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

6 months to
11 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 65 47 64
Rank change year-on-year -18 +17 +84
Permanent jobs citing Driving Licence 252 306 292
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 2.94% 5.13% 3.52%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 9.16% 14.48% 10.25%
Number of salaries quoted 186 57 249
10th Percentile £24,750 £23,800 £23,100
25th Percentile £26,250 £27,750 £25,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £32,500 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% -14.29%
75th Percentile £40,938 £47,500 £47,500
90th Percentile £48,750 £59,096 £62,500
England median annual salary £34,000 £37,500 £31,500
% change year-on-year -9.33% +19.05% -10.00%

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 2,751 2,113 2,850
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 32.08% 35.39% 34.37%
Number of salaries quoted 1,130 901 2,224
10th Percentile £26,000 £31,250 £25,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £41,250 £32,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £63,750 £66,967 £62,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £76,250 £73,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £55,500
% change year-on-year -12.00% +12.61% -14.62%

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 11 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 11 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 +1 142 £28,500 -5.00% 57
West Midlands -35 110 £39,750 +22.31% 94
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 21 (8.33%) SharePoint
2 10 (3.97%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (1.59%) Confluence
4 2 (0.79%) FactoryTalk
4 2 (0.79%) WinCC
Applications
1 14 (5.56%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (4.76%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.59%) CATIA
4 1 (0.40%) AutoCAD
4 1 (0.40%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (0.40%) Infor M3
Cloud Services
1 102 (40.48%) Microsoft 365
2 31 (12.30%) Azure
3 17 (6.75%) Entra ID
4 9 (3.57%) AWS
5 8 (3.17%) Google Workspace
6 3 (1.19%) Adobe Creative Cloud
7 2 (0.79%) Google Ads
7 2 (0.79%) Google Analytics
8 1 (0.40%) Azure Sentinel
8 1 (0.40%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (0.40%) GCP
8 1 (0.40%) Mimecast
8 1 (0.40%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 48 (19.05%) DNS
2 45 (17.86%) DHCP
3 25 (9.92%) Wi-Fi
4 23 (9.13%) Firewall
5 21 (8.33%) VPN
6 19 (7.54%) WAN
7 13 (5.16%) LAN
7 13 (5.16%) Structured Cabling
8 12 (4.76%) IP Telephony
8 12 (4.76%) TCP/IP
9 7 (2.78%) Broadband
9 7 (2.78%) VLAN
10 6 (2.38%) SD-WAN
10 6 (2.38%) VoIP
11 5 (1.98%) Wireless
12 4 (1.59%) WLAN
13 3 (1.19%) Ethernet
13 3 (1.19%) PSTN
13 3 (1.19%) Remote Desktop
14 2 (0.79%) 4G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.59%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.40%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 4 (1.59%) JIRA
2 1 (0.40%) Burp Suite
2 1 (0.40%) Metasploit
General
1 90 (35.71%) Social Skills
2 30 (11.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 22 (8.73%) Marketing
4 21 (8.33%) Telecoms
5 20 (7.94%) Analytical Skills
6 19 (7.54%) Legal
7 18 (7.14%) Public Sector
8 17 (6.75%) Manufacturing
9 16 (6.35%) Finance
10 14 (5.56%) Multimedia
11 7 (2.78%) Electronics
11 7 (2.78%) Retail
12 6 (2.38%) Local Government
13 4 (1.59%) Organisational Skills
14 2 (0.79%) Advertising
14 2 (0.79%) Automotive
14 2 (0.79%) Documentation Skills
15 1 (0.40%) Digital Healthcare
15 1 (0.40%) Health Technology
15 1 (0.40%) Law
Job Titles
1 97 (38.49%) IT Support
2 75 (29.76%) Support Engineer
3 74 (29.37%) IT Engineer
4 68 (26.98%) IT Support Engineer
5 38 (15.08%) Support Technician
6 20 (7.94%) Senior
7 19 (7.54%) IT Support Technician
7 19 (7.54%) IT Technician
8 13 (5.16%) Cabling Engineer
