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 2 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 65 54 69
Rank change year-on-year -11 +15 +53
Permanent jobs citing Driving Licence 245 297 183
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 3.14% 4.48% 3.62%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 8.87% 13.00% 10.26%
Number of salaries quoted 192 46 152
10th Percentile £24,750 £23,750 £24,496
25th Percentile £26,250 £27,750 £25,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £32,500 £33,750
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% -3.70% -8.47%
75th Percentile £42,313 £47,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £48,750 £55,625 £65,000
England median annual salary £35,000 £37,758 £32,500
% change year-on-year -7.30% +16.18% -7.14%

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 2,761 2,285 1,784
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 35.34% 34.49% 35.31%
Number of salaries quoted 1,143 953 1,445
10th Percentile £26,000 £32,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £29,750 £41,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% +10.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £63,750 £67,500 £63,929
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%

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 2 January 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 2 January 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
East Midlands +8 148 £28,500 - 55
West Midlands -35 97 £37,000 +13.85% 75
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 17 (6.94%) SharePoint
2 10 (4.08%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (2.45%) WinCC
4 4 (1.63%) Confluence
4 4 (1.63%) FactoryTalk
5 2 (0.82%) ArchestrA
Applications
1 17 (6.94%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (5.71%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.63%) CATIA
4 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (0.41%) Infor M3
1 1 (0.41%) Magento
1 1 (0.41%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 88 (35.92%) Microsoft 365
2 39 (15.92%) Azure
3 15 (6.12%) Entra ID
4 13 (5.31%) AWS
5 4 (1.63%) SaaS
6 2 (0.82%) Google Ads
6 2 (0.82%) Google Analytics
7 1 (0.41%) Azure Sentinel
7 1 (0.41%) BigCommerce
7 1 (0.41%) Dynamics 365
7 1 (0.41%) GCP
7 1 (0.41%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 41 (16.73%) DNS
2 38 (15.51%) DHCP
3 26 (10.61%) Firewall
4 20 (8.16%) Wi-Fi
5 16 (6.53%) VPN
6 15 (6.12%) WAN
7 14 (5.71%) LAN
8 13 (5.31%) Structured Cabling
9 10 (4.08%) TCP/IP
10 8 (3.27%) Broadband
11 7 (2.86%) IP Telephony
12 6 (2.45%) Modbus
12 6 (2.45%) VLAN
13 5 (2.04%) 3G
13 5 (2.04%) 4G
13 5 (2.04%) ADSL
14 4 (1.63%) VoIP
14 4 (1.63%) WLAN
15 3 (1.22%) Ethernet
15 3 (1.22%) PSTN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.63%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.41%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 4 (1.63%) JIRA
2 1 (0.41%) Burp Suite
2 1 (0.41%) Metasploit
General
1 94 (38.37%) Social Skills
2 26 (10.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 25 (10.20%) Analytical Skills
3 25 (10.20%) Telecoms
4 21 (8.57%) Manufacturing
4 21 (8.57%) Marketing
5 20 (8.16%) Legal
6 18 (7.35%) Finance
7 14 (5.71%) Retail
8 12 (4.90%) Public Sector
9 8 (3.27%) Organisational Skills
10 7 (2.86%) Electronics
11 4 (1.63%) Advertising
11 4 (1.63%) Documentation Skills
11 4 (1.63%) Law
11 4 (1.63%) Military
12 3 (1.22%) Pharmaceutical
13 2 (0.82%) Presentation Skills
14 1 (0.41%) Health Technology
14 1 (0.41%) Police
Job Titles
1 88 (35.92%) IT Support
2 62 (25.31%) Support Engineer
3 52 (21.22%) IT Engineer
4 49 (20.00%) IT Support Engineer
5 32 (13.06%) Support Technician
6 22 (8.98%) Senior
7 18 (7.35%) IT Support Technician
7 18 (7.35%) IT Technician
8 14 (5.71%) 1st Line Support
9 13 (5.31%) Cabling Engineer
