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 3 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 59 47 66
Rank change year-on-year -12 +19 +72
Permanent jobs citing Driving Licence 253 308 292
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 3.04% 4.99% 3.55%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 9.32% 14.29% 10.40%
Number of salaries quoted 186 54 250
10th Percentile £24,750 £23,650 £23,000
25th Percentile £26,250 £27,476 £25,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £32,500 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% -14.29%
75th Percentile £42,000 £47,500 £47,500
90th Percentile £48,750 £57,500 £62,500
England median annual salary £34,500 £37,500 £31,250
% change year-on-year -8.00% +20.00% -10.71%

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 2,715 2,155 2,808
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 32.57% 34.93% 34.17%
Number of salaries quoted 1,109 909 2,211
10th Percentile £26,000 £31,250 £25,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £41,250 £32,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £64,000 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £73,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -12.00% +8.70% -11.54%

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 3 February 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 3 February 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 +10 145 £28,500 -5.00% 57
West Midlands -30 108 £38,500 +18.46% 108
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 21 (8.30%) SharePoint
2 11 (4.35%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (1.58%) Confluence
3 4 (1.58%) FactoryTalk
3 4 (1.58%) WinCC
4 2 (0.79%) ArchestrA
Applications
1 14 (5.53%) Microsoft Excel
1 14 (5.53%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.58%) CATIA
3 1 (0.40%) AutoCAD
3 1 (0.40%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (0.40%) Infor M3
Cloud Services
1 100 (39.53%) Microsoft 365
2 32 (12.65%) Azure
3 17 (6.72%) Entra ID
4 9 (3.56%) AWS
5 6 (2.37%) Google Workspace
6 3 (1.19%) Adobe Creative Cloud
7 2 (0.79%) Google Ads
7 2 (0.79%) Google Analytics
8 1 (0.40%) Azure Sentinel
8 1 (0.40%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (0.40%) GCP
8 1 (0.40%) Mimecast
8 1 (0.40%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 49 (19.37%) DNS
2 46 (18.18%) DHCP
3 25 (9.88%) Firewall
4 24 (9.49%) Wi-Fi
5 19 (7.51%) VPN
6 18 (7.11%) WAN
7 13 (5.14%) LAN
7 13 (5.14%) Structured Cabling
8 11 (4.35%) TCP/IP
9 10 (3.95%) IP Telephony
10 7 (2.77%) Broadband
10 7 (2.77%) VLAN
11 5 (1.98%) SD-WAN
11 5 (1.98%) VoIP
12 4 (1.58%) Modbus
12 4 (1.58%) Wireless
12 4 (1.58%) WLAN
13 3 (1.19%) ADSL
13 3 (1.19%) Ethernet
13 3 (1.19%) PSTN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.58%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.40%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 4 (1.58%) JIRA
2 1 (0.40%) Burp Suite
2 1 (0.40%) Metasploit
General
1 89 (35.18%) Social Skills
2 30 (11.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 23 (9.09%) Telecoms
4 20 (7.91%) Analytical Skills
4 20 (7.91%) Marketing
5 19 (7.51%) Legal
6 18 (7.11%) Manufacturing
7 17 (6.72%) Finance
8 16 (6.32%) Public Sector
9 14 (5.53%) Multimedia
10 8 (3.16%) Retail
11 7 (2.77%) Electronics
12 4 (1.58%) Local Government
12 4 (1.58%) Organisational Skills
13 3 (1.19%) Law
13 3 (1.19%) Military
14 2 (0.79%) Advertising
14 2 (0.79%) Automotive
14 2 (0.79%) Documentation Skills
15 1 (0.40%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 98 (38.74%) IT Support
2 75 (29.64%) Support Engineer
3 74 (29.25%) IT Engineer
4 68 (26.88%) IT Support Engineer
5 35 (13.83%) Support Technician
6 20 (7.91%) Senior
7 18 (7.11%) IT Support Technician
7 18 (7.11%) IT Technician
8 13 (5.14%) Cabling Engineer
8 13 (5.14%) Data Engineer
