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 9 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 68 43 69
Rank change year-on-year -25 +26 +81
Permanent jobs citing Driving Licence 246 293 337
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 2.55% 5.57% 3.48%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 8.61% 14.92% 9.96%
Number of salaries quoted 180 67 273
10th Percentile £25,235 £23,900 £23,500
25th Percentile £26,250 £25,938 £25,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £31,000 £32,004
Median % change year-on-year -3.23% -3.14% -15.78%
75th Percentile £42,500 £46,250 £47,500
90th Percentile £48,750 £57,564 £58,500
England median annual salary £33,500 £37,500 £31,500
% change year-on-year -10.67% +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 2,856 1,964 3,382
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 29.62% 37.31% 34.88%
Number of salaries quoted 1,166 985 2,514
10th Percentile £26,250 £29,000 £25,750
25th Percentile £30,000 £38,750 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £53,300 £49,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.57% +7.68% -10.00%
75th Percentile £64,750 £66,967 £62,298
90th Percentile £79,500 £75,000 £73,375
England median annual salary £57,239 £61,572 £55,000
% change year-on-year -7.04% +11.95% -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 9 March 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 9 March 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 -16 132 £28,500 -5.00% 54
West Midlands -34 114 £39,500 +21.54% 74
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 18 (7.32%) SharePoint
2 11 (4.47%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (1.22%) Confluence
Applications
1 14 (5.69%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (4.47%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (1.22%) CATIA
4 1 (0.41%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 1 (0.41%) Infor M3
1 1 (0.41%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 103 (41.87%) Microsoft 365
2 32 (13.01%) Azure
3 19 (7.72%) Entra ID
4 11 (4.47%) Google Workspace
5 9 (3.66%) AWS
6 3 (1.22%) Adobe Creative Cloud
7 2 (0.81%) Google Ads
7 2 (0.81%) Google Analytics
8 1 (0.41%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (0.41%) GCP
8 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Purview
8 1 (0.41%) Mimecast
8 1 (0.41%) Nutanix
8 1 (0.41%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 47 (19.11%) DNS
2 45 (18.29%) DHCP
3 25 (10.16%) VPN
4 24 (9.76%) Wi-Fi
5 21 (8.54%) WAN
6 19 (7.72%) Firewall
7 15 (6.10%) TCP/IP
8 14 (5.69%) LAN
9 12 (4.88%) IP Telephony
10 11 (4.47%) Structured Cabling
11 7 (2.85%) SD-WAN
11 7 (2.85%) Wireless
12 6 (2.44%) VoIP
13 5 (2.03%) VLAN
14 4 (1.63%) Broadband
14 4 (1.63%) WLAN
15 3 (1.22%) Ethernet
15 3 (1.22%) Remote Desktop
16 2 (0.81%) 3G
16 2 (0.81%) 4G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.63%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.41%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 3 (1.22%) JIRA
2 1 (0.41%) Burp Suite
2 1 (0.41%) Metasploit
General
1 92 (37.40%) Social Skills
2 25 (10.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 22 (8.94%) Marketing
4 20 (8.13%) Analytical Skills
5 18 (7.32%) Legal
6 17 (6.91%) Telecoms
7 16 (6.50%) Organisational Skills
8 14 (5.69%) Multimedia
8 14 (5.69%) Public Sector
9 12 (4.88%) Finance
10 11 (4.47%) Manufacturing
11 5 (2.03%) Local Government
12 3 (1.22%) Electronics
13 2 (0.81%) Advertising
13 2 (0.81%) Automotive
13 2 (0.81%) Documentation Skills
13 2 (0.81%) Retail
14 1 (0.41%) Digital Healthcare
14 1 (0.41%) Health Technology
Job Titles
1 98 (39.84%) IT Support
2 75 (30.49%) Support Engineer
3 74 (30.08%) IT Engineer
4 67 (27.24%) IT Support Engineer
