Influencing Skills Jobs in England

Influencing Skills
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Influencing Skills in permanent job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Influencing Skills over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 236 172 224
Rank change year-on-year -64 +52 +11
Permanent jobs citing Influencing Skills 697 1,459 1,446
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 1.41% 1.62% 1.70%
As % of the General category 2.02% 2.80% 2.50%
Number of salaries quoted 312 514 592
10th Percentile £50,967 £40,988 £39,294
25th Percentile £51,794 £46,750 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,000 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.67% -7.69% +8.33%
75th Percentile £74,014 £76,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £97,207 £90,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +4.17% -4.00% +5.82%

All General Skills
England

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 common skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 34,488 52,134 57,770
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 69.93% 58.04% 67.83%
Number of salaries quoted 16,095 36,062 32,007
10th Percentile £27,500 £27,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,565 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.84% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £76,250 £72,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £105,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

Influencing Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Influencing Skills as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Influencing Skills in England

Influencing Skills
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Influencing Skills in England.

Salary trend for Influencing Skills in England

Influencing Skills
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Influencing Skills in England over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Influencing Skills in England

Influencing Skills
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Influencing Skills within the England region over the 6 months to 31 May 2025. 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
London -61 187 £80,000 +10.34% 429
South East -42 135 £70,000 +40.00% 105
North of England -3 113 £54,793 +4.37% 110
East of England +51 98 £50,967 -4.83% 23
North West +13 95 £54,793 +8.11% 67
Midlands -48 94 £62,500 +8.70% 53
West Midlands -38 71 £62,500 -10.71% 27
South West +34 39 £68,525 +14.21% 63
East Midlands +26 22 £68,525 +37.05% 25
Yorkshire +16 17 £50,000 -23.08% 33
North East +32 1 £81,764 +42.67% 10
Influencing Skills
UK

