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 12 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 47 21 111
Rank change year-on-year -26 +90 +10
Permanent jobs citing Driving Licence 422 419 206
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 2.77% 7.40% 2.04%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 12.82% 17.44% 7.49%
Number of salaries quoted 298 199 71
10th Percentile £25,675 £25,750 £24,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £27,250 £25,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,500 £31,500 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year +22.22% +5.00% -4.28%
75th Percentile £50,000 £43,750 £34,375
90th Percentile £57,500 £58,000 £42,500
England median annual salary £39,000 £37,500 £32,500
% change year-on-year +4.00% +15.38% -

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 3,293 2,402 2,751
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 21.61% 42.44% 27.27%
Number of salaries quoted 2,157 1,225 1,271
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,375 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,750 £31,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -14.29% -2.78%
75th Percentile £64,500 £60,375 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% -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 12 September 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 12 September 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 -25 233 £35,000 +11.11% 123
West Midlands +16 189 £42,250 +24.26% 133
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 25 (5.92%) SharePoint
2 14 (3.32%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.71%) IIS
4 2 (0.47%) ArchestrA
4 2 (0.47%) CMS
Applications
1 38 (9.00%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (2.13%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (1.42%) AutoCAD
3 6 (1.42%) Simulink
4 5 (1.18%) Microsoft Project
4 5 (1.18%) Spreadsheet
5 4 (0.95%) Chatbot
6 2 (0.47%) Adobe Premiere
6 2 (0.47%) CapCut
7 1 (0.24%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.24%) CorelDRAW
7 1 (0.24%) EPLAN
7 1 (0.24%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.24%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 5 (1.18%) Oracle ERP
1 5 (1.18%) Salesforce CRM
2 3 (0.71%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.47%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
3 2 (0.47%) Infor LN
3 2 (0.47%) MFGPRO
3 2 (0.47%) Sage X3
4 1 (0.24%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 85 (20.14%) Microsoft 365
2 49 (11.61%) Azure
3 35 (8.29%) Entra ID
4 14 (3.32%) AWS
5 13 (3.08%) Google Workspace
6 9 (2.13%) Power Platform
7 7 (1.66%) OneDrive
8 6 (1.42%) Microsoft Copilot
8 6 (1.42%) SaaS
9 4 (0.95%) Amazon EKS
9 4 (0.95%) Copilot Studio
9 4 (0.95%) PowerApps
10 3 (0.71%) Power Automate
11 2 (0.47%) Azure Monitor
11 2 (0.47%) Azure Sentinel
11 2 (0.47%) Microsoft Purview
12 1 (0.24%) Azure DevOps
12 1 (0.24%) Azure Storage
12 1 (0.24%) Cloudflare
Communications & Networking
1 40 (9.48%) Wireless
2 27 (6.40%) Firewall
3 16 (3.79%) VPN
4 15 (3.55%) DHCP
4 15 (3.55%) DNS
5 14 (3.32%) VLAN
6 13 (3.08%) Broadband
6 13 (3.08%) TCP/IP
7 12 (2.84%) WAN
8 10 (2.37%) Internet
9 8 (1.90%) SD-WAN
9 8 (1.90%) Wi-Fi
10 7 (1.66%) IP Telephony
10 7 (1.66%) LAN
11 6 (1.42%) VoIP
12 4 (0.95%) LoRaWAN
12 4 (0.95%) MQTT
12 4 (0.95%) Structured Cabling
13 3 (0.71%) Ethernet
13 3 (0.71%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (2.13%) Power BI
2 5 (1.18%) SQL Server
3 4 (0.95%) MySQL
3 4 (0.95%) Neo4j
4 1 (0.24%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 7 (1.66%) JIRA
2 2 (0.47%) GitLab
3 1 (0.24%) LabVIEW
General
1 194 (45.97%) Social Skills
2 69 (16.35%) Finance
3 54 (12.80%) Telecoms
4 50 (11.85%) Law
5 39 (9.24%) Military
6 37 (8.77%) Manufacturing
7 36 (8.53%) Back Office
8 35 (8.29%) Analytical Skills
9 32 (7.58%) Organisational Skills
10 18 (4.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 17 (4.03%) Marketing
12 11 (2.61%) Automotive
12 11 (2.61%) Retail
13 9 (2.13%) Aerospace
14 8 (1.90%) Advertising
14 8 (1.90%) Presentation Skills
15 7 (1.66%) Public Sector
16 6 (1.42%) Legal
17 5 (1.18%) Cantonese Language
17 5 (1.18%) Mandarin Language
Job Titles
1 71 (16.82%) IT Support
2 59 (13.98%) Support Engineer
3 57 (13.51%) Business Development Manager
3 57 (13.51%) Business Manager
