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 28 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 72 27 85
Rank change year-on-year -45 +58 +76
Permanent jobs citing Driving Licence 276 360 334
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 2.08% 7.38% 2.69%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 8.06% 16.74% 8.40%
Number of salaries quoted 197 113 259
10th Percentile £25,500 £26,250 £23,500
25th Percentile £27,750 £29,000 £24,807
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,500 £31,500 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year +22.22% +5.00% -25.00%
75th Percentile £48,750 £43,750 £42,000
90th Percentile £57,500 £58,000 £59,750
England median annual salary £37,500 £37,500 £31,500
% change year-on-year - +19.05% -6.67%

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 3,423 2,151 3,975
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 25.76% 44.08% 31.96%
Number of salaries quoted 1,609 973 2,661
10th Percentile £28,200 £26,500 £25,750
25th Percentile £36,250 £32,500 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -7.41%
75th Percentile £65,000 £62,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £73,750 £75,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -15.38%

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 28 May 2026.

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 28 May 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
West Midlands +3 138 £42,500 +39.34% 73
East Midlands -42 138 £32,500 -0.76% 50
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 12 (4.35%) SharePoint
2 9 (3.26%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.72%) ArchestrA
Applications
1 22 (7.97%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.09%) Spreadsheet
3 2 (0.72%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.72%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.36%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 2 (0.72%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.36%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 59 (21.38%) Microsoft 365
2 24 (8.70%) Azure
3 11 (3.99%) Google Workspace
4 8 (2.90%) Entra ID
5 3 (1.09%) Adobe Creative Cloud
5 3 (1.09%) SaaS
6 2 (0.72%) AWS
6 2 (0.72%) Power Platform
7 1 (0.36%) Azure Monitor
7 1 (0.36%) Azure Storage
7 1 (0.36%) GCP
7 1 (0.36%) Microsoft Purview
7 1 (0.36%) Nutanix
7 1 (0.36%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 35 (12.68%) Wireless
2 22 (7.97%) DHCP
2 22 (7.97%) DNS
2 22 (7.97%) WAN
3 21 (7.61%) VPN
4 13 (4.71%) SD-WAN
4 13 (4.71%) TCP/IP
4 13 (4.71%) VLAN
5 11 (3.99%) Wi-Fi
6 10 (3.62%) Internet
7 9 (3.26%) Broadband
7 9 (3.26%) Firewall
7 9 (3.26%) LAN
8 5 (1.81%) IP Telephony
8 5 (1.81%) VoIP
9 3 (1.09%) LoRaWAN
9 3 (1.09%) MQTT
9 3 (1.09%) Structured Cabling
10 2 (0.72%) Modbus
10 2 (0.72%) Software-Defined Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.45%) SQL Server
2 3 (1.09%) MySQL
2 3 (1.09%) Neo4j
3 2 (0.72%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 2 (0.72%) JIRA
2 1 (0.36%) Burp Suite
2 1 (0.36%) Metasploit
General
1 104 (37.68%) Social Skills
2 34 (12.32%) Finance
3 28 (10.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 25 (9.06%) Analytical Skills
5 22 (7.97%) Telecoms
6 21 (7.61%) Law
6 21 (7.61%) Organisational Skills
7 15 (5.43%) Back Office
7 15 (5.43%) Marketing
7 15 (5.43%) Military
8 14 (5.07%) Multimedia
9 10 (3.62%) Public Sector
10 8 (2.90%) Legal
11 7 (2.54%) Manufacturing
12 6 (2.17%) Advertising
12 6 (2.17%) Retail
13 5 (1.81%) Documentation Skills
13 5 (1.81%) Local Government
14 3 (1.09%) Social Housing
15 2 (0.72%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 65 (23.55%) IT Support
2 59 (21.38%) Support Engineer
3 48 (17.39%) IT Engineer
4 39 (14.13%) IT Support Engineer
5 29 (10.51%) Business Development Manager
5 29 (10.51%) Business Manager
5 29 (10.51%) Development Manager
5 29 (10.51%) Support Technician
6 28 (10.14%) Technical Support
7 22 (7.97%) IT Technician