Influencing Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 78 (11.19%) Confluence
2 11 (1.58%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.57%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.14%) IIS
4 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.14%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 88 (12.63%) Microsoft Office
2 19 (2.73%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (1.00%) Chatbot
3 7 (1.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.57%) Microsoft Project
4 4 (0.57%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.43%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 4 (0.57%) Adobe Campaign
2 2 (0.29%) NEC Housing
2 2 (0.29%) Salesforce CRM
2 2 (0.29%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 1 (0.14%) Aladdin
3 1 (0.14%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.14%) Oracle EBS R12
3 1 (0.14%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.14%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 1 (0.14%) SAP CAR
3 1 (0.14%) SAP Retail
3 1 (0.14%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.14%) SAP SD
3 1 (0.14%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 76 (10.90%) Azure
2 72 (10.33%) Asana
2 72 (10.33%) Miro
3 53 (7.60%) AWS
4 30 (4.30%) GCP
5 24 (3.44%) Power Platform
6 13 (1.87%) Microsoft 365
7 11 (1.58%) Snowflake
8 10 (1.43%) GitHub
8 10 (1.43%) SaaS
8 10 (1.43%) Serverless
9 9 (1.29%) PaaS
10 6 (0.86%) Azure DevOps
11 5 (0.72%) Dynamics 365
12 4 (0.57%) Amazon SageMaker
12 4 (0.57%) Contentful
12 4 (0.57%) Figma
12 4 (0.57%) IaaS
12 4 (0.57%) Microsoft Purview
12 4 (0.57%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 72 (10.33%) Broadband
2 13 (1.87%) Network Security
3 7 (1.00%) Firewall
4 4 (0.57%) Intranet
5 3 (0.43%) TCP/IP
5 3 (0.43%) VLAN
6 2 (0.29%) ADSL2
6 2 (0.29%) BGP
6 2 (0.29%) DHCP
6 2 (0.29%) DNS
6 2 (0.29%) OSPF
7 1 (0.14%) FTP
7 1 (0.14%) Internet
7 1 (0.14%) IPsec
7 1 (0.14%) LAN
7 1 (0.14%) MPLS
7 1 (0.14%) VPN
7 1 (0.14%) WAN
7 1 (0.14%) Wireless
7 1 (0.14%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 46 (6.60%) Data Lake
2 21 (3.01%) Power BI
3 16 (2.30%) Tableau
4 9 (1.29%) Data Warehouse
5 4 (0.57%) BusinessObjects
5 4 (0.57%) Metadata
6 2 (0.29%) Power Query
7 1 (0.14%) NoSQL
7 1 (0.14%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.14%) Oracle Reports
7 1 (0.14%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.14%) SAP BW
7 1 (0.14%) SAP HANA
7 1 (0.14%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 83 (11.91%) JIRA
2 39 (5.60%) Rational DOORS
3 5 (0.72%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.29%) ER Studio
4 2 (0.29%) GitLab
General
1 414 (59.40%) Social Skills
2 211 (30.27%) Finance
3 208 (29.84%) Analytical Skills
4 89 (12.77%) Law
5 63 (9.04%) Legal
6 61 (8.75%) Avionics
7 38 (5.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 34 (4.88%) Presentation Skills
8 34 (4.88%) Public Sector
9 26 (3.73%) Marketing
10 25 (3.59%) Banking
11 22 (3.16%) Organisational Skills
11 22 (3.16%) Retail
12 14 (2.01%) Financial Institution
13 9 (1.29%) Telecoms
14 8 (1.15%) Military
15 7 (1.00%) Automotive
16 6 (0.86%) Local Government
17 5 (0.72%) Electronics
17 5 (0.72%) German Language
Job Titles
1 215 (30.85%) Analyst
2 177 (25.39%) Senior
3 113 (16.21%) Lead
4 88 (12.63%) Business Change Analyst
4 88 (12.63%) Change Analyst
5 72 (10.33%) Product Analyst
6 63 (9.04%) Senior Systems Engineer
6 63 (9.04%) Systems Engineer
7 48 (6.89%) Architect
8 39 (5.60%) Principal Engineer
8 39 (5.60%) Principal Systems Engineer
9 26 (3.73%) Project Manager
10 24 (3.44%) Senior Manager
11 15 (2.15%) Enterprise Architect
11 15 (2.15%) Solutions Architect
12 14 (2.01%) Product Manager
13 13 (1.87%) Supplier Manager
14 12 (1.72%) Business Analyst
14 12 (1.72%) Senior Analyst
15 10 (1.43%) Programme Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (1.43%) EDI
2 7 (1.00%) Django
3 4 (0.57%) Android Jetpack
3 4 (0.57%) Jetpack Compose
3 4 (0.57%) Kafka
3 4 (0.57%) REST
3 4 (0.57%) SwiftUI
4 3 (0.43%) .NET
4 3 (0.43%) JSON
4 3 (0.43%) OAuth
