Driving Licence Job Trends in Scotland

Drivers' Licence
UK > Scotland

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

6 months to
6 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 38 88 136
Rank change year-on-year +50 +48 -13
Permanent jobs citing Driving Licence 142 59 22
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 3.38% 2.28% 0.63%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 12.03% 7.49% 2.27%
Number of salaries quoted 73 46 10
10th Percentile £26,390 £24,500 £35,075
25th Percentile £27,500 £25,375 £36,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £32,800 £44,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.71% -25.45% +41.94%
75th Percentile £48,000 £37,000 £55,313
90th Percentile £68,500 £55,000 £58,925
UK median annual salary £40,000 £37,500 £36,000
% change year-on-year +6.67% +4.17% +14.29%

All Generic Skills
Scotland

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 Scotland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 1,180 788 968
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 28.08% 30.41% 27.87%
Number of salaries quoted 606 279 450
10th Percentile £27,500 £25,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £31,500 £30,775 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - -9.09% -7.49%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £88,750 £84,800 £90,000
UK median annual salary £56,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +1.82% -8.33% -4.00%

Driving Licence
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Driving Licence job vacancy trend in Scotland

Driving Licence
Salary Trend in Scotland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Driving Licence.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Driving Licence

Driving Licence
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Driving Licence in Scotland over the 6 months to 6 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Driving Licence in Scotland

Driving Licence
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Driving Licence within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 6 October 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
Glasgow +9 31 £37,500 +4.17% 30
Edinburgh +35 30 £30,000 -50.00% 17
Dumfries and Galloway - 13 - - 4
West Lothian +9 12 - - 4
Dunbartonshire - 10 £60,000 -
North Ayrshire - 7 £35,000 -
Highlands -1 6 £45,500 - 11
Aberdeenshire -5 5 £75,000 +127.27% 4
Stirling - 5 £47,500 - 5
Argyll and Bute - 4 £20,000 -
Dundee - 4 £35,000 - 8
North Lanarkshire +4 3 - - 5
Perth and Kinross -2 2 £47,500 +90.00%
Perthshire -2 2 £47,500 +45.71% 2
Fife - 2 - - 3
Lanarkshire - 2 £32,750 - 21
South Ayrshire - 2 £60,000 -
Aberdeen -13 1 £40,000 +52.96% 8
Falkirk - 1 £47,500 - 2
Orkney Islands - 1 - -
Scottish Borders - 1 £38,993 -
Driving Licence
UK