5 38 (15.45%) Support Technician
6 21 (8.54%) IT Support Technician
6 21 (8.54%) IT Technician
7 14 (5.69%) Senior
7 14 (5.69%) Technical Support
8 12 (4.88%) Cabling Engineer
8 12 (4.88%) Data Engineer
9 11 (4.47%) Trainee
9 11 (4.47%) Trainee IT Support
9 11 (4.47%) Trainee Support Engineer
10 10 (4.07%) Lead
11 9 (3.66%) Consultant
12 8 (3.25%) Analyst
12 8 (3.25%) Systems Engineer
13 7 (2.85%) Development Manager
13 7 (2.85%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.41%) SAP CAF
Miscellaneous
1 33 (13.41%) Onboarding
2 12 (4.88%) CCTV
3 10 (4.07%) Self-Motivation
4 5 (2.03%) Digital Media
4 5 (2.03%) e-Learning
4 5 (2.03%) NHS
5 4 (1.63%) Enterprise Software
5 4 (1.63%) Management Information System
5 4 (1.63%) Social Media
5 4 (1.63%) Web Conferencing
6 3 (1.22%) EPoS
6 3 (1.22%) Fibre Optics
6 3 (1.22%) Learning Management System
6 3 (1.22%) Mobile App
6 3 (1.22%) SCADA
6 3 (1.22%) SCORM
6 3 (1.22%) Smart Home
6 3 (1.22%) Smartphone
7 2 (0.81%) PDA
8 1 (0.41%) iSeries
Operating Systems
1 96 (39.02%) Windows
2 47 (19.11%) Windows Server
3 12 (4.88%) Linux
4 6 (2.44%) Windows 10
5 4 (1.63%) Windows Server 2019
6 3 (1.22%) Android
6 3 (1.22%) Apple iOS
6 3 (1.22%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.81%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 104 (42.28%) Problem-Solving
2 92 (37.40%) Customer Service
3 35 (14.23%) ITIL
4 31 (12.60%) Continuous Improvement
5 30 (12.20%) Cybersecurity
6 29 (11.79%) Incident Management
7 26 (10.57%) Mentoring
8 19 (7.72%) ITSM
8 19 (7.72%) Process Improvement
9 17 (6.91%) Collaborative Working
10 16 (6.50%) Service Delivery
11 14 (5.69%) B2B
12 13 (5.28%) Mathematics
12 13 (5.28%) Project Delivery
13 12 (4.88%) Collaborative Culture
13 12 (4.88%) Logistics
14 11 (4.47%) Data Analysis
15 10 (4.07%) Data Protection
15 10 (4.07%) Disaster Recovery
15 10 (4.07%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (1.63%) SQL
2 3 (1.22%) C
3 2 (0.81%) Ladder Logic
3 2 (0.81%) Python
3 2 (0.81%) VB
3 2 (0.81%) VBA
4 1 (0.41%) C#
4 1 (0.41%) C++
4 1 (0.41%) PHP
Qualifications
1 27 (10.98%) Degree
2 24 (9.76%) Security Cleared
3 18 (7.32%) Microsoft Certification
4 11 (4.47%) SC Cleared
5 8 (3.25%) HND
6 7 (2.85%) BPSS Clearance
6 7 (2.85%) CCNA
6 7 (2.85%) CCNP
6 7 (2.85%) Cisco Certification
6 7 (2.85%) MCSA
6 7 (2.85%) MCSE
6 7 (2.85%) Microsoft Certified Professional
7 6 (2.44%) HNC
8 3 (1.22%) Master's Degree
9 2 (0.81%) DBS Check
9 2 (0.81%) ITIL Certification
10 1 (0.41%) CHECK Team Member
10 1 (0.41%) CISM
10 1 (0.41%) CISSP
10 1 (0.41%) CREST Certified
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (6.50%) Cyber Essentials
2 9 (3.66%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 9 (3.66%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 6 (2.44%) SLA
4 4 (1.63%) Data Quality
5 3 (1.22%) PMO
6 1 (0.41%) GRC
6 1 (0.41%) HL7
6 1 (0.41%) IEC 61508
6 1 (0.41%) ISO 9001
6 1 (0.41%) NIST
System Software
1 60 (24.39%) Active Directory
2 14 (5.69%) Hyper-V
3 5 (2.03%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (1.63%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 19 (7.72%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (1.63%) SCCM
3 2 (0.81%) FortiGate
3 2 (0.81%) Nagios
4 1 (0.41%) Functional Safety
4 1 (0.41%) Nessus
4 1 (0.41%) Nmap
4 1 (0.41%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
Vendors
1 83 (33.74%) Microsoft
2 15 (6.10%) Cisco
3 13 (5.28%) Fortinet
3 13 (5.28%) Google
4 12 (4.88%) VMware
5 11 (4.47%) Fujitsu
5 11 (4.47%) Virgin Media
6 8 (3.25%) ConnectWise
6 8 (3.25%) Draytek
7 7 (2.85%) Apple
7 7 (2.85%) Meraki
7 7 (2.85%) Mitel
7 7 (2.85%) WatchGuard
8 6 (2.44%) SAP
9 5 (2.03%) OpenText
9 5 (2.03%) Sage
10 4 (1.63%) ServiceNow
11 3 (1.22%) Adobe
11 3 (1.22%) Salesforce
11 3 (1.22%) SonicWALL