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

6 months to
21 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 43 20 105
Rank change year-on-year -23 +85 +11
Permanent jobs citing Driving Licence 472 420 217
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 3.02% 7.51% 2.16%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 13.72% 17.74% 7.73%
Number of salaries quoted 338 199 71
10th Percentile £26,421 £25,750 £24,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £27,250 £26,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,597 £32,750 £32,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.91% +2.34% +4.30%
75th Percentile £51,250 £43,750 £34,375
90th Percentile £57,500 £58,000 £46,189
England median annual salary £39,955 £37,500 £33,000
% change year-on-year +6.55% +13.64% +1.54%

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 3,441 2,368 2,806
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 21.99% 42.35% 27.96%
Number of salaries quoted 2,217 1,208 1,231
10th Percentile £29,750 £26,375 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £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 £63,750 £62,500 £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 21 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 21 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 -20 261 £37,500 +19.05% 137
West Midlands +20 211 £41,250 +11.49% 165
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 27 (5.72%) SharePoint
2 17 (3.60%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.64%) IIS
4 2 (0.42%) ArchestrA
4 2 (0.42%) CMS
Applications
1 44 (9.32%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (2.33%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (1.27%) AutoCAD
3 6 (1.27%) Simulink
3 6 (1.27%) Spreadsheet
4 5 (1.06%) Chatbot
4 5 (1.06%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.64%) EPLAN
6 2 (0.42%) Adobe Premiere
6 2 (0.42%) CapCut
7 1 (0.21%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.21%) CorelDRAW
7 1 (0.21%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.21%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 10 (2.12%) Sonata
2 5 (1.06%) Oracle ERP
2 5 (1.06%) Salesforce CRM
3 4 (0.85%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.42%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
4 2 (0.42%) Infor LN
4 2 (0.42%) MFGPRO
4 2 (0.42%) Sage X3
5 1 (0.21%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 99 (20.97%) Microsoft 365
2 55 (11.65%) Azure
3 40 (8.47%) Entra ID
4 17 (3.60%) Google Workspace
5 15 (3.18%) AWS
6 10 (2.12%) Power Platform
7 8 (1.69%) OneDrive
8 7 (1.48%) Microsoft Copilot
9 6 (1.27%) SaaS
10 5 (1.06%) Copilot Studio
10 5 (1.06%) PowerApps
11 4 (0.85%) Amazon EKS
12 3 (0.64%) Power Automate
13 2 (0.42%) Azure DevOps
13 2 (0.42%) Azure Monitor
13 2 (0.42%) Azure Sentinel
13 2 (0.42%) Microsoft Purview
14 1 (0.21%) Cloud Computing
14 1 (0.21%) Cloudflare
Communications & Networking
1 42 (8.90%) Wireless
2 29 (6.14%) Firewall
3 20 (4.24%) DHCP
3 20 (4.24%) DNS
4 17 (3.60%) VPN
5 15 (3.18%) TCP/IP
6 14 (2.97%) VLAN
6 14 (2.97%) WAN
7 12 (2.54%) Broadband
8 10 (2.12%) Wi-Fi
9 9 (1.91%) Internet
10 8 (1.69%) IP Telephony
10 8 (1.69%) LAN
10 8 (1.69%) SD-WAN
11 6 (1.27%) VoIP
12 5 (1.06%) Ethernet
12 5 (1.06%) Structured Cabling
13 4 (0.85%) Profibus
14 3 (0.64%) MQTT
14 3 (0.64%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (2.12%) Power BI
2 7 (1.48%) SQL Server
3 3 (0.64%) MySQL
3 3 (0.64%) Neo4j
4 2 (0.42%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 7 (1.48%) JIRA
2 2 (0.42%) GitLab
3 1 (0.21%) Hudson
3 1 (0.21%) LabVIEW
General
1 216 (45.76%) Social Skills
2 82 (17.37%) Finance
3 55 (11.65%) Telecoms
4 49 (10.38%) Law
5 46 (9.75%) Manufacturing
6 39 (8.26%) Analytical Skills
6 39 (8.26%) Military
7 37 (7.84%) Back Office
8 36 (7.63%) Organisational Skills
9 27 (5.72%) Marketing
10 18 (3.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 15 (3.18%) Legal
11 15 (3.18%) Retail
12 14 (2.97%) Automotive
13 13 (2.75%) Aerospace
14 12 (2.54%) Influencing Skills
15 9 (1.91%) Presentation Skills
15 9 (1.91%) Public Sector
16 8 (1.69%) Advertising
17 6 (1.27%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 79 (16.74%) IT Support
2 69 (14.62%) Support Engineer
3 60 (12.71%) Business Development Manager
3 60 (12.71%) Business Manager
3 60 (12.71%) Development Manager
4 52 (11.02%) IT Engineer
5 46 (9.75%) Project Manager