5 2 (0.29%) ASP.NET
5 2 (0.29%) RESTful
6 1 (0.14%) .NET Core
6 1 (0.14%) .NET Framework
6 1 (0.14%) ADO
6 1 (0.14%) ASP.NET MVC
6 1 (0.14%) ASP.NET Web API
6 1 (0.14%) Blazor
6 1 (0.14%) MSMQ
6 1 (0.14%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 108 (15.49%) Product Ownership
2 82 (11.76%) Self-Motivation
3 72 (10.33%) Over-the-Top Content
3 72 (10.33%) Video\Live Streaming
4 38 (5.45%) Analytical Mindset
5 23 (3.30%) Management Information System
6 14 (2.01%) Cloud Native
7 9 (1.29%) Marketing Technology
8 6 (0.86%) Driving Licence
8 6 (0.86%) Virtual Team
9 5 (0.72%) Distributed Systems
10 4 (0.57%) Mobile App
10 4 (0.57%) NHS
10 4 (0.57%) Public Cloud
10 4 (0.57%) Social Media
11 3 (0.43%) Enterprise Software
11 3 (0.43%) FMCG
11 3 (0.43%) IoT
11 3 (0.43%) PMI
11 3 (0.43%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 7 (1.00%) Android
1 7 (1.00%) Apple iOS
2 4 (0.57%) Windows
3 1 (0.14%) Linux
3 1 (0.14%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 231 (33.14%) Agile
2 227 (32.57%) Roadmaps
3 204 (29.27%) Problem-Solving
4 175 (25.11%) Stakeholder Management
5 163 (23.39%) Collaborative Working
6 137 (19.66%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 137 (19.66%) Strategic Thinking
7 133 (19.08%) Business Case
8 130 (18.65%) Continuous Improvement
9 113 (16.21%) Change Management
10 108 (15.49%) Systems Engineering
11 105 (15.06%) Business Analysis
12 103 (14.78%) Workshop Facilitation
13 101 (14.49%) Project Management
14 97 (13.92%) Product Management
15 94 (13.49%) Coaching
16 92 (13.20%) CRM
17 90 (12.91%) Use Case
18 88 (12.63%) Customer-Centricity
18 88 (12.63%) MoSCoW
Programming Languages
1 31 (4.45%) Python
2 25 (3.59%) SQL
3 10 (1.43%) R
4 4 (0.57%) JavaScript
4 4 (0.57%) PowerShell
4 4 (0.57%) Swift
5 2 (0.29%) Java
6 1 (0.14%) Bash
6 1 (0.14%) C#
6 1 (0.14%) T-SQL
6 1 (0.14%) TypeScript
6 1 (0.14%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 137 (19.66%) Degree
2 89 (12.77%) CBAP
3 65 (9.33%) HNC
4 61 (8.75%) HND
5 36 (5.16%) Security Cleared
6 33 (4.73%) BPSS Clearance
7 28 (4.02%) SC Cleared
8 10 (1.43%) CISSP
9 9 (1.29%) DBS Check
10 8 (1.15%) Master's Degree
11 7 (1.00%) MBA
12 6 (0.86%) CCSK
12 6 (0.86%) CISA
12 6 (0.86%) PMI Certification
13 5 (0.72%) Cisco Certification
13 5 (0.72%) PMP
14 4 (0.57%) TOGAF Certification
15 3 (0.43%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 3 (0.43%) CCSP
15 3 (0.43%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (2.30%) GDPR
1 16 (2.30%) NIST
2 15 (2.15%) Data Quality
3 13 (1.87%) QA
4 12 (1.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 12 (1.72%) PMO
5 11 (1.58%) Cyber Essentials
5 11 (1.58%) PCI DSS
6 10 (1.43%) Accessibility
7 8 (1.15%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 8 (1.15%) GRC
8 5 (0.72%) Automotive SPICE
8 5 (0.72%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 5 (0.72%) ISO 26262
8 5 (0.72%) NCSC
9 2 (0.29%) COBIT
9 2 (0.29%) ISO 20022
10 1 (0.14%) ISO 9001
10 1 (0.14%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 1 (0.14%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 3 (0.43%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.29%) Docker
3 1 (0.14%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 5 (0.72%) Functional Safety
1 5 (0.72%) Terraform
2 4 (0.57%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (0.43%) CASB
4 2 (0.29%) Ansible
4 2 (0.29%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.14%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 1 (0.14%) Kibana
5 1 (0.14%) Nagios
5 1 (0.14%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.14%) SCOM
5 1 (0.14%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 116 (16.64%) Microsoft
2 83 (11.91%) Salesforce
3 14 (2.01%) Google
4 7 (1.00%) Databricks
4 7 (1.00%) Informatica
5 6 (0.86%) Facebook
5 6 (0.86%) ServiceNow
5 6 (0.86%) YouTube
6 4 (0.57%) Adobe
6 4 (0.57%) Guidewire
6 4 (0.57%) Optimizely
6 4 (0.57%) Oracle
6 4 (0.57%) Siebel
7 3 (0.43%) Cisco
7 3 (0.43%) IBM
7 3 (0.43%) SAP
7 3 (0.43%) Sparx
7 3 (0.43%) Symantec
7 3 (0.43%) Zscaler
8 2 (0.29%) NEC