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 31 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 64 28 91
Rank change year-on-year -36 +63 +47
Permanent jobs citing Driving Licence 329 375 270
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 2.35% 6.55% 2.40%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 11.35% 15.51% 8.12%
Number of salaries quoted 233 162 143
10th Percentile £25,250 £25,575 £24,292
25th Percentile £28,750 £27,750 £25,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,000 £31,500 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year +17.46% +5.00% -35.14%
75th Percentile £48,750 £43,438 £37,500
90th Percentile £57,250 £58,000 £50,000
England median annual salary £37,500 £37,500 £32,500
% change year-on-year - +15.38% -1.52%

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 2,899 2,418 3,324
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 20.72% 42.24% 29.53%
Number of salaries quoted 1,976 1,232 1,862
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,375 £27,050
25th Percentile £36,250 £32,500 £35,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £65,000 £62,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £59,000 £57,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +3.51% -0.87% -11.54%

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 31 July 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 31 July 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 -33 179 £32,500 -0.76% 71
West Midlands +33 150 £40,000 +31.15% 95
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 15 (4.56%) SharePoint
2 10 (3.04%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.61%) ArchestrA
Applications
1 30 (9.12%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (1.52%) AutoCAD
3 3 (0.91%) Microsoft Project
3 3 (0.91%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (0.61%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 3 (0.91%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.61%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
2 2 (0.61%) Infor LN
2 2 (0.61%) MFGPRO
2 2 (0.61%) Sage X3
3 1 (0.30%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 66 (20.06%) Microsoft 365
2 29 (8.81%) Azure
3 18 (5.47%) Entra ID
4 13 (3.95%) Google Workspace
5 3 (0.91%) Power Platform
5 3 (0.91%) SaaS
6 2 (0.61%) AWS
6 2 (0.61%) Azure Sentinel
6 2 (0.61%) Microsoft Copilot
6 2 (0.61%) OneDrive
7 1 (0.30%) Azure Monitor
7 1 (0.30%) Azure Storage
7 1 (0.30%) Cloudflare
7 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Purview
7 1 (0.30%) Nutanix
7 1 (0.30%) Power Automate
7 1 (0.30%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 38 (11.55%) Wireless
2 14 (4.26%) TCP/IP
2 14 (4.26%) VPN
2 14 (4.26%) WAN
3 12 (3.65%) DHCP
3 12 (3.65%) DNS
3 12 (3.65%) VLAN
4 11 (3.34%) Broadband
5 10 (3.04%) Firewall
5 10 (3.04%) Internet
5 10 (3.04%) SD-WAN
6 7 (2.13%) Wi-Fi
7 4 (1.22%) LAN
7 4 (1.22%) LoRaWAN
7 4 (1.22%) MQTT
7 4 (1.22%) Structured Cabling
8 3 (0.91%) VoIP
9 2 (0.61%) BGP
9 2 (0.61%) Ethernet
9 2 (0.61%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.22%) MySQL
1 4 (1.22%) Neo4j
1 4 (1.22%) SQL Server
2 3 (0.91%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 5 (1.52%) JIRA
General
1 152 (46.20%) Social Skills
2 62 (18.84%) Finance
3 47 (14.29%) Telecoms
4 45 (13.68%) Law
5 36 (10.94%) Back Office
5 36 (10.94%) Military
6 28 (8.51%) Organisational Skills
7 27 (8.21%) Analytical Skills
8 18 (5.47%) Manufacturing
9 16 (4.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 15 (4.56%) Marketing
11 9 (2.74%) Legal
12 8 (2.43%) Advertising
12 8 (2.43%) Retail
13 7 (2.13%) Public Sector
14 6 (1.82%) Local Government
15 4 (1.22%) Hindi Language
16 3 (0.91%) Documentation Skills
16 3 (0.91%) Social Housing
17 2 (0.61%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 63 (19.15%) IT Support
2 47 (14.29%) Support Engineer
3 44 (13.37%) Business Development Manager
3 44 (13.37%) Business Manager
3 44 (13.37%) Development Manager
