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

6 months to
1 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 70 48 58
Rank change year-on-year -22 +10 +92
Permanent jobs citing Driving Licence 250 301 324
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 2.69% 5.37% 3.67%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 8.81% 14.81% 10.48%
Number of salaries quoted 184 60 270
10th Percentile £25,250 £23,725 £23,125
25th Percentile £26,250 £26,094 £25,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £31,500 £31,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +1.61% -11.43%
75th Percentile £42,313 £47,500 £47,500
90th Percentile £48,750 £58,019 £59,125
England median annual salary £34,000 £37,500 £31,250
% change year-on-year -9.33% +20.00% -10.71%

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 2,839 2,032 3,091
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 30.55% 36.24% 35.02%
Number of salaries quoted 1,164 928 2,336
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,350 £25,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £38,754 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £54,125 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.86% +8.25% -9.09%
75th Percentile £65,000 £66,967 £62,500
90th Percentile £78,790 £75,000 £73,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +13.64% -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 1 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 1 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 -11 137 £28,500 -5.00% 55
West Midlands -30 113 £39,500 +21.54% 70
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 20 (8.00%) SharePoint
2 11 (4.40%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (1.60%) Confluence
Applications
1 14 (5.60%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (4.80%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.60%) CATIA
4 1 (0.40%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 1 (0.40%) Infor M3
1 1 (0.40%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 102 (40.80%) Microsoft 365
2 34 (13.60%) Azure
3 19 (7.60%) Entra ID
4 10 (4.00%) AWS
4 10 (4.00%) Google Workspace
5 3 (1.20%) Adobe Creative Cloud
6 2 (0.80%) Google Ads
6 2 (0.80%) Google Analytics
7 1 (0.40%) Azure Sentinel
7 1 (0.40%) Dynamics 365
7 1 (0.40%) GCP
7 1 (0.40%) Microsoft Purview
7 1 (0.40%) Mimecast
7 1 (0.40%) Nutanix
7 1 (0.40%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 48 (19.20%) DNS
2 45 (18.00%) DHCP
3 26 (10.40%) Wi-Fi
4 25 (10.00%) VPN
5 22 (8.80%) WAN
6 21 (8.40%) Firewall
7 15 (6.00%) TCP/IP
8 14 (5.60%) LAN
9 13 (5.20%) Structured Cabling
10 12 (4.80%) IP Telephony
11 8 (3.20%) SD-WAN
12 7 (2.80%) VLAN
12 7 (2.80%) VoIP
12 7 (2.80%) Wireless
13 5 (2.00%) Broadband
14 4 (1.60%) Ethernet
14 4 (1.60%) WLAN
15 3 (1.20%) PSTN
15 3 (1.20%) Remote Desktop
16 2 (0.80%) ADSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.60%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.40%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 4 (1.60%) JIRA
2 1 (0.40%) Burp Suite
2 1 (0.40%) Metasploit
General
1 92 (36.80%) Social Skills
2 27 (10.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 23 (9.20%) Marketing
4 22 (8.80%) Analytical Skills
5 20 (8.00%) Legal
5 20 (8.00%) Telecoms
6 16 (6.40%) Public Sector
7 14 (5.60%) Finance
7 14 (5.60%) Manufacturing
7 14 (5.60%) Multimedia
8 11 (4.40%) Organisational Skills
9 5 (2.00%) Electronics
9 5 (2.00%) Local Government
10 4 (1.60%) Retail
11 2 (0.80%) Advertising
11 2 (0.80%) Automotive
11 2 (0.80%) Documentation Skills
12 1 (0.40%) Digital Healthcare
12 1 (0.40%) Health Technology
12 1 (0.40%) Law
Job Titles
1 97 (38.80%) IT Support
2 74 (29.60%) Support Engineer
3 73 (29.20%) IT Engineer
4 66 (26.40%) IT Support Engineer
