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

6 months to
22 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 61 45 66
Rank change year-on-year -16 +21 +84
Permanent jobs citing Driving Licence 256 304 303
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 2.82% 5.23% 3.57%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 9.04% 14.57% 10.22%
Number of salaries quoted 189 58 255
10th Percentile £25,220 £23,675 £23,050
25th Percentile £26,250 £26,534 £24,823
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £32,000 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% +6.67% -14.29%
75th Percentile £41,750 £47,500 £47,500
90th Percentile £48,750 £58,737 £62,500
England median annual salary £34,000 £37,500 £31,000
% change year-on-year -9.33% +20.97% -11.43%

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 2,833 2,087 2,964
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 31.23% 35.87% 34.90%
Number of salaries quoted 1,174 921 2,261
10th Percentile £26,009 £31,000 £25,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £40,000 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £54,250 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -17.05% +8.50% -9.09%
75th Percentile £64,563 £66,967 £62,500
90th Percentile £78,375 £75,000 £73,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £55,173
% change year-on-year -12.00% +13.28% -15.12%

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 22 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 22 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 -8 139 £28,500 -5.00% 48
West Midlands -30 117 £39,500 +21.54% 83
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 23 (8.98%) SharePoint
2 12 (4.69%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (1.56%) Confluence
Applications
1 15 (5.86%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (4.69%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.56%) CATIA
4 1 (0.39%) AutoCAD
4 1 (0.39%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (0.39%) Infor M3
1 1 (0.39%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 103 (40.23%) Microsoft 365
2 34 (13.28%) Azure
3 19 (7.42%) Entra ID
4 10 (3.91%) AWS
4 10 (3.91%) Google Workspace
5 3 (1.17%) Adobe Creative Cloud
6 2 (0.78%) Google Ads
6 2 (0.78%) Google Analytics
7 1 (0.39%) Azure Sentinel
7 1 (0.39%) Dynamics 365
7 1 (0.39%) GCP
7 1 (0.39%) Microsoft Purview
7 1 (0.39%) Mimecast
7 1 (0.39%) Nutanix
7 1 (0.39%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 48 (18.75%) DNS
2 45 (17.58%) DHCP
3 26 (10.16%) Wi-Fi
4 24 (9.38%) VPN
5 22 (8.59%) Firewall
6 21 (8.20%) WAN
7 14 (5.47%) LAN
7 14 (5.47%) TCP/IP
8 13 (5.08%) Structured Cabling
9 12 (4.69%) IP Telephony
10 7 (2.73%) SD-WAN
10 7 (2.73%) VLAN
10 7 (2.73%) VoIP
11 6 (2.34%) Broadband
11 6 (2.34%) Wireless
12 4 (1.56%) WLAN
13 3 (1.17%) Ethernet
13 3 (1.17%) PSTN
13 3 (1.17%) Remote Desktop
14 2 (0.78%) 4G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.56%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.39%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 4 (1.56%) JIRA
2 1 (0.39%) Burp Suite
2 1 (0.39%) Metasploit
General
1 95 (37.11%) Social Skills
2 28 (10.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 25 (9.77%) Marketing
4 22 (8.59%) Analytical Skills
4 22 (8.59%) Telecoms
5 19 (7.42%) Legal
6 18 (7.03%) Public Sector
7 17 (6.64%) Finance
7 17 (6.64%) Manufacturing
8 14 (5.47%) Multimedia
9 9 (3.52%) Organisational Skills
10 7 (2.73%) Electronics
11 6 (2.34%) Retail
12 5 (1.95%) Local Government
13 2 (0.78%) Advertising
13 2 (0.78%) Automotive
13 2 (0.78%) Documentation Skills
14 1 (0.39%) Digital Healthcare
14 1 (0.39%) Health Technology
14 1 (0.39%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 98 (38.28%) IT Support
2 75 (29.30%) Support Engineer
3 74 (28.91%) IT Engineer
4 67 (26.17%) IT Support Engineer
5 39 (15.23%) Support Technician