9 13 (5.31%) Data Engineer
10 12 (4.90%) Technical Engineer
11 11 (4.49%) 2nd Line Support
11 11 (4.49%) Analyst
12 9 (3.67%) Field Engineer
12 9 (3.67%) IT Analyst
12 9 (3.67%) IT Support Analyst
12 9 (3.67%) Support Analyst
12 9 (3.67%) Technical Support
12 9 (3.67%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.63%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 31 (12.65%) Onboarding
2 15 (6.12%) Self-Motivation
3 11 (4.49%) SCADA
4 10 (4.08%) e-Learning
5 9 (3.67%) CCTV
6 6 (2.45%) EPoS
6 6 (2.45%) Operational Technology
6 6 (2.45%) PDA
6 6 (2.45%) Renewable Energy
7 5 (2.04%) NHS
8 4 (1.63%) Enterprise Software
8 4 (1.63%) FMCG
8 4 (1.63%) Legacy Systems
8 4 (1.63%) Web Conferencing
9 3 (1.22%) Mobile App
9 3 (1.22%) Smartphone
10 2 (0.82%) Digital Media
10 2 (0.82%) Fibre Optics
10 2 (0.82%) Social Media
11 1 (0.41%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 91 (37.14%) Windows
2 53 (21.63%) Windows Server
3 17 (6.94%) Linux
4 6 (2.45%) Windows Server 2019
5 4 (1.63%) Mac OS X
5 4 (1.63%) Windows 10
5 4 (1.63%) Windows Server 2016
6 3 (1.22%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.82%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.41%) Android
8 1 (0.41%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 108 (44.08%) Problem-Solving
2 104 (42.45%) Customer Service
3 31 (12.65%) Cybersecurity
3 31 (12.65%) Incident Management
4 21 (8.57%) ITIL
5 18 (7.35%) Mentoring
6 17 (6.94%) Project Management
7 16 (6.53%) Data Analysis
8 15 (6.12%) Process Improvement
8 15 (6.12%) User Experience
9 14 (5.71%) ERP
10 13 (5.31%) Mathematics
10 13 (5.31%) Service Management
11 12 (4.90%) Collaborative Working
11 12 (4.90%) ITSM
11 12 (4.90%) Service Delivery
12 11 (4.49%) Project Delivery
12 11 (4.49%) Time Management
13 10 (4.08%) Continuous Improvement
13 10 (4.08%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 4 (1.63%) SQL
2 3 (1.22%) C
2 3 (1.22%) Ladder Logic
3 2 (0.82%) VB
3 2 (0.82%) VBA
4 1 (0.41%) C#
4 1 (0.41%) C++
4 1 (0.41%) PHP
Qualifications
1 36 (14.69%) Degree
2 30 (12.24%) Security Cleared
3 18 (7.35%) Microsoft Certification
4 11 (4.49%) MCP
4 11 (4.49%) MCSA
4 11 (4.49%) MCSE
5 9 (3.67%) HND
6 8 (3.27%) HNC
7 7 (2.86%) CCNA
7 7 (2.86%) CCNP
7 7 (2.86%) Cisco Certification
8 6 (2.45%) SC Cleared
9 5 (2.04%) BPSS Clearance
10 4 (1.63%) Computer Science Degree
11 2 (0.82%) City & Guilds
11 2 (0.82%) DBS Check
11 2 (0.82%) Master's Degree
12 1 (0.41%) Chartered Engineer
12 1 (0.41%) CHECK Team Member
12 1 (0.41%) CREST Certified
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (4.49%) Cyber Essentials
2 9 (3.67%) QA
3 6 (2.45%) IEC 61508
3 6 (2.45%) SLA
4 5 (2.04%) IEC 61131
4 5 (2.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (2.04%) PMO
5 4 (1.63%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 4 (1.63%) Data Quality
6 2 (0.82%) Accessibility
6 2 (0.82%) ISO 9001
7 1 (0.41%) GRC
7 1 (0.41%) HL7
7 1 (0.41%) ISO/IEC 17025
7 1 (0.41%) ISO/IEC 20000
7 1 (0.41%) NIST
System Software
1 71 (28.98%) Active Directory
2 20 (8.16%) Hyper-V
3 16 (6.53%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (1.63%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 12 (4.90%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (1.63%) SCCM
3 3 (1.22%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.41%) EnCase
4 1 (0.41%) Nessus
4 1 (0.41%) Nmap
4 1 (0.41%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
Vendors
1 80 (32.65%) Microsoft
2 23 (9.39%) VMware
3 17 (6.94%) SAP
4 10 (4.08%) Cisco
5 8 (3.27%) Draytek
6 7 (2.86%) Apple
6 7 (2.86%) Mitel
6 7 (2.86%) Rockwell
6 7 (2.86%) Siemens
6 7 (2.86%) WatchGuard
7 5 (2.04%) OpenText
7 5 (2.04%) Sage
8 4 (1.63%) BT
8 4 (1.63%) QAD
8 4 (1.63%) ServiceNow
8 4 (1.63%) SonicWALL
9 3 (1.22%) Fortinet
9 3 (1.22%) HP
9 3 (1.22%) Meraki
10 2 (0.82%) Juniper