Influencing Skills Job Trends 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 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 138 191 115
Rank change year-on-year +53 -76 -8
Permanent jobs citing Influencing Skills 139 45 218
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.96% 0.78% 2.04%
As % of the General category 2.18% 1.21% 3.83%
Number of salaries quoted 71 25 33
10th Percentile £38,750 £51,102 £41,190
25th Percentile £47,072 £59,652 £52,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.40% +8.70% +4.55%
75th Percentile £71,001 £68,525 £73,750
90th Percentile £81,250 £73,750 £96,993
England median annual salary £72,500 £65,000 £56,288
% change year-on-year +11.54% +15.48% -13.40%

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 general skills in the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 6,365 3,728 5,686
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 44.06% 64.35% 53.31%
Number of salaries quoted 4,062 2,131 3,076
10th Percentile £28,618 £26,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,000 £45,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -5.26% -9.52%
75th Percentile £62,500 £62,500 £61,313
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £72,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - -8.33%

Influencing Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Influencing Skills relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Influencing Skills job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Influencing Skills
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Influencing Skills.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Influencing Skills

Influencing Skills
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Influencing Skills in the Midlands over the 6 months to 15 August 2026.

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 August 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
West Midlands +29 90 £56,000 -10.40% 51
East Midlands +13 49 £65,000 +1.42% 22
Influencing Skills
England

Influencing Skills
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 5 (3.60%) SharePoint
1 5 (3.60%) SharePoint 2013
2 1 (0.72%) SAS
Applications
1 28 (20.14%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (2.88%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (2.88%) MS Visio
3 2 (1.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (1.44%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.72%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 1 (0.72%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 15 (10.79%) Azure
2 12 (8.63%) Power Platform
3 6 (4.32%) AWS
4 2 (1.44%) Azure Sentinel
4 2 (1.44%) Microsoft Copilot
5 1 (0.72%) Canva
5 1 (0.72%) dbt
5 1 (0.72%) Dynamics 365
5 1 (0.72%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 3 (2.16%) Broadband
2 2 (1.44%) SD-WAN
2 2 (1.44%) VLAN
2 2 (1.44%) WAN
3 1 (0.72%) CTI
3 1 (0.72%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (7.91%) Power BI
2 3 (2.16%) Data Lake
3 2 (1.44%) Metadata
4 1 (0.72%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.72%) Pentaho
General
1 70 (50.36%) Social Skills
2 35 (25.18%) Manufacturing
3 31 (22.30%) Finance
4 27 (19.42%) Analytical Skills
5 18 (12.95%) Public Sector
6 12 (8.63%) Retail
7 11 (7.91%) Legal
8 10 (7.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 7 (5.04%) Marketing
9 7 (5.04%) Presentation Skills
10 6 (4.32%) Local Government
11 5 (3.60%) Agriculture
12 3 (2.16%) Social Housing
13 2 (1.44%) Electronics
13 2 (1.44%) Financial Institution
13 2 (1.44%) Telecoms
14 1 (0.72%) Billing
14 1 (0.72%) Organisational Skills
14 1 (0.72%) Police
Job Titles
1 22 (15.83%) Technologist
2 20 (14.39%) Delivery Manager
3 14 (10.07%) Change Manager
4 11 (7.91%) Architect
4 11 (7.91%) Head of IT
4 11 (7.91%) Transformation Manager
5 10 (7.19%) Analyst
6 9 (6.47%) Head of Digital
6 9 (6.47%) Lead
7 8 (5.76%) Business Analyst
8 6 (4.32%) Business Intelligence Manager
8 6 (4.32%) Data Business Analyst
9 5 (3.60%) Account Manager
9 5 (3.60%) Head of Technology
10 4 (2.88%) Cybersecurity Manager
10 4 (2.88%) Data Analyst
10 4 (2.88%) Enterprise Architect
10 4 (2.88%) Security Manager
10 4 (2.88%) Senior
10 4 (2.88%) Service Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.44%) GraphQL
1 2 (1.44%) JSON
1 2 (1.44%) XML
2 1 (0.72%) EDI
2 1 (0.72%) LangChain
Miscellaneous
1 4 (2.88%) Cloud Native
1 4 (2.88%) Operational Technology
2 3 (2.16%) iPhone
2 3 (2.16%) Legacy Systems
2 3 (2.16%) Security Operations Centre
3 2 (1.44%) Greenfield Project
3 2 (1.44%) PMI
4 1 (0.72%) Autonomous Agent
4 1 (0.72%) Enterprise Cloud
4 1 (0.72%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (0.72%) IVR
4 1 (0.72%) Marketing Technology
4 1 (0.72%) Onboarding
4 1 (0.72%) Pricing Data
4 1 (0.72%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.72%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 63 (45.32%) Continuous Improvement
2 52 (37.41%) Coaching
3 43 (30.94%) Roadmaps
4 36 (25.90%) Stakeholder Management
5 35 (25.18%) Agile
6 33 (23.74%) AI
6 33 (23.74%) Analytics
7 32 (23.02%) Business Strategy
8 31 (22.30%) Decision-Making
9 29 (20.86%) Problem-Solving
10 28 (20.14%) Internal Audit
11 23 (16.55%) Quality Management
12 22 (15.83%) QMS
13 18 (12.95%) Risk Management
14 17 (12.23%) Technology Strategy
15 16 (11.51%) Collaborative Working
16 15 (10.79%) User Stories
17 14 (10.07%) Analytical Thinking
17 14 (10.07%) Data Modelling
18 13 (9.35%) Planning and Forecasting
Programming Languages
1 11 (7.91%) SQL
2 6 (4.32%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 4 (2.88%) Python
4 1 (0.72%) Java
4 1 (0.72%) R
Qualifications
1 21 (15.11%) Degree
2 7 (5.04%) Master's Degree
3 5 (3.60%) SC Cleared
3 5 (3.60%) Security Cleared
4 4 (2.88%) CISM
4 4 (2.88%) CISSP
4 4 (2.88%) TOGAF Certification
5 2 (1.44%) AWS Certification
5 2 (1.44%) Azure Certification
5 2 (1.44%) BPSS Clearance
5 2 (1.44%) CITP
5 2 (1.44%) PMI Certification
6 1 (0.72%) CCAB
6 1 (0.72%) CIMA
6 1 (0.72%) CISA
6 1 (0.72%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (17.99%) QA
2 7 (5.04%) ISO 9001
3 6 (4.32%) Data Quality
3 6 (4.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (3.60%) COSHH
4 5 (3.60%) ISO 14001
4 5 (3.60%) NEBOSH
4 5 (3.60%) NIST
5 4 (2.88%) Cyber Essentials
5 4 (2.88%) GRC
6 3 (2.16%) GDPR
7 2 (1.44%) Accessibility
7 2 (1.44%) Actionable Recommendations
7 2 (1.44%) ISO/IEC 20000
7 2 (1.44%) PMO
8 1 (0.72%) COBIT
8 1 (0.72%) ITGC
Vendors
1 32 (23.02%) Microsoft
2 8 (5.76%) Databricks
3 5 (3.60%) IBM
3 5 (3.60%) Samsung
4 3 (2.16%) Avaya
4 3 (2.16%) BT
4 3 (2.16%) Cisco
4 3 (2.16%) TOWER Software
5 2 (1.44%) Oracle
5 2 (1.44%) SolarWinds
5 2 (1.44%) Zscaler
6 1 (0.72%) Denodo
6 1 (0.72%) Genesys
6 1 (0.72%) Salesforce
6 1 (0.72%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
6 1 (0.72%) SAP