8 21 (7.61%) IT Support Technician
8 21 (7.61%) Project Manager
9 20 (7.25%) Technical Engineer
9 20 (7.25%) Technical Support Engineer
10 14 (5.07%) Analyst
11 13 (4.71%) Lead
12 12 (4.35%) Systems Engineer
13 11 (3.99%) Account Manager
13 11 (3.99%) Trainee
13 11 (3.99%) Trainee Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.36%) SAP CAF
Miscellaneous
1 19 (6.88%) CCTV
2 14 (5.07%) Self-Motivation
3 13 (4.71%) Onboarding
4 8 (2.90%) SCADA
5 5 (1.81%) Management Information System
6 4 (1.45%) Web Conferencing
7 3 (1.09%) Digital Media
7 3 (1.09%) e-Learning
7 3 (1.09%) Enterprise Software
7 3 (1.09%) IoT
7 3 (1.09%) Learning Management System
7 3 (1.09%) NHS
7 3 (1.09%) Replication
7 3 (1.09%) SCORM
7 3 (1.09%) Smart Home
8 2 (0.72%) Client/Server
8 2 (0.72%) Operational Technology
8 2 (0.72%) Social Media
9 1 (0.36%) Mobile App
9 1 (0.36%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 63 (22.83%) Windows
2 22 (7.97%) Windows Server
3 6 (2.17%) Linux
4 5 (1.81%) Android
4 5 (1.81%) Apple iOS
5 4 (1.45%) Windows 10
6 3 (1.09%) Ubuntu
7 2 (0.72%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.36%) Windows 7
8 1 (0.36%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 96 (34.78%) Problem-Solving
2 53 (19.20%) Customer Service
3 51 (18.48%) Continuous Improvement
4 31 (11.23%) Mentoring
5 29 (10.51%) Business Development
6 25 (9.06%) ITIL
7 22 (7.97%) Decision-Making
7 22 (7.97%) Root Cause Analysis
8 21 (7.61%) Collaborative Working
8 21 (7.61%) Service Delivery
9 20 (7.25%) Cybersecurity
10 19 (6.88%) Logistics
11 18 (6.52%) Commercial Awareness
12 16 (5.80%) CRM
13 15 (5.43%) B2B
14 14 (5.07%) Collaborative Culture
14 14 (5.07%) Project Delivery
15 13 (4.71%) Infrastructure Engineering
16 11 (3.99%) Disaster Recovery
16 11 (3.99%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 3 (1.09%) SQL
2 2 (0.72%) Ladder Logic
2 2 (0.72%) Python
Qualifications
1 21 (7.61%) Degree
2 20 (7.25%) DBS Check
2 20 (7.25%) Security Cleared
3 17 (6.16%) SC Cleared
4 10 (3.62%) Microsoft Certification
5 6 (2.17%) BPSS Clearance
6 3 (1.09%) HND
7 2 (0.72%) CCNA
7 2 (0.72%) Cisco Certification
7 2 (0.72%) CompTIA Security+
7 2 (0.72%) ITIL Certification
7 2 (0.72%) Master's Degree
8 1 (0.36%) Azure Certification
8 1 (0.36%) CHECK Team Member
8 1 (0.36%) City & Guilds
8 1 (0.36%) CREST Certified
8 1 (0.36%) GPEN
8 1 (0.36%) HNC
8 1 (0.36%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 1 (0.36%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (4.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 10 (3.62%) Cyber Essentials
3 8 (2.90%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 6 (2.17%) SLA
5 5 (1.81%) GDPR
6 4 (1.45%) QA
7 3 (1.09%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 3 (1.09%) HIPAA
7 3 (1.09%) NIST
7 3 (1.09%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 3 (1.09%) SOC 2
8 2 (0.72%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.36%) Data Quality
9 1 (0.36%) GRC
9 1 (0.36%) IEC 61508
9 1 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 17025
System Software
1 39 (14.13%) Active Directory
2 4 (1.45%) VMware Infrastructure
2 4 (1.45%) vSphere
3 3 (1.09%) Firmware
3 3 (1.09%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.36%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 10 (3.62%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (1.09%) Galera Cluster
2 3 (1.09%) vCenter Server
3 2 (0.72%) FortiGate
3 2 (0.72%) Nagios
4 1 (0.36%) Functional Safety
4 1 (0.36%) Nessus
4 1 (0.36%) Nmap
4 1 (0.36%) SCCM
Vendors
1 69 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 14 (5.07%) Cisco
3 13 (4.71%) Fortinet
4 11 (3.99%) Fujitsu
4 11 (3.99%) Google
4 11 (3.99%) Virgin Media
5 8 (2.90%) ConnectWise
6 7 (2.54%) Meraki
7 6 (2.17%) Apple
7 6 (2.17%) OpenText
7 6 (2.17%) Sage
8 4 (1.45%) ServiceNow
8 4 (1.45%) VMware
9 3 (1.09%) Adobe
9 3 (1.09%) ESET
9 3 (1.09%) Salesforce
9 3 (1.09%) SAP
9 3 (1.09%) Ubiquiti
10 2 (0.72%) Epicor
10 2 (0.72%) Oracle