Driving Licence
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland 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 19 (13.38%) SharePoint
2 5 (3.52%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 4 (2.82%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (2.11%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 55 (38.73%) Microsoft 365
2 28 (19.72%) Entra ID
3 7 (4.93%) Azure
4 5 (3.52%) SaaS
5 3 (2.11%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 30 (21.13%) VoIP
2 20 (14.08%) VPN
3 19 (13.38%) DNS
3 19 (13.38%) Firewall
4 16 (11.27%) DHCP
5 15 (10.56%) LAN
5 15 (10.56%) WAN
6 12 (8.45%) MPLS
7 10 (7.04%) VLAN
8 6 (4.23%) Broadband
9 4 (2.82%) TCP/IP
10 3 (2.11%) Network Security
10 3 (2.11%) PBX
11 2 (1.41%) NAS
11 2 (1.41%) Remote Desktop
12 1 (0.70%) 4G
12 1 (0.70%) Profibus
12 1 (0.70%) RS-232
12 1 (0.70%) RS-422
12 1 (0.70%) VSAT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (2.11%) SQL Server Reporting Services
General
1 68 (47.89%) Social Skills
2 19 (13.38%) Telecoms
3 13 (9.15%) Finance
4 10 (7.04%) Analytical Skills
4 10 (7.04%) Documentation Skills
5 8 (5.63%) Legal
6 6 (4.23%) Military
6 6 (4.23%) Organisational Skills
7 5 (3.52%) Electronics
7 5 (3.52%) Marketing
7 5 (3.52%) Presentation Skills
8 4 (2.82%) Aerospace
8 4 (2.82%) Retail
9 3 (2.11%) Avionics
9 3 (2.11%) Games
9 3 (2.11%) Manufacturing
9 3 (2.11%) Public Sector
10 2 (1.41%) Automotive
10 2 (1.41%) Brand Awareness
10 2 (1.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 44 (30.99%) IT Support
2 42 (29.58%) Support Engineer
3 40 (28.17%) IT Engineer
4 30 (21.13%) IT Support Engineer
5 20 (14.08%) 2nd Line Engineer
5 20 (14.08%) 2nd Line Support
5 20 (14.08%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
6 12 (8.45%) 2nd Line Technical Support
6 12 (8.45%) 2nd Line Technical Support Engineer
6 12 (8.45%) Technical Engineer
6 12 (8.45%) Technical Support
6 12 (8.45%) Technical Support Engineer
7 10 (7.04%) IT Technician
8 9 (6.34%) 1st Line Engineer
8 9 (6.34%) 1st Line Support
8 9 (6.34%) 1st Line Support Engineer
8 9 (6.34%) Consultant
9 8 (5.63%) Field Engineer
9 8 (5.63%) Network Engineer
9 8 (5.63%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.70%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 7 (4.93%) Cyber Security Posture
1 7 (4.93%) Security Posture
2 6 (4.23%) Management Information System
3 5 (3.52%) Onboarding
3 5 (3.52%) Smartphone
4 3 (2.11%) Renewable Energy
4 3 (2.11%) Self-Motivation
5 2 (1.41%) Chip and PIN
5 2 (1.41%) PDA
5 2 (1.41%) Replication
6 1 (0.70%) CCTV
6 1 (0.70%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (0.70%) EPoS
6 1 (0.70%) Fibre Optics
6 1 (0.70%) Photovoltaics
6 1 (0.70%) SCADA
6 1 (0.70%) Smart Meter
Operating Systems
1 46 (32.39%) Windows
2 22 (15.49%) Mac OS
3 12 (8.45%) Windows 10
4 11 (7.75%) Windows Server
5 3 (2.11%) Apple iOS
5 3 (2.11%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (23.24%) Customer Service
2 31 (21.83%) Problem-Solving
3 25 (17.61%) Project Delivery
4 22 (15.49%) Collaborative Working
5 17 (11.97%) Continuous Improvement
6 16 (11.27%) Stakeholder Management
7 15 (10.56%) Remote Monitoring and Management
8 14 (9.86%) Business Development
9 12 (8.45%) Cybersecurity
9 12 (8.45%) Mentoring
9 12 (8.45%) Technology Transformation
10 11 (7.75%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 11 (7.75%) Time Management
11 10 (7.04%) Mathematics
12 9 (6.34%) Lead Generation
12 9 (6.34%) Roadmaps
13 7 (4.93%) Change Control
13 7 (4.93%) Disaster Recovery
13 7 (4.93%) Line Management
13 7 (4.93%) Technology Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 3 (2.11%) PowerShell
2 1 (0.70%) SQL
Qualifications
1 15 (10.56%) HND
2 12 (8.45%) Degree
2 12 (8.45%) HNC
3 5 (3.52%) CCNA
3 5 (3.52%) Cisco Certification
3 5 (3.52%) Microsoft Certification
4 4 (2.82%) City & Guilds
4 4 (2.82%) NVQ Level 3
5 3 (2.11%) Azure Certification
5 3 (2.11%) BPSS Clearance
5 3 (2.11%) IRCA
5 3 (2.11%) MCSA
6 2 (1.41%) A+ Certification
6 2 (1.41%) DBS Check
6 2 (1.41%) MCSE
7 1 (0.70%) NVQ Level 4
7 1 (0.70%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (5.63%) NEBOSH
2 7 (4.93%) QA
3 5 (3.52%) HAZOP
4 3 (2.11%) Cyber Essentials
4 3 (2.11%) ISO 14001
4 3 (2.11%) ISO 9001
4 3 (2.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (0.70%) GDPR
System Software
1 36 (25.35%) Active Directory
2 8 (5.63%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (4.93%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 6 (4.23%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (1.41%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 56 (39.44%) Microsoft
2 14 (9.86%) Meraki
3 12 (8.45%) Fortinet
4 9 (6.34%) SAP
5 8 (5.63%) VMware
6 7 (4.93%) Cisco
7 4 (2.82%) Dell
8 2 (1.41%) Citrix
8 2 (1.41%) NEC
8 2 (1.41%) QNAP
8 2 (1.41%) ServiceNow
8 2 (1.41%) Veeam
9 1 (0.70%) HubSpot
9 1 (0.70%) Siemens