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

6 months to
16 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 75 26 83
Rank change year-on-year -49 +57 +73
Permanent jobs citing Driving Licence 271 357 344
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 2.08% 7.02% 2.93%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 8.14% 15.97% 8.83%
Number of salaries quoted 194 112 267
10th Percentile £25,500 £24,565 £23,500
25th Percentile £27,125 £27,750 £24,807
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,000 £31,500 £31,000
Median % change year-on-year +17.46% +1.61% -35.37%
75th Percentile £48,750 £42,500 £44,375
90th Percentile £55,000 £57,500 £60,750
England median annual salary £37,500 £37,500 £31,500
% change year-on-year - +19.05% -4.89%

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 3,328 2,235 3,896
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 25.49% 43.94% 33.18%
Number of salaries quoted 1,534 1,049 2,647
10th Percentile £27,750 £26,750 £25,750
25th Percentile £36,250 £33,750 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,750 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.74% -5.00% -6.10%
75th Percentile £65,000 £62,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £73,750 £74,370
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 16 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 16 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
East Midlands -47 137 £30,250 -5.47% 56
West Midlands +4 134 £42,500 +39.34% 59
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 14 (5.17%) SharePoint
2 11 (4.06%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.37%) ArchestrA
Applications
1 22 (8.12%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.48%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (1.11%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.37%) AutoCAD
4 1 (0.37%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (0.37%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (0.37%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 69 (25.46%) Microsoft 365
2 25 (9.23%) Azure
3 11 (4.06%) Google Workspace
4 9 (3.32%) Entra ID
5 4 (1.48%) SaaS
6 3 (1.11%) Adobe Creative Cloud
7 2 (0.74%) AWS
7 2 (0.74%) Power Platform
8 1 (0.37%) Azure Monitor
8 1 (0.37%) Azure Storage
8 1 (0.37%) GCP
8 1 (0.37%) Microsoft Purview
8 1 (0.37%) Nutanix
8 1 (0.37%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 34 (12.55%) Wireless
2 29 (10.70%) DHCP
2 29 (10.70%) DNS
3 24 (8.86%) WAN
4 23 (8.49%) VPN
5 14 (5.17%) TCP/IP
6 13 (4.80%) SD-WAN
6 13 (4.80%) VLAN
6 13 (4.80%) Wi-Fi
7 11 (4.06%) LAN
8 10 (3.69%) Internet
9 9 (3.32%) Broadband
9 9 (3.32%) Firewall
10 5 (1.85%) IP Telephony
11 4 (1.48%) Structured Cabling
11 4 (1.48%) VoIP
12 3 (1.11%) LoRaWAN
12 3 (1.11%) MQTT
12 3 (1.11%) WLAN
13 2 (0.74%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (1.85%) SQL Server
2 3 (1.11%) MySQL
2 3 (1.11%) Neo4j
3 2 (0.74%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (0.37%) Burp Suite
1 1 (0.37%) JIRA
1 1 (0.37%) Metasploit
General
1 101 (37.27%) Social Skills
2 32 (11.81%) Finance
3 28 (10.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 24 (8.86%) Analytical Skills
5 20 (7.38%) Organisational Skills
6 19 (7.01%) Telecoms
7 18 (6.64%) Law
8 15 (5.54%) Marketing
9 14 (5.17%) Multimedia
10 12 (4.43%) Back Office
10 12 (4.43%) Military
11 10 (3.69%) Public Sector
12 9 (3.32%) Legal
13 6 (2.21%) Advertising
13 6 (2.21%) Manufacturing
14 5 (1.85%) Documentation Skills
14 5 (1.85%) Local Government
14 5 (1.85%) Retail
15 2 (0.74%) Presentation Skills
15 2 (0.74%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 75 (27.68%) IT Support
2 64 (23.62%) Support Engineer
3 54 (19.93%) IT Engineer
4 45 (16.61%) IT Support Engineer
5 30 (11.07%) Support Technician
6 27 (9.96%) Technical Support
7 24 (8.86%) IT Technician
8 23 (8.49%) IT Support Technician
