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 29 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 167 117 104
Rank change year-on-year -50 -13 -5
Permanent jobs citing Influencing Skills 93 247 283
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 1.37% 1.95% 3.19%
As % of the General category 2.27% 3.53% 4.35%
Number of salaries quoted 30 69 107
10th Percentile £42,500 £42,680 £39,550
25th Percentile £52,500 £47,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.70% +4.55% +19.28%
75th Percentile £73,750 £72,500 £76,250
90th Percentile £74,014 £82,993 £83,050
England median annual salary £60,500 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +0.83% -7.69% +8.33%

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 4,091 6,990 6,499
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 60.06% 55.09% 73.29%
Number of salaries quoted 1,715 4,786 3,032
10th Percentile £26,208 £25,500 £28,000
25th Percentile £31,500 £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 £71,991 £77,500
England median annual salary £56,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +6.67% -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 29 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 29 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 -37 71 £62,500 -10.71% 34
East Midlands +16 21 £68,525 +37.05% 31
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 3 (3.23%) Confluence
2 1 (1.08%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (1.08%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (5.38%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (3.23%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (2.15%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (1.08%) SAP CAR
1 1 (1.08%) SAP Retail
1 1 (1.08%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 9 (9.68%) Azure
2 7 (7.53%) GCP
3 6 (6.45%) AWS
4 5 (5.38%) Serverless
5 3 (3.23%) Entra ID
5 3 (3.23%) Power Platform
6 2 (2.15%) Asana
6 2 (2.15%) Miro
6 2 (2.15%) Snowflake
7 1 (1.08%) Azure DevOps
7 1 (1.08%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 1 (1.08%) Microsoft 365
7 1 (1.08%) OneDrive
7 1 (1.08%) Power Automate
7 1 (1.08%) PowerApps
7 1 (1.08%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (2.15%) Broadband
2 1 (1.08%) ADSL2
2 1 (1.08%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (3.23%) Power BI
2 2 (2.15%) Tableau
3 1 (1.08%) BusinessObjects
3 1 (1.08%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (1.08%) Metadata
3 1 (1.08%) SAP BW
3 1 (1.08%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 39 (41.94%) Rational DOORS
2 3 (3.23%) JIRA
3 1 (1.08%) ER Studio
General
1 24 (25.81%) Finance
2 17 (18.28%) Social Skills
3 13 (13.98%) Analytical Skills
4 8 (8.60%) Legal
5 5 (5.38%) Automotive
5 5 (5.38%) Electronics
5 5 (5.38%) Retail
6 4 (4.30%) Banking
6 4 (4.30%) Financial Institution
6 4 (4.30%) Law
7 3 (3.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 2 (2.15%) Military
8 2 (2.15%) Organisational Skills
8 2 (2.15%) Presentation Skills
8 2 (2.15%) Public Sector
8 2 (2.15%) Telecoms
9 1 (1.08%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 49 (52.69%) Lead
2 39 (41.94%) Principal Engineer
2 39 (41.94%) Principal Systems Engineer
3 12 (12.90%) Analyst
3 12 (12.90%) Architect
4 5 (5.38%) Cloud Architect
5 4 (4.30%) Enterprise Architect
6 3 (3.23%) Business Analyst
6 3 (3.23%) Data Analyst
6 3 (3.23%) Network Engineer
7 2 (2.15%) Digital Analyst
7 2 (2.15%) Financial Analyst
7 2 (2.15%) Graduate
7 2 (2.15%) Product Analyst
7 2 (2.15%) Product Manager
7 2 (2.15%) Quantity Surveyor
7 2 (2.15%) Service Manager
8 1 (1.08%) E-Commerce Solution Architect
8 1 (1.08%) Principal Security Architect
8 1 (1.08%) Transformation Manager
Miscellaneous
1 10 (10.75%) Product Ownership
2 4 (4.30%) Management Information System
2 4 (4.30%) Self-Motivation
3 2 (2.15%) Driving Licence
3 2 (2.15%) Enterprise Software
3 2 (2.15%) Over-the-Top Content
3 2 (2.15%) Public Cloud
3 2 (2.15%) Video\Live Streaming
4 1 (1.08%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (1.08%) Smart Energy
4 1 (1.08%) Smart Meter
4 1 (1.08%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 44 (47.31%) Requirements Management
1 44 (47.31%) Systems Engineering
2 21 (22.58%) Agile
3 19 (20.43%) Roadmaps
4 14 (15.05%) Problem-Solving
5 13 (13.98%) Risk Management
6 12 (12.90%) Stakeholder Management
7 10 (10.75%) Decision-Making
7 10 (10.75%) Strategic Thinking
8 8 (8.60%) Customer Service
8 8 (8.60%) Programme Delivery
8 8 (8.60%) Project Management
9 7 (7.53%) Collaborative Culture
9 7 (7.53%) Project Delivery
10 6 (6.45%) Continuous Improvement
10 6 (6.45%) Cybersecurity
10 6 (6.45%) ITIL
10 6 (6.45%) PRINCE2
10 6 (6.45%) Scaled Agile Framework
10 6 (6.45%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 4 (4.30%) SQL
2 1 (1.08%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 14 (15.05%) BPSS Clearance
2 7 (7.53%) SC Cleared
2 7 (7.53%) Security Cleared
3 6 (6.45%) Degree
4 2 (2.15%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 1 (1.08%) DBS Check
5 1 (1.08%) PMI Certification
5 1 (1.08%) PMP
5 1 (1.08%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (5.38%) Automotive SPICE
1 5 (5.38%) ISO 26262
2 3 (3.23%) Data Quality
3 1 (1.08%) COBIT
3 1 (1.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (1.08%) NCSC
3 1 (1.08%) NIST
3 1 (1.08%) PMO
3 1 (1.08%) QA
System Software
1 3 (3.23%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (5.38%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 10 (10.75%) Microsoft
2 7 (7.53%) Google
3 2 (2.15%) Salesforce
4 1 (1.08%) Databricks
4 1 (1.08%) Guidewire
4 1 (1.08%) IBM
4 1 (1.08%) SAP