6 20 (7.81%) IT Support Technician
6 20 (7.81%) IT Technician
7 18 (7.03%) Senior
8 14 (5.47%) Cabling Engineer
8 14 (5.47%) Data Engineer
9 11 (4.30%) Trainee
9 11 (4.30%) Trainee IT Support
9 11 (4.30%) Trainee Support Engineer
10 10 (3.91%) 1st Line Support
11 9 (3.52%) Consultant
11 9 (3.52%) Technical Support
12 8 (3.13%) Analyst
12 8 (3.13%) Coordinator
12 8 (3.13%) Field Engineer
12 8 (3.13%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.39%) SAP CAF
Miscellaneous
1 35 (13.67%) Onboarding
2 12 (4.69%) CCTV
2 12 (4.69%) Self-Motivation
3 9 (3.52%) e-Learning
4 6 (2.34%) PDA
5 5 (1.95%) Digital Media
5 5 (1.95%) EPoS
5 5 (1.95%) NHS
6 4 (1.56%) Enterprise Software
6 4 (1.56%) SCADA
6 4 (1.56%) Web Conferencing
7 3 (1.17%) Fibre Optics
7 3 (1.17%) Learning Management System
7 3 (1.17%) Management Information System
7 3 (1.17%) Mobile App
7 3 (1.17%) SCORM
7 3 (1.17%) Smart Home
7 3 (1.17%) Smartphone
7 3 (1.17%) Social Media
8 2 (0.78%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 95 (37.11%) Windows
2 48 (18.75%) Windows Server
3 13 (5.08%) Linux
4 5 (1.95%) Windows 10
5 4 (1.56%) Windows Server 2019
6 3 (1.17%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.78%) Android
7 2 (0.78%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.78%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 109 (42.58%) Problem-Solving
2 106 (41.41%) Customer Service
3 32 (12.50%) Cybersecurity
3 32 (12.50%) ITIL
4 30 (11.72%) Incident Management
5 28 (10.94%) Mentoring
6 25 (9.77%) Continuous Improvement
7 19 (7.42%) Service Delivery
8 18 (7.03%) ITSM
8 18 (7.03%) Process Improvement
9 14 (5.47%) Collaborative Working
10 13 (5.08%) Data Analysis
10 13 (5.08%) Mathematics
11 12 (4.69%) Project Management
12 11 (4.30%) Logistics
12 11 (4.30%) Project Delivery
12 11 (4.30%) Service Management
12 11 (4.30%) User Experience
13 10 (3.91%) Migration
13 10 (3.91%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (1.56%) SQL
2 3 (1.17%) C
3 2 (0.78%) VB
3 2 (0.78%) VBA
4 1 (0.39%) C#
4 1 (0.39%) C++
4 1 (0.39%) Ladder Logic
4 1 (0.39%) PHP
4 1 (0.39%) Python
Qualifications
1 31 (12.11%) Security Cleared
2 30 (11.72%) Degree
3 18 (7.03%) Microsoft Certification
4 11 (4.30%) SC Cleared
5 8 (3.13%) BPSS Clearance
5 8 (3.13%) HND
6 7 (2.73%) CCNA
6 7 (2.73%) CCNP
6 7 (2.73%) Cisco Certification
6 7 (2.73%) MCSA
6 7 (2.73%) MCSE
6 7 (2.73%) Microsoft Certified Professional
7 6 (2.34%) HNC
8 3 (1.17%) Master's Degree
9 2 (0.78%) DBS Check
9 2 (0.78%) ITIL Certification
10 1 (0.39%) Chartered Engineer
10 1 (0.39%) CISM
10 1 (0.39%) CISSP
10 1 (0.39%) GPEN
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (6.25%) Cyber Essentials
2 9 (3.52%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 9 (3.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 6 (2.34%) SLA
4 4 (1.56%) Data Quality
4 4 (1.56%) PMO
5 1 (0.39%) GRC
5 1 (0.39%) HL7
5 1 (0.39%) IEC 61131
5 1 (0.39%) IEC 61508
5 1 (0.39%) ISO 9001
5 1 (0.39%) ISO/IEC 20000
5 1 (0.39%) NIST
5 1 (0.39%) QA
System Software
1 65 (25.39%) Active Directory
2 15 (5.86%) Hyper-V
3 6 (2.34%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (1.95%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 18 (7.03%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (1.56%) SCCM
3 3 (1.17%) FortiGate
4 2 (0.78%) Nagios
5 1 (0.39%) Functional Safety
5 1 (0.39%) Nessus
5 1 (0.39%) Nmap
5 1 (0.39%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
Vendors
1 89 (34.77%) Microsoft
2 17 (6.64%) Cisco
3 14 (5.47%) Fortinet
3 14 (5.47%) SAP
4 13 (5.08%) VMware
5 12 (4.69%) Google
6 11 (4.30%) Fujitsu
6 11 (4.30%) Virgin Media
7 8 (3.13%) Draytek
8 7 (2.73%) Apple
8 7 (2.73%) ConnectWise
8 7 (2.73%) Meraki
8 7 (2.73%) Mitel
8 7 (2.73%) WatchGuard
9 5 (1.95%) OpenText
9 5 (1.95%) Sage
10 4 (1.56%) ServiceNow
10 4 (1.56%) SonicWALL
11 3 (1.17%) Salesforce
11 3 (1.17%) SolarWinds