Driving Licence Job Trends in the North of England

Drivers' Licence
England > North of England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Driving Licence in permanent job vacancies in the North of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Driving Licence over the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 44 114 121
Rank change year-on-year +70 +7 +103
Permanent jobs citing Driving Licence 421 192 199
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 3.96% 2.10% 2.33%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 10.30% 6.82% 6.87%
Number of salaries quoted 363 64 119
10th Percentile £27,000 £28,650 £23,900
25th Percentile £31,250 £34,000 £26,468
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,000 £44,750 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.26% +49.17% -7.69%
75th Percentile £53,000 £50,000 £35,579
90th Percentile - £54,625 £45,000
England median annual salary £35,000 £38,258 £32,500
% change year-on-year -8.52% +17.72% -7.14%

All Generic Skills
North of England

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 North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 4,087 2,814 2,896
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 38.45% 30.85% 33.90%
Number of salaries quoted 1,608 1,271 2,234
10th Percentile £26,250 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,055 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.11% -8.99% -
75th Percentile £67,500 £66,389 £70,000
90th Percentile £82,318 £80,000 £85,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%

Driving Licence
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Driving Licence relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Driving Licence job vacancy trend in the North of England

Driving Licence
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Driving Licence.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Driving Licence

Driving Licence
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Driving Licence in the North of England over the 6 months to 11 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Driving Licence in the North of England

Driving Licence
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Driving Licence within the North of England region over the 6 months to 11 January 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
North West +103 334 £48,720 +32.57% 94
Yorkshire -33 72 £32,000 -36.00% 92
North East +5 15 £40,000 +11.11% 37
Driving Licence
England

