Influencing Skills Job Trends in the South East

Influencing Skills
England > South East

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Influencing Skills in permanent job vacancies in the South East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Influencing Skills over the 6 months leading up to 14 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 125 149 230
Rank change year-on-year +24 +81 -35
Permanent jobs citing Influencing Skills 170 136 110
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 1.50% 1.63% 0.89%
As % of the General category 2.84% 2.54% 1.54%
Number of salaries quoted 84 31 42
10th Percentile £40,569 - £46,300
25th Percentile £49,394 £50,967 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £61,250
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -2.04% -6.72%
75th Percentile £82,500 £76,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £86,790 £115,000 £75,415
England median annual salary £76,000 £60,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year +26.67% -11.11% +2.79%

All General Skills
South East

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 South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 5,989 5,357 7,161
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 53.00% 64.36% 58.05%
Number of salaries quoted 3,307 1,999 4,819
10th Percentile £27,500 £30,000 £26,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £41,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £55,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.64% +15.79% -13.64%
75th Percentile £65,000 £71,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £82,500 £85,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -12.00%

Influencing Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Influencing Skills job vacancy trend in the South East

Influencing Skills
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Influencing Skills.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Influencing Skills

Influencing Skills
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Influencing Skills in the South East over the 6 months to 14 February 2026.

Salary histogram for Influencing Skills in the South East

Influencing Skills
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Influencing Skills within the South East region over the 6 months to 14 February 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
Thames Valley +79 124 £55,000 +7.91% 13
Berkshire +64 86 £50,000 -31.03% 7
Buckinghamshire -7 32 £59,000 +15.76% 6
Hampshire -38 20 £77,500 +42.49% 7
Surrey -2 10 £65,000 -23.53% 7
Oxfordshire +14 6 £82,500 +13.79% 1
Middlesex - 6 - - 1
West Sussex -7 5 £105,000 - 3
Kent - 3 £71,250 - 3
East Sussex +3 2 £87,500 - 1
Influencing Skills
England

