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 30 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 48 61 75
Rank change year-on-year +13 +14 +15
Permanent jobs citing Driving Licence 266 332 168
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 4.34% 3.95% 3.44%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 14.43% 12.61% 8.95%
Number of salaries quoted 207 49 131
10th Percentile £24,500 £23,900 £24,495
25th Percentile £26,250 £27,750 £25,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £32,500 £32,004
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +1.55% -19.99%
75th Percentile £41,125 £47,500 £50,000
90th Percentile £48,750 £54,500 £57,500
England median annual salary £34,000 £37,500 £32,500
% change year-on-year -9.33% +15.38% -10.27%

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 1,844 2,633 1,877
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 30.06% 31.31% 38.49%
Number of salaries quoted 1,184 1,076 1,388
10th Percentile £25,750 £32,000 £27,350
25th Percentile £29,750 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £51,559
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% +6.67% +0.12%
75th Percentile £65,000 £66,967 £64,063
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,056 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% -4.00% -3.85%

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 30 November 2025.

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 30 November 2025. 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 +36 158 £28,500 -9.51% 61
West Midlands -12 108 £33,000 +1.54% 88
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 19 (7.14%) SharePoint
2 12 (4.51%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (2.26%) WinCC
4 4 (1.50%) Confluence
4 4 (1.50%) FactoryTalk
5 2 (0.75%) ArchestrA
6 1 (0.38%) ArcGIS
Applications
1 21 (7.89%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (6.02%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.50%) CATIA
4 1 (0.38%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (0.38%) Dynamics NAV
1 1 (0.38%) Infor M3
1 1 (0.38%) Magento
1 1 (0.38%) Sage 200
1 1 (0.38%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 95 (35.71%) Microsoft 365
2 48 (18.05%) Azure
3 15 (5.64%) Entra ID
4 14 (5.26%) AWS
5 4 (1.50%) SaaS
6 2 (0.75%) Azure Sentinel
6 2 (0.75%) Dynamics 365
6 2 (0.75%) Google Ads
6 2 (0.75%) Google Analytics
7 1 (0.38%) BigCommerce
7 1 (0.38%) Mimecast
7 1 (0.38%) OneDrive
7 1 (0.38%) Power Automate
7 1 (0.38%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 43 (16.17%) DNS
2 37 (13.91%) DHCP
3 30 (11.28%) Firewall
4 18 (6.77%) Wi-Fi
5 17 (6.39%) WAN
6 15 (5.64%) LAN
6 15 (5.64%) VPN
7 13 (4.89%) Structured Cabling
8 12 (4.51%) TCP/IP
9 9 (3.38%) VLAN
10 7 (2.63%) Broadband
10 7 (2.63%) IP Telephony
11 6 (2.26%) 3G
11 6 (2.26%) 4G
11 6 (2.26%) ADSL
11 6 (2.26%) Modbus
12 4 (1.50%) SAN
13 3 (1.13%) Ethernet
13 3 (1.13%) PSTN
13 3 (1.13%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.50%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.38%) Geospatial Data
2 1 (0.38%) Power BI
2 1 (0.38%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 4 (1.50%) JIRA
General
1 109 (40.98%) Social Skills
2 27 (10.15%) Manufacturing
3 26 (9.77%) Marketing
3 26 (9.77%) Telecoms
4 25 (9.40%) Analytical Skills
5 22 (8.27%) Finance
6 19 (7.14%) Legal
7 18 (6.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 14 (5.26%) Retail
9 12 (4.51%) Public Sector
10 9 (3.38%) Advertising
10 9 (3.38%) Organisational Skills
11 8 (3.01%) Pharmaceutical
12 7 (2.63%) Electronics
13 6 (2.26%) Law
13 6 (2.26%) Military
14 5 (1.88%) Documentation Skills
15 3 (1.13%) Billing
16 2 (0.75%) Presentation Skills
17 1 (0.38%) Health Technology
Job Titles
1 95 (35.71%) IT Support
2 75 (28.20%) Support Engineer
3 55 (20.68%) IT Engineer
4 54 (20.30%) IT Support Engineer
5 27 (10.15%) Support Technician
6 26 (9.77%) Technical Engineer