9 12 (4.74%) 1st Line Support
10 11 (4.35%) Trainee
10 11 (4.35%) Trainee IT Support
10 11 (4.35%) Trainee Support Engineer
11 9 (3.56%) Lead
12 8 (3.16%) Coordinator
13 7 (2.77%) 2nd Line Support
13 7 (2.77%) Analyst
13 7 (2.77%) Consultant
13 7 (2.77%) Field Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.40%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 32 (12.65%) Onboarding
2 11 (4.35%) e-Learning
3 10 (3.95%) Self-Motivation
4 9 (3.56%) CCTV
4 9 (3.56%) SCADA
5 6 (2.37%) PDA
6 5 (1.98%) Digital Media
6 5 (1.98%) EPoS
6 5 (1.98%) NHS
7 4 (1.58%) Enterprise Software
7 4 (1.58%) Operational Technology
7 4 (1.58%) Renewable Energy
7 4 (1.58%) Web Conferencing
8 3 (1.19%) Learning Management System
8 3 (1.19%) Mobile App
8 3 (1.19%) SCORM
8 3 (1.19%) Smartphone
9 2 (0.79%) Fibre Optics
9 2 (0.79%) Legacy Systems
9 2 (0.79%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 93 (36.76%) Windows
2 54 (21.34%) Windows Server
3 13 (5.14%) Linux
4 4 (1.58%) Windows 10
4 4 (1.58%) Windows Server 2019
5 3 (1.19%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.79%) Windows Server 2012
6 2 (0.79%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.40%) Android
7 1 (0.40%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 109 (43.08%) Customer Service
2 108 (42.69%) Problem-Solving
3 35 (13.83%) Incident Management
4 31 (12.25%) Cybersecurity
5 27 (10.67%) Mentoring
6 25 (9.88%) ITIL
7 16 (6.32%) Data Analysis
7 16 (6.32%) Process Improvement
8 15 (5.93%) Continuous Improvement
8 15 (5.93%) ITSM
8 15 (5.93%) Project Management
8 15 (5.93%) Service Delivery
9 13 (5.14%) Mathematics
9 13 (5.14%) Service Management
9 13 (5.14%) User Experience
10 12 (4.74%) Collaborative Working
11 10 (3.95%) Decision-Making
11 10 (3.95%) Time Management
12 9 (3.56%) Digital Marketing
12 9 (3.56%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 4 (1.58%) SQL
2 3 (1.19%) C
2 3 (1.19%) Ladder Logic
3 2 (0.79%) VB
3 2 (0.79%) VBA
4 1 (0.40%) C#
4 1 (0.40%) C++
4 1 (0.40%) PHP
Qualifications
1 34 (13.44%) Degree
2 29 (11.46%) Security Cleared
3 17 (6.72%) Microsoft Certification
4 9 (3.56%) SC Cleared
5 8 (3.16%) BPSS Clearance
5 8 (3.16%) HND
6 7 (2.77%) CCNA
6 7 (2.77%) CCNP
6 7 (2.77%) Cisco Certification
6 7 (2.77%) MCSA
6 7 (2.77%) MCSE
6 7 (2.77%) Microsoft Certified Professional
7 6 (2.37%) HNC
8 3 (1.19%) Master's Degree
9 2 (0.79%) ITIL Certification
10 1 (0.40%) Chartered Engineer
10 1 (0.40%) CISM
10 1 (0.40%) CISSP
10 1 (0.40%) GPEN
10 1 (0.40%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (5.53%) Cyber Essentials
2 8 (3.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 7 (2.77%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 7 (2.77%) QA
4 6 (2.37%) SLA
5 5 (1.98%) IEC 61508
5 5 (1.98%) PMO
6 4 (1.58%) Data Quality
7 3 (1.19%) IEC 61131
8 2 (0.79%) ISO 9001
9 1 (0.40%) GRC
9 1 (0.40%) HL7
9 1 (0.40%) ISO/IEC 17025
9 1 (0.40%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 1 (0.40%) NIST
System Software
1 68 (26.88%) Active Directory
2 18 (7.11%) Hyper-V
3 9 (3.56%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (1.58%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 15 (5.93%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (1.58%) SCCM
3 3 (1.19%) FortiGate
4 2 (0.79%) Nagios
5 1 (0.40%) EnCase
5 1 (0.40%) Functional Safety
5 1 (0.40%) Nessus
5 1 (0.40%) Nmap
5 1 (0.40%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
Vendors
1 80 (31.62%) Microsoft
2 16 (6.32%) Cisco
2 16 (6.32%) VMware
3 15 (5.93%) SAP
4 14 (5.53%) Fortinet
5 11 (4.35%) Fujitsu
5 11 (4.35%) Virgin Media
6 8 (3.16%) Draytek
6 8 (3.16%) Google
7 7 (2.77%) Apple
7 7 (2.77%) Mitel
7 7 (2.77%) WatchGuard
8 6 (2.37%) Meraki
8 6 (2.37%) Rockwell
8 6 (2.37%) Siemens
9 5 (1.98%) OpenText
9 5 (1.98%) Sage
10 4 (1.58%) ServiceNow
10 4 (1.58%) SonicWALL
11 3 (1.19%) ConnectWise