Influencing Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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 6 (3.53%) Confluence
Applications
1 24 (14.12%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (12.35%) Microsoft Project
3 13 (7.65%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (1.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.59%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 43 (25.29%) SAP S/4HANA
2 9 (5.29%) NetSuite
3 8 (4.71%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 40 (23.53%) Azure DevOps
2 15 (8.82%) Power Platform
3 7 (4.12%) SaaS
4 6 (3.53%) Adobe Analytics
4 6 (3.53%) Azure
5 5 (2.94%) Entra ID
5 5 (2.94%) Figma
6 4 (2.35%) Microsoft 365
7 3 (1.76%) Microsoft Copilot
8 1 (0.59%) OCI
8 1 (0.59%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.18%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (8.82%) Power BI
2 2 (1.18%) Tableau
3 1 (0.59%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 47 (27.65%) JIRA
2 40 (23.53%) eCATT
3 12 (7.06%) NeoLoad
4 1 (0.59%) Oracle APEX
General
1 111 (65.29%) Finance
2 104 (61.18%) Social Skills
3 59 (34.71%) Marketing
4 47 (27.65%) Analytical Skills
4 47 (27.65%) Presentation Skills
5 46 (27.06%) Manufacturing
6 21 (12.35%) Pharmaceutical
7 13 (7.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 13 (7.65%) Local Government
8 12 (7.06%) Billing
9 7 (4.12%) Legal
10 6 (3.53%) Organisational Skills
11 5 (2.94%) Banking
11 5 (2.94%) Law
12 4 (2.35%) Advertising
12 4 (2.35%) Public Sector
13 2 (1.18%) Documentation Skills
14 1 (0.59%) Digital Economy
14 1 (0.59%) Financial Institution
14 1 (0.59%) Fire and Rescue
Job Titles
1 55 (32.35%) Analyst
2 38 (22.35%) Senior
3 33 (19.41%) Senior Manager
4 28 (16.47%) Project Manager
5 22 (12.94%) Development Manager
5 22 (12.94%) Lead
5 22 (12.94%) Senior Development Manager
6 21 (12.35%) Development Project Manager
6 21 (12.35%) Senior Project Manager
6 21 (12.35%) Test Analyst
7 13 (7.65%) Data Analyst
8 12 (7.06%) Consultant
8 12 (7.06%) Financial Analyst
8 12 (7.06%) Performance Analyst
8 12 (7.06%) Performance Test Analyst
8 12 (7.06%) Testing Analyst
9 9 (5.29%) Automation Test Analyst
10 7 (4.12%) Managing Consultant
11 6 (3.53%) Head of Digital
11 6 (3.53%) Head of Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.18%) Oracle Fusion
2 1 (0.59%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 22 (12.94%) Self-Motivation
2 20 (11.76%) Onboarding
3 8 (4.71%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 6 (3.53%) Management Information System
5 5 (2.94%) Security Operations Centre
5 5 (2.94%) Security Posture
6 4 (2.35%) Blog
6 4 (2.35%) Driving Licence
7 3 (1.76%) Legacy Systems
8 2 (1.18%) Enterprise Software
9 1 (0.59%) Analytical Mindset
9 1 (0.59%) NHS
9 1 (0.59%) Product Ownership
9 1 (0.59%) Robotics
Processes & Methodologies
1 90 (52.94%) Continuous Improvement
2 80 (47.06%) Risk Management
3 56 (32.94%) ERP
4 51 (30.00%) Decision-Making
5 47 (27.65%) Agile
6 46 (27.06%) Visualisation
7 43 (25.29%) Source to Pay
8 42 (24.71%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 42 (24.71%) Test Management
9 39 (22.94%) Roadmaps
10 36 (21.18%) Project Management
11 24 (14.12%) Performance Analysis
11 24 (14.12%) Programme Management
12 22 (12.94%) Product Roadmap
12 22 (12.94%) Stakeholder Management
13 21 (12.35%) Biotechnology
13 21 (12.35%) Hematology
13 21 (12.35%) Immunology
14 19 (11.18%) Defect Management
15 18 (10.59%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 13 (7.65%) SQL
2 12 (7.06%) Python
2 12 (7.06%) VBA
3 1 (0.59%) C++
Qualifications
1 45 (26.47%) Degree
2 22 (12.94%) PMI Certification
2 22 (12.94%) PMP
3 15 (8.82%) CIMA
4 14 (8.24%) ACCA
5 8 (4.71%) Security Cleared
6 5 (2.94%) CISSP
6 5 (2.94%) CREST Certified
7 4 (2.35%) APMP
7 4 (2.35%) BPSS Clearance
7 4 (2.35%) DV Cleared
7 4 (2.35%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
7 4 (2.35%) SC Cleared
8 3 (1.76%) CRISC
8 3 (1.76%) ISACA
9 2 (1.18%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 2 (1.18%) Cisco Certification
9 2 (1.18%) CISM
9 2 (1.18%) ISTQB
9 2 (1.18%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (11.76%) QA
2 11 (6.47%) GRC
3 8 (4.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 7 (4.12%) Accessibility
4 7 (4.12%) GDPR
4 7 (4.12%) NIST
5 5 (2.94%) Cyber Essentials
5 5 (2.94%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 5 (2.94%) NCSC
5 5 (2.94%) PCI DSS
5 5 (2.94%) SOC 2
5 5 (2.94%) SOC 3
6 4 (2.35%) PMO
7 2 (1.18%) COBIT
8 1 (0.59%) NIST 800
System Software
1 3 (1.76%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 40 (23.53%) HP ALM
2 3 (1.76%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 56 (32.94%) SAP
2 40 (23.53%) HP
3 31 (18.24%) Microsoft
4 12 (7.06%) Oracle
5 6 (3.53%) Adobe
6 5 (2.94%) Qualtrics
7 4 (2.35%) NEC
8 3 (1.76%) VMware
9 2 (1.18%) Mitel
9 2 (1.18%) ServiceNow
9 2 (1.18%) Workday
10 1 (0.59%) Pega
10 1 (0.59%) Salesforce