6 44 (9.32%) IT Support Engineer
7 32 (6.78%) IT Technician
8 30 (6.36%) Support Technician
9 24 (5.08%) Technical Engineer
10 23 (4.87%) IT Support Technician
11 22 (4.66%) Technical Support
12 21 (4.45%) Technical Support Engineer
13 19 (4.03%) Analyst
14 18 (3.81%) Network Engineer
15 16 (3.39%) Systems Engineer
16 14 (2.97%) Field Engineer
17 13 (2.75%) Coordinator
17 13 (2.75%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (1.69%) Terraform
2 3 (0.64%) JSON
3 1 (0.21%) SOAP
3 1 (0.21%) STL
Miscellaneous
1 59 (12.50%) Self-Motivation
2 34 (7.20%) CCTV
3 20 (4.24%) Onboarding
4 14 (2.97%) NHS
5 9 (1.91%) Management Information System
5 9 (1.91%) SCADA
6 7 (1.48%) Data Centre
7 6 (1.27%) CAN bus
7 6 (1.27%) Renewable Energy
7 6 (1.27%) Video Conferencing
8 5 (1.06%) Enterprise Software
8 5 (1.06%) Life Science
9 4 (0.85%) Hybrid Cloud
10 3 (0.64%) Analytical Mindset
10 3 (0.64%) Fibre Optics
10 3 (0.64%) IoT
10 3 (0.64%) Private Cloud
10 3 (0.64%) Replication
10 3 (0.64%) Social Media
10 3 (0.64%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 92 (19.49%) Windows
2 30 (6.36%) Windows Server
3 24 (5.08%) Linux
4 9 (1.91%) Windows 10
5 7 (1.48%) Apple iOS
6 6 (1.27%) Android
7 4 (0.85%) Mac OS
8 3 (0.64%) Ubuntu
9 2 (0.42%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.21%) Windows 7
10 1 (0.21%) Windows NT
10 1 (0.21%) Windows Server 2016
10 1 (0.21%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 161 (34.11%) Problem-Solving
2 106 (22.46%) Customer Service
3 64 (13.56%) Business Development
4 60 (12.71%) Commercial Awareness
5 58 (12.29%) Continuous Improvement
5 58 (12.29%) CRM
6 52 (11.02%) Decision-Making
7 33 (6.99%) Project Delivery
8 32 (6.78%) Cybersecurity
8 32 (6.78%) ITIL
8 32 (6.78%) Service Delivery
9 30 (6.36%) Mentoring
10 29 (6.14%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 26 (5.51%) Collaborative Working
11 26 (5.51%) Logistics
12 23 (4.87%) Project Management
13 22 (4.66%) Preventative Maintenance
14 20 (4.24%) Time Management
15 18 (3.81%) ERP
15 18 (3.81%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 10 (2.12%) SQL
2 8 (1.69%) PowerShell
3 6 (1.27%) MATLAB
4 4 (0.85%) Ladder Logic
4 4 (0.85%) Python
Qualifications
1 47 (9.96%) Degree
2 25 (5.30%) Microsoft Certification
3 22 (4.66%) DBS Check
4 21 (4.45%) Security Cleared
5 18 (3.81%) SC Cleared
6 14 (2.97%) CCNA
6 14 (2.97%) Cisco Certification
7 11 (2.33%) City & Guilds
7 11 (2.33%) HND
8 10 (2.12%) HNC
8 10 (2.12%) MCSE
9 9 (1.91%) CCNP
10 8 (1.69%) MCSA
10 8 (1.69%) Microsoft Certified Professional
11 7 (1.48%) Master's Degree
12 6 (1.27%) BPSS Clearance
12 6 (1.27%) Chartered Engineer
13 3 (0.64%) Azure Certification
13 3 (0.64%) Computer Science Degree
13 3 (0.64%) NVQ Level 3
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (3.60%) Cyber Essentials
2 14 (2.97%) QA
3 11 (2.33%) SLA
4 9 (1.91%) GDPR
5 6 (1.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (0.85%) ISO 9001
7 3 (0.64%) GMP
7 3 (0.64%) ISO/IEC 17025
7 3 (0.64%) NIST
8 2 (0.42%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 2 (0.42%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.21%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.21%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 1 (0.21%) COSHH
9 1 (0.21%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.21%) ISO 14001
9 1 (0.21%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 1 (0.21%) SOC 2
System Software
1 52 (11.02%) Active Directory
2 20 (4.24%) Hyper-V
3 11 (2.33%) VMware Infrastructure
4 10 (2.12%) Virtual Desktop
5 7 (1.48%) vSphere
6 6 (1.27%) Virtual Machines
7 4 (0.85%) Docker
8 2 (0.42%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 29 (6.14%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (2.12%) SCCM
3 4 (0.85%) FortiGate
3 4 (0.85%) Kubernetes
4 3 (0.64%) Galera Cluster
4 3 (0.64%) vCenter Server
5 2 (0.42%) Backup Exec
5 2 (0.42%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (0.42%) WSUS
6 1 (0.21%) BMC PATROL
6 1 (0.21%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 127 (26.91%) Microsoft
2 20 (4.24%) VMware
3 19 (4.03%) Google
4 17 (3.60%) Cisco
5 12 (2.54%) Sage
6 11 (2.33%) ServiceNow
7 9 (1.91%) Apple
8 8 (1.69%) Draytek
8 8 (1.69%) Mitel
8 8 (1.69%) Oracle
8 8 (1.69%) WatchGuard
9 6 (1.27%) DIgSILENT
9 6 (1.27%) OpenText
9 6 (1.27%) Ubiquiti
9 6 (1.27%) YouTube
10 5 (1.06%) Salesforce
11 4 (0.85%) Fortinet
11 4 (0.85%) JD Edwards
11 4 (0.85%) SAP
11 4 (0.85%) Yealink