7 19 (7.14%) Senior
8 17 (6.39%) Technical Support
8 17 (6.39%) Technical Support Engineer
9 15 (5.64%) 2nd Line Support
10 14 (5.26%) 1st Line Support
10 14 (5.26%) Analyst
11 13 (4.89%) Cabling Engineer
11 13 (4.89%) Data Engineer
11 13 (4.89%) IT Support Technician
11 13 (4.89%) IT Technician
12 12 (4.51%) IT Analyst
12 12 (4.51%) IT Support Analyst
12 12 (4.51%) Project Manager
12 12 (4.51%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.50%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 30 (11.28%) Onboarding
2 17 (6.39%) Self-Motivation
3 12 (4.51%) Renewable Energy
3 12 (4.51%) SCADA
4 10 (3.76%) e-Learning
5 9 (3.38%) CCTV
6 7 (2.63%) Operational Technology
7 6 (2.26%) EPoS
7 6 (2.26%) PDA
8 5 (1.88%) FMCG
9 4 (1.50%) Legacy Systems
9 4 (1.50%) NHS
9 4 (1.50%) Web Conferencing
10 3 (1.13%) Enterprise Software
10 3 (1.13%) Smartphone
11 2 (0.75%) Digital Media
11 2 (0.75%) Fibre Optics
11 2 (0.75%) Mobile App
11 2 (0.75%) Social Media
12 1 (0.38%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 100 (37.59%) Windows
2 56 (21.05%) Windows Server
3 18 (6.77%) Linux
4 5 (1.88%) Mac OS X
4 5 (1.88%) Windows 10
4 5 (1.88%) Windows Server 2019
5 4 (1.50%) Windows Server 2016
6 3 (1.13%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.75%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.38%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 112 (42.11%) Problem-Solving
2 109 (40.98%) Customer Service
3 32 (12.03%) Cybersecurity
4 31 (11.65%) Incident Management
5 22 (8.27%) Project Management
6 21 (7.89%) ITIL
7 20 (7.52%) ERP
8 18 (6.77%) Mentoring
9 17 (6.39%) Continuous Improvement
10 16 (6.02%) Process Improvement
11 15 (5.64%) User Experience
12 14 (5.26%) Service Delivery
13 13 (4.89%) Collaborative Working
13 13 (4.89%) ITSM
13 13 (4.89%) Mathematics
13 13 (4.89%) Service Management
14 12 (4.51%) Project Delivery
15 11 (4.14%) Data Analysis
15 11 (4.14%) Logistics
15 11 (4.14%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (1.50%) PowerShell
1 4 (1.50%) SQL
2 3 (1.13%) C
2 3 (1.13%) Ladder Logic
3 2 (0.75%) VB
3 2 (0.75%) VBA
4 1 (0.38%) C#
4 1 (0.38%) C++
4 1 (0.38%) PHP
Qualifications
1 32 (12.03%) Degree
2 31 (11.65%) Security Cleared
3 17 (6.39%) Microsoft Certification
4 15 (5.64%) HND
5 13 (4.89%) HNC
6 12 (4.51%) MCP
6 12 (4.51%) MCSA
6 12 (4.51%) MCSE
7 10 (3.76%) CCNA
7 10 (3.76%) Cisco Certification
8 7 (2.63%) CCNP
8 7 (2.63%) City & Guilds
8 7 (2.63%) DBS Check
9 5 (1.88%) Computer Science Degree
9 5 (1.88%) SC Cleared
10 4 (1.50%) BPSS Clearance
11 2 (0.75%) PRINCE2 Certification
12 1 (0.38%) A+ Certification
12 1 (0.38%) CISM
12 1 (0.38%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (3.76%) QA
2 8 (3.01%) Cyber Essentials
3 7 (2.63%) Accessibility
4 6 (2.26%) IEC 61508
4 6 (2.26%) SLA
5 5 (1.88%) IEC 61131
5 5 (1.88%) PMO
6 4 (1.50%) Data Quality
7 2 (0.75%) ISO 9001
7 2 (0.75%) ISO/IEC 20000
7 2 (0.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 1 (0.38%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.38%) HL7
8 1 (0.38%) ISO 22301
8 1 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 17025
8 1 (0.38%) NIST
System Software
1 80 (30.08%) Active Directory
2 23 (8.65%) Hyper-V
3 17 (6.39%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (1.50%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 15 (5.64%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (2.26%) SCCM
3 4 (1.50%) FortiGate
4 3 (1.13%) Autotask
5 1 (0.38%) EnCase
5 1 (0.38%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
Vendors
1 94 (35.34%) Microsoft
2 25 (9.40%) VMware
3 18 (6.77%) SAP
4 14 (5.26%) Cisco
5 10 (3.76%) Siemens
6 8 (3.01%) Rockwell
7 7 (2.63%) Apple
7 7 (2.63%) Draytek
7 7 (2.63%) Mitel
7 7 (2.63%) WatchGuard
8 6 (2.26%) HP
8 6 (2.26%) Sage
9 5 (1.88%) OpenText
10 4 (1.50%) BT
10 4 (1.50%) Fortinet
10 4 (1.50%) QAD
10 4 (1.50%) ServiceNow
10 4 (1.50%) SonicWALL
11 3 (1.13%) Aruba
11 3 (1.13%) Datto