5 39 (15.60%) Support Technician
6 21 (8.40%) IT Support Technician
6 21 (8.40%) IT Technician
7 16 (6.40%) Senior
8 14 (5.60%) Cabling Engineer
8 14 (5.60%) Data Engineer
9 11 (4.40%) Technical Support
9 11 (4.40%) Trainee
9 11 (4.40%) Trainee IT Support
9 11 (4.40%) Trainee Support Engineer
10 9 (3.60%) Consultant
11 8 (3.20%) 1st Line Support
11 8 (3.20%) Analyst
11 8 (3.20%) Lead
11 8 (3.20%) Systems Engineer
12 7 (2.80%) IT Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.40%) SAP CAF
Miscellaneous
1 36 (14.40%) Onboarding
2 12 (4.80%) CCTV
3 11 (4.40%) Self-Motivation
4 7 (2.80%) e-Learning
5 5 (2.00%) Digital Media
5 5 (2.00%) EPoS
5 5 (2.00%) NHS
6 4 (1.60%) Enterprise Software
6 4 (1.60%) Management Information System
6 4 (1.60%) PDA
6 4 (1.60%) SCADA
6 4 (1.60%) Web Conferencing
7 3 (1.20%) Fibre Optics
7 3 (1.20%) Learning Management System
7 3 (1.20%) Mobile App
7 3 (1.20%) SCORM
7 3 (1.20%) Smart Home
7 3 (1.20%) Smartphone
7 3 (1.20%) Social Media
8 2 (0.80%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 95 (38.00%) Windows
2 47 (18.80%) Windows Server
3 13 (5.20%) Linux
4 5 (2.00%) Windows 10
5 4 (1.60%) Windows Server 2019
6 3 (1.20%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.80%) Android
7 2 (0.80%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.80%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 106 (42.40%) Problem-Solving
2 99 (39.60%) Customer Service
3 32 (12.80%) ITIL
4 31 (12.40%) Cybersecurity
5 29 (11.60%) Incident Management
5 29 (11.60%) Mentoring
6 28 (11.20%) Continuous Improvement
7 19 (7.60%) ITSM
7 19 (7.60%) Process Improvement
8 17 (6.80%) Service Delivery
9 16 (6.40%) Collaborative Working
10 13 (5.20%) Mathematics
11 12 (4.80%) B2B
11 12 (4.80%) Data Analysis
11 12 (4.80%) Logistics
12 11 (4.40%) Project Delivery
12 11 (4.40%) Project Management
13 10 (4.00%) Collaborative Culture
13 10 (4.00%) ERP
13 10 (4.00%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 4 (1.60%) SQL
2 3 (1.20%) C
3 2 (0.80%) Ladder Logic
3 2 (0.80%) VB
3 2 (0.80%) VBA
4 1 (0.40%) C#
4 1 (0.40%) C++
4 1 (0.40%) PHP
4 1 (0.40%) Python
Qualifications
1 29 (11.60%) Degree
1 29 (11.60%) Security Cleared
2 18 (7.20%) Microsoft Certification
3 11 (4.40%) SC Cleared
4 8 (3.20%) HND
5 7 (2.80%) BPSS Clearance
5 7 (2.80%) CCNA
5 7 (2.80%) CCNP
5 7 (2.80%) Cisco Certification
5 7 (2.80%) MCSA
5 7 (2.80%) MCSE
5 7 (2.80%) Microsoft Certified Professional
6 6 (2.40%) HNC
7 3 (1.20%) Master's Degree
8 2 (0.80%) DBS Check
8 2 (0.80%) ITIL Certification
9 1 (0.40%) Chartered Engineer
9 1 (0.40%) CISM
9 1 (0.40%) CISSP
9 1 (0.40%) GPEN
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (6.40%) Cyber Essentials
2 9 (3.60%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 9 (3.60%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 6 (2.40%) SLA
4 4 (1.60%) Data Quality
5 3 (1.20%) PMO
6 1 (0.40%) GRC
6 1 (0.40%) HL7
6 1 (0.40%) IEC 61131
6 1 (0.40%) IEC 61508
6 1 (0.40%) ISO 9001
6 1 (0.40%) ISO/IEC 20000
6 1 (0.40%) NIST
System Software
1 62 (24.80%) Active Directory
2 15 (6.00%) Hyper-V
3 6 (2.40%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (2.00%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 18 (7.20%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (1.60%) SCCM
3 3 (1.20%) FortiGate
4 2 (0.80%) Nagios
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 85 (34.00%) Microsoft
2 17 (6.80%) Cisco
3 14 (5.60%) Fortinet
4 13 (5.20%) VMware
5 12 (4.80%) Google
6 11 (4.40%) Fujitsu
6 11 (4.40%) Virgin Media
7 10 (4.00%) SAP
8 8 (3.20%) Draytek
9 7 (2.80%) Apple
9 7 (2.80%) Meraki
9 7 (2.80%) Mitel
9 7 (2.80%) WatchGuard
10 6 (2.40%) ConnectWise
11 5 (2.00%) OpenText
11 5 (2.00%) Sage
12 4 (1.60%) ServiceNow
12 4 (1.60%) SonicWALL
13 3 (1.20%) Salesforce
13 3 (1.20%) SolarWinds