3 57 (13.51%) Development Manager
4 46 (10.90%) Project Manager
5 44 (10.43%) IT Engineer
6 37 (8.77%) IT Support Engineer
7 32 (7.58%) IT Technician
8 29 (6.87%) Support Technician
9 23 (5.45%) IT Support Technician
9 23 (5.45%) Technical Engineer
10 22 (5.21%) Technical Support
11 21 (4.98%) Technical Support Engineer
12 20 (4.74%) Analyst
13 18 (4.27%) Network Engineer
14 14 (3.32%) Systems Engineer
15 12 (2.84%) Consultant
15 12 (2.84%) Field Engineer
15 12 (2.84%) Sales Executive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.66%) Terraform
2 3 (0.71%) JSON
3 1 (0.24%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 54 (12.80%) Self-Motivation
2 28 (6.64%) CCTV
3 17 (4.03%) Onboarding
4 8 (1.90%) Management Information System
5 7 (1.66%) Data Centre
5 7 (1.66%) SCADA
6 6 (1.42%) Renewable Energy
7 5 (1.18%) Life Science
7 5 (1.18%) Video Conferencing
8 4 (0.95%) CAN bus
8 4 (0.95%) Enterprise Software
8 4 (0.95%) IoT
8 4 (0.95%) NHS
8 4 (0.95%) Replication
9 3 (0.71%) Fibre Optics
9 3 (0.71%) Hybrid Cloud
9 3 (0.71%) Private Cloud
9 3 (0.71%) Social Media
9 3 (0.71%) Web Conferencing
10 2 (0.47%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 81 (19.19%) Windows
2 25 (5.92%) Windows Server
3 24 (5.69%) Linux
4 7 (1.66%) Apple iOS
5 6 (1.42%) Android
5 6 (1.42%) Windows 10
6 4 (0.95%) Mac OS
6 4 (0.95%) Ubuntu
7 2 (0.47%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.24%) Windows 7
8 1 (0.24%) Windows NT
8 1 (0.24%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.24%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 147 (34.83%) Problem-Solving
2 94 (22.27%) Customer Service
3 61 (14.45%) Business Development
4 57 (13.51%) Commercial Awareness
5 54 (12.80%) Continuous Improvement
6 43 (10.19%) CRM
7 37 (8.77%) Decision-Making
8 31 (7.35%) Cybersecurity
8 31 (7.35%) ITIL
9 29 (6.87%) Project Delivery
10 27 (6.40%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 27 (6.40%) Mentoring
11 25 (5.92%) Logistics
12 22 (5.21%) Collaborative Working
13 21 (4.98%) Project Management
13 21 (4.98%) Service Delivery
14 20 (4.74%) Time Management
15 17 (4.03%) Preventative Maintenance
15 17 (4.03%) Root Cause Analysis
15 17 (4.03%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 9 (2.13%) SQL
2 6 (1.42%) MATLAB
2 6 (1.42%) PowerShell
3 3 (0.71%) Ladder Logic
3 3 (0.71%) Python
Qualifications
1 41 (9.72%) Degree
2 24 (5.69%) Microsoft Certification
2 24 (5.69%) Security Cleared
3 22 (5.21%) DBS Check
4 21 (4.98%) SC Cleared
5 13 (3.08%) CCNA
5 13 (3.08%) Cisco Certification
6 9 (2.13%) City & Guilds
6 9 (2.13%) MCSE
7 8 (1.90%) CCNP
8 7 (1.66%) HNC
8 7 (1.66%) HND
8 7 (1.66%) MCSA
8 7 (1.66%) Microsoft Certified Professional
9 6 (1.42%) BPSS Clearance
9 6 (1.42%) Chartered Engineer
9 6 (1.42%) Master's Degree
10 2 (0.47%) Azure Certification
10 2 (0.47%) CompTIA Security+
10 2 (0.47%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (3.79%) Cyber Essentials
2 11 (2.61%) QA
2 11 (2.61%) SLA
3 10 (2.37%) GDPR
4 8 (1.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 5 (1.18%) NIST
6 4 (0.95%) ISO 9001
7 3 (0.71%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 3 (0.71%) GMP
7 3 (0.71%) HIPAA
7 3 (0.71%) ISO/IEC 17025
7 3 (0.71%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 3 (0.71%) SOC 2
8 2 (0.47%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 2 (0.47%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.24%) COSHH
9 1 (0.24%) ISO 14001
System Software
1 48 (11.37%) Active Directory
2 17 (4.03%) Hyper-V
3 10 (2.37%) Virtual Desktop
4 9 (2.13%) VMware Infrastructure
5 6 (1.42%) vSphere
6 5 (1.18%) Virtual Machines
7 4 (0.95%) Docker
8 2 (0.47%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 26 (6.16%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (1.90%) SCCM
3 4 (0.95%) FortiGate
3 4 (0.95%) Galera Cluster
3 4 (0.95%) Kubernetes
3 4 (0.95%) vCenter Server
4 2 (0.47%) WSUS
5 1 (0.24%) BMC PATROL
5 1 (0.24%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 110 (26.07%) Microsoft
2 16 (3.79%) VMware
3 15 (3.55%) Google
4 13 (3.08%) Cisco
5 11 (2.61%) Sage
6 10 (2.37%) ServiceNow
7 9 (2.13%) Apple
8 8 (1.90%) Oracle
9 7 (1.66%) Draytek
9 7 (1.66%) Mitel
9 7 (1.66%) WatchGuard
10 6 (1.42%) DIgSILENT
10 6 (1.42%) OpenText
10 6 (1.42%) Ubiquiti
10 6 (1.42%) YouTube
11 5 (1.18%) Salesforce
12 4 (0.95%) Fortinet
12 4 (0.95%) SAP
13 3 (0.71%) Adobe
13 3 (0.71%) SonicWALL