Influencing Skills Jobs in the Midlands

Influencing Skills
England > Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Influencing Skills in permanent job vacancies in the Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Influencing Skills over the 6 months leading up to 15 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 162 114 98
Rank change year-on-year -48 -16 +7
Permanent jobs citing Influencing Skills 90 247 313
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 1.28% 2.08% 3.41%
As % of the General category 2.16% 3.68% 4.63%
Number of salaries quoted 31 70 110
10th Percentile £42,500 £42,765 £40,825
25th Percentile £56,250 £47,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £58,750 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.64% +6.82% +17.02%
75th Percentile £73,882 £72,500 £75,625
90th Percentile £74,014 £82,746 £85,000
England median annual salary £62,500 £61,250 £63,500
% change year-on-year +2.04% -3.54% +5.83%

All General Skills
Midlands

Influencing Skills falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring common skills in the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 4,173 6,721 6,765
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 59.55% 56.59% 73.60%
Number of salaries quoted 1,813 4,701 3,067
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,500 £28,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £45,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -14.29% +10.53%
75th Percentile £62,500 £60,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.52% -12.50% -

Influencing Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Job postings citing Influencing Skills as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Influencing Skills in the Midlands

Influencing Skills
Salary Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Influencing Skills in the Midlands.

Salary trend for Influencing Skills in the Midlands

Influencing Skills
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Influencing Skills in the Midlands over the 6 months to 15 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Influencing Skills in the Midlands

Influencing Skills
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 Influencing Skills within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 15 May 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
West Midlands -42 69 £62,500 -9.60% 38
East Midlands +19 20 £68,525 +37.05% 24
Influencing Skills
England

Influencing Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 1 (1.11%) Confluence
1 1 (1.11%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (1.11%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (3.33%) Microsoft Office
1 3 (3.33%) Microsoft Project
2 2 (2.22%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (1.11%) SAP CAR
1 1 (1.11%) SAP Retail
1 1 (1.11%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 9 (10.00%) Azure
2 5 (5.56%) GCP
2 5 (5.56%) Serverless
3 4 (4.44%) AWS
4 3 (3.33%) Entra ID
4 3 (3.33%) Power Platform
5 2 (2.22%) SaaS
5 2 (2.22%) Snowflake
6 1 (1.11%) Azure DevOps
6 1 (1.11%) Azure Synapse Analytics
6 1 (1.11%) Microsoft 365
6 1 (1.11%) OneDrive
6 1 (1.11%) Power Automate
6 1 (1.11%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.11%) ADSL2
1 1 (1.11%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (3.33%) Power BI
2 2 (2.22%) Tableau
3 1 (1.11%) BusinessObjects
3 1 (1.11%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (1.11%) Metadata
3 1 (1.11%) SAP BW
3 1 (1.11%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 39 (43.33%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (1.11%) ER Studio
2 1 (1.11%) JIRA
General
1 20 (22.22%) Finance
2 16 (17.78%) Social Skills
3 12 (13.33%) Analytical Skills
4 8 (8.89%) Legal
5 6 (6.67%) Retail
6 5 (5.56%) Automotive
6 5 (5.56%) Electronics
7 3 (3.33%) Banking
7 3 (3.33%) Financial Institution
7 3 (3.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 3 (3.33%) Law
8 2 (2.22%) Military
8 2 (2.22%) Organisational Skills
8 2 (2.22%) Public Sector
8 2 (2.22%) Telecoms
9 1 (1.11%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (1.11%) Marketing
9 1 (1.11%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 49 (54.44%) Lead
2 39 (43.33%) Principal Engineer
2 39 (43.33%) Principal Systems Engineer
3 13 (14.44%) Architect
4 8 (8.89%) Analyst
5 5 (5.56%) Cloud Architect
6 4 (4.44%) Enterprise Architect
7 3 (3.33%) Business Analyst
7 3 (3.33%) Data Analyst
7 3 (3.33%) Network Engineer
8 2 (2.22%) Digital Analyst
8 2 (2.22%) Financial Analyst
8 2 (2.22%) Graduate
8 2 (2.22%) Product Manager
8 2 (2.22%) Quantity Surveyor
8 2 (2.22%) Service Manager
8 2 (2.22%) Solutions Architect
9 1 (1.11%) E-Commerce Solution Architect
9 1 (1.11%) Principal Security Architect
9 1 (1.11%) Transformation Manager
Miscellaneous
1 8 (8.89%) Product Ownership
2 4 (4.44%) Management Information System
3 2 (2.22%) Driving Licence
3 2 (2.22%) Public Cloud
3 2 (2.22%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (1.11%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (1.11%) FMCG
4 1 (1.11%) SCADA
4 1 (1.11%) Smart Energy
4 1 (1.11%) Smart Meter
4 1 (1.11%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 45 (50.00%) Systems Engineering
2 44 (48.89%) Requirements Management
3 19 (21.11%) Agile
4 16 (17.78%) Roadmaps
5 14 (15.56%) Problem-Solving
6 10 (11.11%) Risk Management
6 10 (11.11%) Strategic Thinking
7 9 (10.00%) Decision-Making
8 8 (8.89%) Programme Delivery
8 8 (8.89%) Stakeholder Management
9 7 (7.78%) Collaborative Culture
9 7 (7.78%) Project Management
10 6 (6.67%) Customer Service
10 6 (6.67%) Cybersecurity
10 6 (6.67%) PRINCE2
10 6 (6.67%) Project Delivery
10 6 (6.67%) Scaled Agile Framework
10 6 (6.67%) TOGAF
11 5 (5.56%) Data Analysis
11 5 (5.56%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 4 (4.44%) SQL
2 1 (1.11%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 14 (15.56%) BPSS Clearance
2 8 (8.89%) SC Cleared
2 8 (8.89%) Security Cleared
3 6 (6.67%) Degree
4 1 (1.11%) DBS Check
4 1 (1.11%) HNC
4 1 (1.11%) PMI Certification
4 1 (1.11%) PMP
4 1 (1.11%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (5.56%) Automotive SPICE
1 5 (5.56%) ISO 26262
2 3 (3.33%) Data Quality
3 1 (1.11%) COBIT
3 1 (1.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (1.11%) NCSC
3 1 (1.11%) NIST
3 1 (1.11%) PMO
3 1 (1.11%) QA
System Software
1 3 (3.33%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (5.56%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 8 (8.89%) Microsoft
2 5 (5.56%) Google
3 2 (2.22%) SAP
4 1 (1.11%) Databricks
4 1 (1.11%) Guidewire
4 1 (1.11%) IBM