Driving Licence
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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 24 (5.70%) Microsoft Exchange
2 23 (5.46%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.24%) CMS
3 1 (0.24%) Site Server
3 1 (0.24%) WordPress
Applications
1 41 (9.74%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (3.56%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (1.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.24%) Adobe Premiere
4 1 (0.24%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 7 (1.66%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.43%) Magento
3 1 (0.24%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 83 (19.71%) Microsoft 365
2 47 (11.16%) Azure
3 24 (5.70%) Entra ID
4 6 (1.43%) Google Analytics
4 6 (1.43%) SaaS
5 5 (1.19%) AWS
5 5 (1.19%) IaaS
5 5 (1.19%) Salesforce Service Cloud
6 4 (0.95%) Azure Sentinel
7 2 (0.48%) Azure AI
7 2 (0.48%) Azure AKS
7 2 (0.48%) Azure DevOps
7 2 (0.48%) Azure Functions
7 2 (0.48%) Azure Logic Apps
7 2 (0.48%) Azure Monitor
7 2 (0.48%) Azure Storage
7 2 (0.48%) GitHub Actions
7 2 (0.48%) Microsoft Copilot
7 2 (0.48%) Power Platform
7 2 (0.48%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 41 (9.74%) VPN
2 29 (6.89%) DHCP
2 29 (6.89%) DNS
3 27 (6.41%) Firewall
4 24 (5.70%) TCP/IP
5 16 (3.80%) VoIP
5 16 (3.80%) Wi-Fi
6 12 (2.85%) VLAN
7 9 (2.14%) Network Security
7 9 (2.14%) WAN
8 8 (1.90%) DMZ
8 8 (1.90%) LAN
9 6 (1.43%) Internet
9 6 (1.43%) Structured Cabling
9 6 (1.43%) Wireless
10 5 (1.19%) STUN
11 3 (0.71%) Modbus
12 2 (0.48%) ATM
12 2 (0.48%) Broadband
13 1 (0.24%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (1.90%) SQL Server
2 4 (0.95%) MySQL
2 4 (0.95%) Tableau
3 2 (0.48%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 2 (0.48%) Git
General
1 149 (35.39%) Social Skills
2 82 (19.48%) Finance
3 68 (16.15%) Retail
4 45 (10.69%) Automotive
5 28 (6.65%) Manufacturing
6 24 (5.70%) Telecoms
7 23 (5.46%) Marketing
8 21 (4.99%) Advertising
8 21 (4.99%) Organisational Skills
9 20 (4.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 18 (4.28%) Analytical Skills
11 16 (3.80%) Law
12 15 (3.56%) Back Office
12 15 (3.56%) Military
13 13 (3.09%) Pharmaceutical
14 11 (2.61%) Presentation Skills
15 10 (2.38%) Documentation Skills
16 7 (1.66%) Fire and Rescue
16 7 (1.66%) Public Sector
17 6 (1.43%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 64 (15.20%) IT Support
2 61 (14.49%) Support Engineer
3 34 (8.08%) 2nd Line Support
4 26 (6.18%) Technical Support
5 22 (5.23%) Senior
5 22 (5.23%) Systems Engineer
6 21 (4.99%) 1st/2nd Line Support
6 21 (4.99%) Technical Engineer
6 21 (4.99%) Technical Support Engineer
7 20 (4.75%) IT Engineer
7 20 (4.75%) Support Technician
8 19 (4.51%) IT Support Engineer
8 19 (4.51%) IT Support Technician
8 19 (4.51%) IT Technician
9 18 (4.28%) Project Manager
10 15 (3.56%) 1st Line Support
11 13 (3.09%) Desktop Support
11 13 (3.09%) Security Engineer
12 11 (2.61%) Systems Support Engineer
13 10 (2.38%) Help Desk Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.66%) .NET
2 5 (1.19%) FreeSWITCH
3 2 (0.48%) ARM Templates
Miscellaneous
1 28 (6.65%) Self-Motivation
2 15 (3.56%) Onboarding
3 14 (3.33%) CCTV
4 13 (3.09%) Data Centre
4 13 (3.09%) Renewable Energy
4 13 (3.09%) SCADA
5 12 (2.85%) EPoS
6 10 (2.38%) Management Information System
7 9 (2.14%) NHS
8 8 (1.90%) iPad
8 8 (1.90%) Replication
8 8 (1.90%) Social Media
9 7 (1.66%) Analytical Mindset
9 7 (1.66%) Hybrid Cloud
10 6 (1.43%) Home Automation
10 6 (1.43%) IoT
11 5 (1.19%) Cloud Native
12 4 (0.95%) Legacy Systems
12 4 (0.95%) Machine to Machine
13 3 (0.71%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 85 (20.19%) Windows
2 38 (9.03%) Windows Server
3 28 (6.65%) Windows 10
4 22 (5.23%) Linux
5 11 (2.61%) Android
6 8 (1.90%) Mac OS
7 5 (1.19%) Debian
8 4 (0.95%) Unix
9 3 (0.71%) Windows 7
10 2 (0.48%) Apple iOS
10 2 (0.48%) Windows Server 2016
11 1 (0.24%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 207 (49.17%) Problem-Solving
2 75 (17.81%) Customer Service
3 43 (10.21%) Continuous Improvement
4 37 (8.79%) Mentoring
5 31 (7.36%) Commercial Awareness
5 31 (7.36%) CRM
5 31 (7.36%) ITIL
5 31 (7.36%) Service Delivery
6 29 (6.89%) B2B
7 22 (5.23%) Business Development
8 21 (4.99%) Mathematics
9 18 (4.28%) Cybersecurity
9 18 (4.28%) Remote Monitoring and Management
9 18 (4.28%) Telesales
10 17 (4.04%) ITSM
11 15 (3.56%) B2B Sales
11 15 (3.56%) Decision-Making
12 14 (3.33%) Customer Experience
12 14 (3.33%) E-Commerce
13 13 (3.09%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 26 (6.18%) SQL
2 9 (2.14%) C++
3 8 (1.90%) C
3 8 (1.90%) Java
3 8 (1.90%) PL/SQL
4 7 (1.66%) MATLAB
4 7 (1.66%) PowerShell
5 6 (1.43%) Python
6 2 (0.48%) Bicep
6 2 (0.48%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 47 (11.16%) Degree
2 18 (4.28%) HNC
3 11 (2.61%) ITIL Certification
3 11 (2.61%) Security Cleared
4 10 (2.38%) MCP
5 9 (2.14%) SC Cleared
6 8 (1.90%) BPSS Clearance
6 8 (1.90%) Computer Science Degree
7 7 (1.66%) NVQ Level 4
8 6 (1.43%) A+ Certification
9 5 (1.19%) HND
9 5 (1.19%) Microsoft Certification
10 4 (0.95%) DBS Check
10 4 (0.95%) Network+ Certification
11 3 (0.71%) Azure Certification
12 1 (0.24%) CCNA
12 1 (0.24%) Cisco Certification
12 1 (0.24%) City & Guilds
12 1 (0.24%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (3.33%) Cyber Essentials
1 14 (3.33%) SLA
2 13 (3.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 7 (1.66%) ISO 9001
4 6 (1.43%) QA
5 3 (0.71%) NIST
6 2 (0.48%) GDPR
System Software
1 51 (12.11%) Active Directory
2 30 (7.13%) Hyper-V
3 17 (4.04%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (1.19%) Kamailio
5 2 (0.48%) Docker
5 2 (0.48%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 1 (0.24%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 40 (9.50%) BMC PATROL
2 20 (4.75%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (0.48%) Kubernetes
3 2 (0.48%) Plesk
3 2 (0.48%) Terraform
4 1 (0.24%) Autotask
Vendors
1 107 (25.42%) Microsoft
2 19 (4.51%) VMware
3 10 (2.38%) Siemens
4 9 (2.14%) Apple
5 8 (1.90%) Allen-Bradley
5 8 (1.90%) Freshdesk
5 8 (1.90%) Rockwell
6 7 (1.66%) Datto
6 7 (1.66%) Google
6 7 (1.66%) Veeam
7 5 (1.19%) Adobe
7 5 (1.19%) Citrix
7 5 (1.19%) Salesforce
7 5 (1.19%) TOWER Software
8 4 (0.95%) EXASOL
9 3 (0.71%) HP
9 3 (0.71%) YouTube
10 2 (0.48%) Dell
10 2 (0.48%) IBM
10 2 (0.48%) SAP