9 21 (7.75%) Business Development Manager
9 21 (7.75%) Business Manager
9 21 (7.75%) Development Manager
10 19 (7.01%) Technical Engineer
10 19 (7.01%) Technical Support Engineer
11 18 (6.64%) Project Manager
12 16 (5.90%) Analyst
13 12 (4.43%) Lead
14 11 (4.06%) Consultant
14 11 (4.06%) Trainee
14 11 (4.06%) Trainee IT Support
14 11 (4.06%) Trainee Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.37%) SAP CAF
Miscellaneous
1 17 (6.27%) CCTV
2 15 (5.54%) Onboarding
3 11 (4.06%) Self-Motivation
4 5 (1.85%) Management Information System
4 5 (1.85%) Web Conferencing
5 4 (1.48%) NHS
5 4 (1.48%) SCADA
6 3 (1.11%) Digital Media
6 3 (1.11%) e-Learning
6 3 (1.11%) Enterprise Software
6 3 (1.11%) IoT
6 3 (1.11%) Learning Management System
6 3 (1.11%) Replication
6 3 (1.11%) SCORM
6 3 (1.11%) Smart Home
7 2 (0.74%) Client/Server
7 2 (0.74%) Fibre Optics
7 2 (0.74%) Social Media
8 1 (0.37%) CMDB
8 1 (0.37%) iPad
Operating Systems
1 73 (26.94%) Windows
2 29 (10.70%) Windows Server
3 6 (2.21%) Linux
4 5 (1.85%) Android
4 5 (1.85%) Apple iOS
5 4 (1.48%) Windows 10
6 3 (1.11%) Ubuntu
6 3 (1.11%) Windows Server 2019
7 2 (0.74%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.37%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 100 (36.90%) Problem-Solving
2 59 (21.77%) Customer Service
3 49 (18.08%) Continuous Improvement
4 27 (9.96%) Mentoring
5 25 (9.23%) ITIL
6 21 (7.75%) Business Development
6 21 (7.75%) Root Cause Analysis
7 20 (7.38%) Cybersecurity
8 19 (7.01%) Collaborative Working
9 18 (6.64%) Decision-Making
9 18 (6.64%) Logistics
10 16 (5.90%) Service Delivery
11 14 (5.17%) Collaborative Culture
11 14 (5.17%) Commercial Awareness
11 14 (5.17%) Incident Management
12 13 (4.80%) B2B
12 13 (4.80%) CRM
12 13 (4.80%) Project Delivery
13 12 (4.43%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 10 (3.69%) Disaster Recovery
Programming Languages
1 5 (1.85%) SQL
2 2 (0.74%) Python
3 1 (0.37%) C
3 1 (0.37%) Ladder Logic
Qualifications
1 22 (8.12%) Degree
2 20 (7.38%) Security Cleared
3 19 (7.01%) DBS Check
4 17 (6.27%) SC Cleared
5 10 (3.69%) Microsoft Certification
6 6 (2.21%) BPSS Clearance
7 4 (1.48%) HND
8 2 (0.74%) CCNA
8 2 (0.74%) Cisco Certification
8 2 (0.74%) CompTIA Security+
8 2 (0.74%) HNC
8 2 (0.74%) ITIL Certification
8 2 (0.74%) Master's Degree
9 1 (0.37%) Azure Certification
9 1 (0.37%) CHECK Team Member
9 1 (0.37%) City & Guilds
9 1 (0.37%) CREST Certified
9 1 (0.37%) GPEN
9 1 (0.37%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (4.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 10 (3.69%) Cyber Essentials
3 8 (2.95%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 5 (1.85%) GDPR
4 5 (1.85%) SLA
5 3 (1.11%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 3 (1.11%) HIPAA
5 3 (1.11%) NIST
5 3 (1.11%) QA
5 3 (1.11%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 3 (1.11%) SOC 2
6 2 (0.74%) Data Quality
6 2 (0.74%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.37%) GRC
7 1 (0.37%) HL7
7 1 (0.37%) IEC 61508
System Software
1 46 (16.97%) Active Directory
2 4 (1.48%) VMware Infrastructure
2 4 (1.48%) vSphere
3 3 (1.11%) Firmware
3 3 (1.11%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.37%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 10 (3.69%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (1.11%) Galera Cluster
2 3 (1.11%) vCenter Server
3 2 (0.74%) FortiGate
3 2 (0.74%) Nagios
3 2 (0.74%) SCCM
4 1 (0.37%) Functional Safety
4 1 (0.37%) Nessus
4 1 (0.37%) Nmap
Vendors
1 70 (25.83%) Microsoft
2 14 (5.17%) Cisco
3 13 (4.80%) Fortinet
4 11 (4.06%) Fujitsu
4 11 (4.06%) Google
4 11 (4.06%) Virgin Media
5 8 (2.95%) ConnectWise
6 7 (2.58%) Meraki
7 6 (2.21%) Apple
7 6 (2.21%) OpenText
7 6 (2.21%) Sage
8 4 (1.48%) VMware
9 3 (1.11%) Adobe
9 3 (1.11%) ESET
9 3 (1.11%) Salesforce
9 3 (1.11%) ServiceNow
9 3 (1.11%) Ubiquiti
10 2 (0.74%) MobileIron
10 2 (0.74%) Palo Alto
10 2 (0.74%) TP-LINK