8 13 (5.16%) Data Engineer
9 11 (4.37%) 1st Line Support
9 11 (4.37%) Trainee
9 11 (4.37%) Trainee IT Support
9 11 (4.37%) Trainee Support Engineer
10 8 (3.17%) Consultant
10 8 (3.17%) Coordinator
10 8 (3.17%) Field Engineer
10 8 (3.17%) Lead
11 7 (2.78%) Analyst
11 7 (2.78%) Help Desk Support Technician
Miscellaneous
1 33 (13.10%) Onboarding
2 11 (4.37%) Self-Motivation
3 10 (3.97%) CCTV
3 10 (3.97%) e-Learning
4 6 (2.38%) PDA
4 6 (2.38%) SCADA
5 5 (1.98%) Digital Media
5 5 (1.98%) EPoS
5 5 (1.98%) NHS
6 4 (1.59%) Enterprise Software
6 4 (1.59%) Web Conferencing
7 3 (1.19%) Learning Management System
7 3 (1.19%) Mobile App
7 3 (1.19%) SCORM
7 3 (1.19%) Smartphone
8 2 (0.79%) Fibre Optics
8 2 (0.79%) Legacy Systems
8 2 (0.79%) Management Information System
8 2 (0.79%) Renewable Energy
8 2 (0.79%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 94 (37.30%) Windows
2 51 (20.24%) Windows Server
3 13 (5.16%) Linux
4 5 (1.98%) Windows 10
5 4 (1.59%) Windows Server 2019
6 3 (1.19%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.79%) Android
7 2 (0.79%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.79%) Windows Server 2012
7 2 (0.79%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 109 (43.25%) Customer Service
2 105 (41.67%) Problem-Solving
3 33 (13.10%) Incident Management
4 32 (12.70%) Cybersecurity
5 29 (11.51%) ITIL
6 27 (10.71%) Mentoring
7 19 (7.54%) Continuous Improvement
8 17 (6.75%) ITSM
9 16 (6.35%) Data Analysis
9 16 (6.35%) Process Improvement
9 16 (6.35%) Service Delivery
10 13 (5.16%) Mathematics
11 12 (4.76%) Collaborative Working
11 12 (4.76%) Project Management
11 12 (4.76%) Service Management
11 12 (4.76%) User Experience
12 10 (3.97%) Project Delivery
12 10 (3.97%) Time Management
13 9 (3.57%) Digital Marketing
13 9 (3.57%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 4 (1.59%) SQL
2 3 (1.19%) C
3 2 (0.79%) VB
3 2 (0.79%) VBA
4 1 (0.40%) C#
4 1 (0.40%) C++
4 1 (0.40%) Ladder Logic
4 1 (0.40%) PHP
Qualifications
1 34 (13.49%) Degree
2 29 (11.51%) Security Cleared
3 17 (6.75%) Microsoft Certification
4 9 (3.57%) SC Cleared
5 8 (3.17%) HND
6 7 (2.78%) BPSS Clearance
6 7 (2.78%) CCNA
6 7 (2.78%) CCNP
6 7 (2.78%) Cisco Certification
6 7 (2.78%) MCSA
6 7 (2.78%) MCSE
6 7 (2.78%) Microsoft Certified Professional
7 6 (2.38%) HNC
8 3 (1.19%) Master's Degree
9 2 (0.79%) ITIL Certification
10 1 (0.40%) Chartered Engineer
10 1 (0.40%) CISM
10 1 (0.40%) DBS Check
10 1 (0.40%) GPEN
10 1 (0.40%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (5.56%) Cyber Essentials
2 8 (3.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 7 (2.78%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 6 (2.38%) SLA
5 4 (1.59%) Data Quality
5 4 (1.59%) PMO
5 4 (1.59%) QA
6 3 (1.19%) IEC 61508
7 2 (0.79%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.40%) GRC
8 1 (0.40%) HL7
8 1 (0.40%) IEC 61131
8 1 (0.40%) ISO/IEC 17025
8 1 (0.40%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 1 (0.40%) NIST
System Software
1 67 (26.59%) Active Directory
2 16 (6.35%) Hyper-V
3 7 (2.78%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (1.59%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 16 (6.35%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (1.59%) SCCM
3 3 (1.19%) FortiGate
4 2 (0.79%) Nagios
5 1 (0.40%) EnCase
5 1 (0.40%) Functional Safety
5 1 (0.40%) Nessus
5 1 (0.40%) Nmap
5 1 (0.40%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
Vendors
1 83 (32.94%) Microsoft
2 16 (6.35%) Cisco
3 14 (5.56%) Fortinet
3 14 (5.56%) SAP
3 14 (5.56%) VMware
4 11 (4.37%) Fujitsu
4 11 (4.37%) Virgin Media
5 10 (3.97%) Google
6 8 (3.17%) Draytek
7 7 (2.78%) Apple
7 7 (2.78%) Mitel
7 7 (2.78%) WatchGuard
8 6 (2.38%) Meraki
9 5 (1.98%) OpenText
9 5 (1.98%) Sage
10 4 (1.59%) ConnectWise
10 4 (1.59%) Rockwell
10 4 (1.59%) ServiceNow
10 4 (1.59%) Siemens
10 4 (1.59%) SonicWALL