Influencing Skills Job Trends in Merton

Influencing Skills
South London > Merton

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

6 months to
13 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 - 21
Rank change year-on-year - - +19
Permanent jobs citing Influencing Skills 1 0 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Merton 0.96% - 3.19%
As % of the General category 1.79% - 3.90%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 3
10th Percentile - - £53,500
25th Percentile £73,750 - £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 - £60,000
75th Percentile £81,250 - £62,500
90th Percentile - - -
South London median annual salary £77,500 £59,010 £60,000
% change year-on-year +31.33% -1.65% +39.53%

All General Skills
Merton

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 Merton.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 56 36 77
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Merton 53.85% 63.16% 81.91%
Number of salaries quoted 14 30 34
10th Percentile £35,000 £59,550 £30,200
25th Percentile £42,500 £62,500 £33,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £82,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -45.45% +57.14% -19.23%
75th Percentile £53,750 £105,625 £73,438
90th Percentile £76,900 £111,250 £91,700
South London median annual salary £47,050 £60,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -21.58% +20.00% -9.09%

Influencing Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Merton

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

Influencing Skills job vacancy trend in Merton

Influencing Skills
Salary Trend in Merton

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Merton citing Influencing Skills.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Merton citing Influencing Skills

Influencing Skills
Job Locations in Merton

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Influencing Skills within the Merton region over the 6 months to 13 April 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
New Malden - 1 £77,500 -
Influencing Skills
South London

Influencing Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merton 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Primavera
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Lead
1 1 (100.00%) Project Leader
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Cost Management
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Earned Value Management
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) MAPM
1 1 (100.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (100.00%) PMP
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle