Driving Licence Job Trends in the Midlands

Drivers' Licence
England > Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Driving Licence in permanent job vacancies in the Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Driving Licence over the 6 months leading up to 1 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 31 81 94
Rank change year-on-year +50 +13 -12
Permanent jobs citing Driving Licence 334 263 142
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 5.97% 2.96% 2.75%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 15.36% 10.34% 7.15%
Number of salaries quoted 195 42 111
10th Percentile £24,750 £27,500 £23,500
25th Percentile £26,625 £30,000 £25,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,500 £32,500 £27,760
Median % change year-on-year -6.15% +17.07% -27.56%
75th Percentile £43,750 £45,000 £47,500
90th Percentile £57,800 £53,375 £62,500
England median annual salary £36,000 £36,000 £31,500
% change year-on-year - +14.29% -11.89%

All Generic Skills
Midlands

Driving Licence falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 2,174 2,544 1,986
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 38.85% 28.62% 38.53%
Number of salaries quoted 1,153 995 1,421
10th Percentile £26,000 £31,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £30,500 £41,250 £38,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £54,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +2.86% +5.00%
75th Percentile £63,400 £67,233 £66,000
90th Percentile £77,200 £79,500 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% -4.00% -

Driving Licence
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Driving Licence relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Driving Licence job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Driving Licence
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Driving Licence.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Driving Licence

Driving Licence
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Driving Licence in the Midlands over the 6 months to 1 November 2025.

Salary histogram for Driving Licence in the Midlands

Driving Licence
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Driving Licence within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 1 November 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
East Midlands +61 227 £28,742 -17.88% 57
West Midlands -1 107 £38,000 +16.92% 99
Driving Licence
England

Driving Licence
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the 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 18 (5.39%) SharePoint
2 9 (2.69%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (1.80%) WinCC
4 4 (1.20%) Confluence
4 4 (1.20%) FactoryTalk
5 2 (0.60%) ArchestrA
6 1 (0.30%) ArcGIS
Applications
1 18 (5.39%) Microsoft Excel
2 15 (4.49%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (1.20%) CATIA
4 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 4 (1.20%) Magento
1 4 (1.20%) Shopify
2 2 (0.60%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.30%) Sage 200
3 1 (0.30%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 76 (22.75%) Microsoft 365
2 51 (15.27%) Azure
3 14 (4.19%) AWS
4 10 (2.99%) Entra ID
5 9 (2.69%) SaaS
6 4 (1.20%) BigCommerce
7 3 (0.90%) Power Platform
8 2 (0.60%) Azure Sentinel
8 2 (0.60%) Google Ads
8 2 (0.60%) Google Analytics
8 2 (0.60%) PaaS
9 1 (0.30%) Dynamics 365
9 1 (0.30%) Google Drive
9 1 (0.30%) Mimecast
9 1 (0.30%) OneDrive
9 1 (0.30%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 88 (26.35%) Wi-Fi
2 76 (22.75%) Wireless
3 75 (22.46%) 5G
3 75 (22.46%) Bluetooth
3 75 (22.46%) GSM
3 75 (22.46%) LTE
3 75 (22.46%) UMTS
4 37 (11.08%) DNS
5 32 (9.58%) Firewall
6 30 (8.98%) DHCP
7 20 (5.99%) WAN
8 18 (5.39%) LAN
9 12 (3.59%) TCP/IP
9 12 (3.59%) VPN
10 11 (3.29%) Structured Cabling
10 11 (3.29%) VLAN
11 7 (2.10%) 3G
11 7 (2.10%) 4G
11 7 (2.10%) Broadband
11 7 (2.10%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (0.90%) Power BI
2 2 (0.60%) Big Data
3 1 (0.30%) Geospatial Data
3 1 (0.30%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 4 (1.20%) JIRA
2 2 (0.60%) RStudio
General
1 107 (32.04%) Social Skills
2 82 (24.55%) Electronics
3 31 (9.28%) Telecoms
4 30 (8.98%) Marketing
5 28 (8.38%) Finance
6 27 (8.08%) Analytical Skills
7 26 (7.78%) Manufacturing
8 18 (5.39%) Retail
9 16 (4.79%) Legal
10 14 (4.19%) Law
11 12 (3.59%) Military
11 12 (3.59%) Public Sector
12 11 (3.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 10 (2.99%) Advertising
14 9 (2.69%) Organisational Skills
15 8 (2.40%) Pharmaceutical
16 6 (1.80%) Documentation Skills
17 5 (1.50%) Billing
18 2 (0.60%) Influencing Skills
18 2 (0.60%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 84 (25.15%) IT Support
2 76 (22.75%) Test Engineer
3 75 (22.46%) Electronics Engineer
3 75 (22.46%) Electronics Test Engineer
4 70 (20.96%) Support Engineer
5 43 (12.87%) IT Engineer
6 41 (12.28%) IT Support Engineer
7 35 (10.48%) Technical Engineer
8 25 (7.49%) Technical Support
8 25 (7.49%) Technical Support Engineer
9 22 (6.59%) Support Technician
10 19 (5.69%) 2nd Line Support
11 17 (5.09%) Senior
12 16 (4.79%) Analyst
13 14 (4.19%) Project Manager
14 11 (3.29%) 1st Line Support
14 11 (3.29%) Cabling Engineer
14 11 (3.29%) IT Support Analyst
14 11 (3.29%) IT Support Technician
14 11 (3.29%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.20%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 24 (7.19%) Onboarding
2 17 (5.09%) Self-Motivation
3 13 (3.89%) Renewable Energy
4 11 (3.29%) SCADA
5 10 (2.99%) e-Learning
6 9 (2.69%) EPoS
7 7 (2.10%) Operational Technology
8 6 (1.80%) PDA
9 5 (1.50%) CCTV
9 5 (1.50%) FMCG
10 4 (1.20%) Legacy Systems
11 3 (0.90%) Social Media
12 2 (0.60%) Digital Media
12 2 (0.60%) Management Information System
12 2 (0.60%) Mobile App
13 1 (0.30%) Fibre Optics
13 1 (0.30%) iSeries
13 1 (0.30%) Life Science
13 1 (0.30%) Public Cloud
13 1 (0.30%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 89 (26.65%) Windows
2 49 (14.67%) Windows Server
3 18 (5.39%) Linux
4 5 (1.50%) Mac OS X
5 4 (1.20%) Windows 10
5 4 (1.20%) Windows Server 2016
6 3 (0.90%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.60%) Windows Server 2012
7 2 (0.60%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.30%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.30%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 96 (28.74%) Problem-Solving
2 95 (28.44%) Customer Service
3 92 (27.54%) Mentoring
4 79 (23.65%) Coaching
4 79 (23.65%) Customer Requirements
5 75 (22.46%) Test Strategy
5 75 (22.46%) Validation
5 75 (22.46%) Verification and Validation
6 29 (8.68%) Cybersecurity
7 25 (7.49%) Incident Management
8 23 (6.89%) ERP
9 22 (6.59%) Project Management
10 18 (5.39%) ITIL
11 17 (5.09%) Continuous Improvement
12 16 (4.79%) Service Delivery
13 15 (4.49%) User Experience
14 12 (3.59%) Collaborative Working
15 11 (3.29%) ITSM
15 11 (3.29%) Logistics
15 11 (3.29%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 7 (2.10%) PowerShell
2 3 (0.90%) SQL
3 2 (0.60%) Ladder Logic
4 1 (0.30%) C
4 1 (0.30%) VB
4 1 (0.30%) VBA
Qualifications
1 105 (31.44%) Degree
2 86 (25.75%) HND
3 29 (8.68%) Security Cleared
4 17 (5.09%) Microsoft Certification
5 12 (3.59%) CCNA
5 12 (3.59%) Cisco Certification
5 12 (3.59%) MCP
5 12 (3.59%) MCSA
5 12 (3.59%) MCSE
6 10 (2.99%) HNC
7 7 (2.10%) CCNP
7 7 (2.10%) City & Guilds
7 7 (2.10%) DBS Check
8 5 (1.50%) Computer Science Degree
8 5 (1.50%) SC Cleared
9 3 (0.90%) BPSS Clearance
10 2 (0.60%) PRINCE2 Certification
11 1 (0.30%) A+ Certification
11 1 (0.30%) ITIL Certification
11 1 (0.30%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (2.99%) QA
2 7 (2.10%) Accessibility
3 6 (1.80%) IEC 61508
3 6 (1.80%) SLA
4 5 (1.50%) Cyber Essentials
4 5 (1.50%) IEC 61131
5 4 (1.20%) PMO
6 2 (0.60%) ISO 9001
6 2 (0.60%) ISO/IEC 20000
7 1 (0.30%) ISO 22301
7 1 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 17025
7 1 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 72 (21.56%) Active Directory
2 22 (6.59%) Hyper-V
3 15 (4.49%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (1.20%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 14 (4.19%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (1.50%) Autotask
2 5 (1.50%) SCCM
3 4 (1.20%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.30%) EnCase
4 1 (0.30%) Nagios
4 1 (0.30%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
Vendors
1 92 (27.54%) Microsoft
2 22 (6.59%) VMware
3 19 (5.69%) SAP
3 19 (5.69%) Siemens
4 17 (5.09%) Cisco
5 8 (2.40%) HP
5 8 (2.40%) Rockwell
6 7 (2.10%) Apple
7 5 (1.50%) Aruba
7 5 (1.50%) Datto
7 5 (1.50%) Draytek
7 5 (1.50%) Fortinet
7 5 (1.50%) Mitel
7 5 (1.50%) Sage
7 5 (1.50%) WatchGuard
8 4 (1.20%) BT
8 4 (1.20%) OpenText
8 4 (1.20%) QAD
8 4 (1.20%) SonicWALL
9 3 (0.90%) SolarWinds