (13.64%) Analytical Skills
4 6 (13.64%) Local Government
4 6 (13.64%) Retail
5 5 (11.36%) Marketing
6 3 (6.82%) Billing
6 3 (6.82%) Telecoms
7 2 (4.55%) Documentation Skills
7 2 (4.55%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (2.27%) Back Office
8 1 (2.27%) Banking
Job Titles
1 22 (50.00%) Senior
2 13 (29.55%) Senior Manager
3 8 (18.18%) Senior Service Manager
3 8 (18.18%) Service Manager
4 7 (15.91%) Lead
5 6 (13.64%) C++ Developer
5 6 (13.64%) Developer
5 6 (13.64%) Platform Manager
5 6 (13.64%) Senior C++ Developer
5 6 (13.64%) Senior Developer
6 5 (11.36%) Consultant
6 5 (11.36%) Programme Manager
6 5 (11.36%) Senior Programme Manager
7 4 (9.09%) Analyst
7 4 (9.09%) Architect
7 4 (9.09%) Lead Architect
7 4 (9.09%) Lead Security Architect
7 4 (9.09%) Security Architect
8 3 (6.82%) Development Consultant
8 3 (6.82%) Senior Billing Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (13.64%) MFC
2 2 (4.55%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 12 (27.27%) Self-Motivation
2 6 (13.64%) Cloud Native
2 6 (13.64%) NHS
3 4 (9.09%) Cyber Threat
4 3 (6.82%) Management Information System
5 2 (4.55%) Data Protection Act
5 2 (4.55%) Onboarding
6 1 (2.27%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 12 (27.27%) Windows
2 6 (13.64%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (43.18%) Coaching
2 17 (38.64%) Continuous Improvement
2 17 (38.64%) Decision-Making
2 17 (38.64%) Line Management
2 17 (38.64%) Stakeholder Management
3 12 (27.27%) AI
4 9 (20.45%) Root Cause Analysis
5 8 (18.18%) Actionable Insight
5 8 (18.18%) Agile
5 8 (18.18%) Cybersecurity
5 8 (18.18%) E-Commerce
5 8 (18.18%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 7 (15.91%) Product Vision
7 6 (13.64%) Architectural Design
7 6 (13.64%) Cloud Enablement
7 6 (13.64%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 6 (13.64%) Internal Audit
7 6 (13.64%) Problem-Solving
7 6 (13.64%) Product Strategy
7 6 (13.64%) Technical Debt
Programming Languages
1 6 (13.64%) C#
1 6 (13.64%) C++
2 4 (9.09%) SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (11.36%) PMP
2 4 (9.09%) CISSP
2 4 (9.09%) CRISC
2 4 (9.09%) DV Cleared
2 4 (9.09%) ISACA
2 4 (9.09%) Security Cleared
3 2 (4.55%) ACCA
3 2 (4.55%) CCAB
3 2 (4.55%) CIMA
3 2 (4.55%) CIPFA
3 2 (4.55%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (4.55%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (11.36%) PMO
2 3 (6.82%) GDPR
3 2 (4.55%) ISO 22301
3 2 (4.55%) ISO 9001
3 2 (4.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (2.27%) Accessibility
4 1 (2.27%) QA
System Software
1 6 (13.64%) Active Directory
1 6 (13.64%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 14 (31.82%) Microsoft
2 6 (13.64%) VMware
3 3 (6.82%) Oracle
4 2 (4.55%) CyberArk
5 1 (2.27%) SAP