4 42 (12.77%) Project Manager
5 33 (10.03%) IT Technician
6 32 (9.73%) IT Engineer
7 30 (9.12%) Support Technician
8 29 (8.81%) Technical Support
9 27 (8.21%) IT Support Engineer
10 25 (7.60%) IT Support Technician
11 21 (6.38%) Analyst
12 20 (6.08%) Technical Engineer
12 20 (6.08%) Technical Support Engineer
13 15 (4.56%) Network Engineer
14 12 (3.65%) Systems Engineer
15 11 (3.34%) Account Manager
15 11 (3.34%) Sales Executive
16 10 (3.04%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.30%) JSON
1 1 (0.30%) SAP CAF
Miscellaneous
1 34 (10.33%) Self-Motivation
2 19 (5.78%) CCTV
3 12 (3.65%) Onboarding
4 8 (2.43%) SCADA
5 7 (2.13%) Management Information System
6 4 (1.22%) Fibre Optics
6 4 (1.22%) IoT
6 4 (1.22%) NHS
6 4 (1.22%) Replication
7 3 (0.91%) Enterprise Software
7 3 (0.91%) Smart Home
7 3 (0.91%) Web Conferencing
8 2 (0.61%) Client/Server
8 2 (0.61%) EPoS
8 2 (0.61%) Operational Technology
8 2 (0.61%) Renewable Energy
8 2 (0.61%) Social Media
9 1 (0.30%) FMCG
9 1 (0.30%) iPad
9 1 (0.30%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 69 (20.97%) Windows
2 16 (4.86%) Windows Server
3 8 (2.43%) Linux
4 6 (1.82%) Windows 10
5 5 (1.52%) Apple iOS
6 4 (1.22%) Android
6 4 (1.22%) Ubuntu
7 3 (0.91%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.30%) Windows 7
8 1 (0.30%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.30%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 114 (34.65%) Problem-Solving
2 60 (18.24%) Continuous Improvement
2 60 (18.24%) Customer Service
3 46 (13.98%) Business Development
4 45 (13.68%) Commercial Awareness
5 25 (7.60%) ITIL
6 24 (7.29%) Collaborative Working
6 24 (7.29%) Decision-Making
7 21 (6.38%) CRM
7 21 (6.38%) Cybersecurity
7 21 (6.38%) Root Cause Analysis
7 21 (6.38%) Service Delivery
8 20 (6.08%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 18 (5.47%) Mentoring
10 17 (5.17%) Project Delivery
11 16 (4.86%) Logistics
12 15 (4.56%) B2B
12 15 (4.56%) Time Management
13 13 (3.95%) ITSM
14 12 (3.65%) AI
Programming Languages
1 5 (1.52%) SQL
2 3 (0.91%) Ladder Logic
3 2 (0.61%) Python
4 1 (0.30%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 22 (6.69%) DBS Check
2 17 (5.17%) Security Cleared
3 15 (4.56%) Degree
4 14 (4.26%) SC Cleared
5 10 (3.04%) Microsoft Certification
6 3 (0.91%) CCNA
6 3 (0.91%) Cisco Certification
6 3 (0.91%) City & Guilds
6 3 (0.91%) HND
7 2 (0.61%) BPSS Clearance
7 2 (0.61%) CompTIA Security+
7 2 (0.61%) HNC
8 1 (0.30%) Azure Certification
8 1 (0.30%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 1 (0.30%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (2.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 8 (2.43%) QA
2 7 (2.13%) Cyber Essentials
3 6 (1.82%) SLA
4 5 (1.52%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 5 (1.52%) GDPR
4 5 (1.52%) NIST
5 3 (0.91%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 3 (0.91%) HIPAA
5 3 (0.91%) ISO/IEC 17025
5 3 (0.91%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 3 (0.91%) SOC 2
6 2 (0.61%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 42 (12.77%) Active Directory
2 6 (1.82%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (1.52%) vSphere
4 3 (0.91%) Firmware
4 3 (0.91%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.91%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.30%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 11 (3.34%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (1.22%) Galera Cluster
2 4 (1.22%) SCCM
2 4 (1.22%) vCenter Server
3 2 (0.61%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.30%) WSUS
Vendors
1 85 (25.84%) Microsoft
2 15 (4.56%) Google
3 9 (2.74%) Cisco
3 9 (2.74%) Sage
4 7 (2.13%) Apple
4 7 (2.13%) ConnectWise
4 7 (2.13%) ServiceNow
5 6 (1.82%) OpenText
5 6 (1.82%) VMware
6 4 (1.22%) SAP
7 3 (0.91%) ESET
7 3 (0.91%) Oracle
7 3 (0.91%) Salesforce
7 3 (0.91%) Ubiquiti
8 2 (0.61%) Epicor
8 2 (0.61%) Fortinet
8 2 (0.61%) Meraki
8 2 (0.61%) MobileIron
8 2 (0.61%) Palo Alto
8 2 (0.61%) QAD