Influencing Skills Job Trends in the East Midlands

Influencing Skills
England > East Midlands

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

6 months to
10 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 111 127 164
Rank change year-on-year +16 +37 -48
Permanent jobs citing Influencing Skills 52 14 39
As % of all permanent jobs in the East Midlands 1.01% 0.63% 0.77%
As % of the General category 2.22% 0.92% 1.45%
Number of salaries quoted 10 4 20
10th Percentile £38,750 - £45,825
25th Percentile £41,125 £59,652 £47,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £66,250 £64,089 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.37% +28.18% -31.03%
75th Percentile £68,750 £68,525 £60,625
90th Percentile £69,488 - £78,625
England median annual salary £70,129 £64,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.58% +11.30% -8.00%

All General Skills
East Midlands

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 the East Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 2,345 1,530 2,683
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 45.60% 69.17% 52.97%
Number of salaries quoted 1,323 753 1,623
10th Percentile £27,000 £25,500 £25,500
25th Percentile £30,500 £28,500 £30,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £40,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -5.88% -15.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £55,000 £55,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £71,000 £65,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -12.50%

Influencing Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

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

Influencing Skills job vacancy trend in the East Midlands

Influencing Skills
Salary Trend in the East Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Influencing Skills.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Influencing Skills

Influencing Skills
Salary Histogram in the East Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Influencing Skills in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 10 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Influencing Skills in the East Midlands

Influencing Skills
Job Locations in the East Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Influencing Skills within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 10 July 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
Leicestershire -13 24 £51,500 - 5
Nottinghamshire -17 16 £67,464 +5.27% 5
Derbyshire - 5 - - 3
Lincolnshire - 4 £67,500 -
Northamptonshire - 3 £42,500 - 5
Influencing Skills
England

Influencing Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands 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 1 (1.92%) CMS
Applications
1 20 (38.46%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 8 (15.38%) Azure
2 6 (11.54%) Power Platform
3 1 (1.92%) AWS
3 1 (1.92%) dbt
3 1 (1.92%) Snowflake
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (11.54%) Power BI
General
1 39 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 24 (46.15%) Manufacturing
3 22 (42.31%) Analytical Skills
4 6 (11.54%) Retail
5 1 (1.92%) Marketing
5 1 (1.92%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 20 (38.46%) Technologist
2 19 (36.54%) Delivery Manager
3 13 (25.00%) Change Manager
4 6 (11.54%) Business Intelligence Manager
5 4 (7.69%) Cybersecurity Manager
5 4 (7.69%) Lead
5 4 (7.69%) Security Manager
6 3 (5.77%) Account Manager
6 3 (5.77%) Team Leader
7 2 (3.85%) Architect
7 2 (3.85%) Senior
8 1 (1.92%) Auditor
8 1 (1.92%) Chief Architect
8 1 (1.92%) Consultant
8 1 (1.92%) Data Engineer
8 1 (1.92%) Enterprise Architect
8 1 (1.92%) IT Auditor
8 1 (1.92%) Lead Architect
8 1 (1.92%) Senior Consultant
8 1 (1.92%) Senior Data Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (7.69%) Operational Technology
2 3 (5.77%) iPhone
2 3 (5.77%) Legacy Systems
3 1 (1.92%) Product Ownership
3 1 (1.92%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 42 (80.77%) Coaching
2 37 (71.15%) Continuous Improvement
3 25 (48.08%) Roadmaps
4 21 (40.38%) Agile
4 21 (40.38%) Internal Audit
5 20 (38.46%) Benchmarking
5 20 (38.46%) Business Strategy
5 20 (38.46%) Data Interpretation
5 20 (38.46%) Problem-Solving
5 20 (38.46%) QMS
5 20 (38.46%) Quality Management
6 13 (25.00%) Analytical Thinking
6 13 (25.00%) Collaborative Working
6 13 (25.00%) Conflict Resolution
6 13 (25.00%) Contingency Planning
6 13 (25.00%) Emotional Intelligence
6 13 (25.00%) Planning and Forecasting
6 13 (25.00%) Stress Testing
7 7 (13.46%) Technology Strategy
8 6 (11.54%) Data Strategy
Programming Languages
1 6 (11.54%) Data Analysis Expressions
1 6 (11.54%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (7.69%) CISM
1 4 (7.69%) CISSP
2 3 (5.77%) Degree
3 1 (1.92%) AWS Certification
3 1 (1.92%) Azure Certification
3 1 (1.92%) CISA
3 1 (1.92%) PMI Certification
3 1 (1.92%) PMP
3 1 (1.92%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (38.46%) QA
2 5 (9.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 5 (9.62%) NIST
3 4 (7.69%) Cyber Essentials
3 4 (7.69%) GRC
4 1 (1.92%) Actionable Recommendations
4 1 (1.92%) COBIT
4 1 (1.92%) Data Quality
4 1 (1.92%) ISO 9001
4 1 (1.92%) ITGC
Vendors
1 20 (38.46%) Microsoft
2 6 (11.54%) Databricks