Driving Licence Job Trends in the South West

Drivers' Licence
England > South West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Driving Licence in permanent job vacancies in the South West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Driving Licence over the 6 months leading up to 27 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 70 34 103
Rank change year-on-year -36 +69 +13
Permanent jobs citing Driving Licence 243 194 137
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 2.34% 5.45% 1.89%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 10.19% 15.56% 6.91%
Number of salaries quoted 184 115 87
10th Percentile £27,333 £26,050 £29,290
25th Percentile £31,250 £29,125 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,747 £34,000 £31,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.96% +9.68% +12.73%
75th Percentile £50,000 £39,650 £42,500
90th Percentile £60,000 £43,750 £70,000
England median annual salary £40,000 £37,500 £34,875
% change year-on-year +6.67% +7.53% +10.71%

All Generic Skills
South West

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 South West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 2,385 1,247 1,984
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 22.92% 35.02% 27.44%
Number of salaries quoted 1,611 719 1,064
10th Percentile £29,500 £27,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £31,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £42,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +23.53% -15.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £57,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £73,750 £83,750
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% -7.69%

Driving Licence
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Driving Licence job vacancy trend in the South West

Driving Licence
Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Driving Licence.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Driving Licence

Driving Licence
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Driving Licence in the South West over the 6 months to 27 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Driving Licence in the South West

Driving Licence
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Driving Licence within the South West region over the 6 months to 27 September 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
Devon -11 53 £45,525 +27.12% 15
Wiltshire -10 50 £45,000 +32.35% 31
Gloucestershire -36 50 £35,000 -6.67% 18
Bristol -26 37 £42,500 +34.92% 25
Somerset -43 28 £32,500 -2.37% 16
Cornwall 0 12 £26,500 -19.70% 14
Dorset -10 3 £38,000 +49.02% 16
Driving Licence
England

Driving Licence
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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 32 (13.17%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.41%) Apache
2 1 (0.41%) Apache Airflow
2 1 (0.41%) SharePoint
Applications
1 34 (13.99%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (5.35%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (3.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (1.23%) AutoCAD
5 2 (0.82%) EPLAN
5 2 (0.82%) Revit
5 2 (0.82%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.41%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 1 (0.41%) C-CURE
Cloud Services
1 43 (17.70%) Microsoft 365
2 24 (9.88%) Azure
3 19 (7.82%) Entra ID
4 5 (2.06%) Power Platform
5 2 (0.82%) AWS
6 1 (0.41%) Copilot Studio
6 1 (0.41%) GCP
6 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Copilot
6 1 (0.41%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 23 (9.47%) VPN
2 17 (7.00%) Firewall
3 15 (6.17%) Wi-Fi
4 11 (4.53%) LAN
4 11 (4.53%) WAN
5 10 (4.12%) Wireless
6 8 (3.29%) TCP/IP
6 8 (3.29%) WLAN
7 7 (2.88%) DHCP
7 7 (2.88%) DNS
8 4 (1.65%) Network Security
9 3 (1.23%) Structured Cabling
9 3 (1.23%) VoIP
10 2 (0.82%) Broadband
10 2 (0.82%) DMZ
10 2 (0.82%) Ethernet
10 2 (0.82%) MPLS
10 2 (0.82%) NGFW
10 2 (0.82%) SD-WAN
10 2 (0.82%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.65%) Data Warehouse
1 4 (1.65%) OLAP
1 4 (1.65%) Power BI
1 4 (1.65%) SQL Server Analysis Services
1 4 (1.65%) SQL Server Integration Services
1 4 (1.65%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 3 (1.23%) Git
2 1 (0.41%) JIRA
General
1 80 (32.92%) Social Skills
2 41 (16.87%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 31 (12.76%) Analytical Skills
4 26 (10.70%) Manufacturing
5 22 (9.05%) Telecoms
6 19 (7.82%) Automotive
6 19 (7.82%) Electronics
6 19 (7.82%) Organisational Skills
7 18 (7.41%) Retail
8 17 (7.00%) Aerospace
9 16 (6.58%) Public Sector
10 15 (6.17%) Presentation Skills
11 14 (5.76%) Finance
11 14 (5.76%) Military
12 11 (4.53%) Advertising
12 11 (4.53%) Law
12 11 (4.53%) Marketing
13 10 (4.12%) Legal
14 8 (3.29%) Back Office
14 8 (3.29%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 43 (17.70%) IT Support
2 37 (15.23%) Support Engineer
3 31 (12.76%) IT Engineer
4 29 (11.93%) Field Engineer
5 28 (11.52%) IT Support Engineer
6 27 (11.11%) Senior
7 15 (6.17%) Business Development Manager
7 15 (6.17%) Business Manager
7 15 (6.17%) Development Manager
8 14 (5.76%) IT Technician
9 13 (5.35%) Sales Engineer
10 12 (4.94%) Field Support Engineer
11 11 (4.53%) IT Support Technician
11 11 (4.53%) Support Technician
12 10 (4.12%) Analyst
12 10 (4.12%) Electronics Engineer
12 10 (4.12%) Lead
12 10 (4.12%) Technical Support
13 9 (3.70%) Business Development Executive
14 8 (3.29%) Technical Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.65%) PySpark
2 3 (1.23%) .NET
2 3 (1.23%) .NET Core
2 3 (1.23%) React
3 1 (0.41%) JSON
3 1 (0.41%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 33 (13.58%) Self-Motivation
2 23 (9.47%) Onboarding
3 12 (4.94%) Management Information System
4 7 (2.88%) CCTV
5 5 (2.06%) NHS
5 5 (2.06%) Renewable Energy
6 4 (1.65%) Smartphone
6 4 (1.65%) Social Media
7 3 (1.23%) FMCG
8 2 (0.82%) EPoS
8 2 (0.82%) Learning Management System
8 2 (0.82%) Smart Meter
8 2 (0.82%) Web Conferencing
9 1 (0.41%) Analytical Mindset
9 1 (0.41%) Apple TV
9 1 (0.41%) Data Centre
9 1 (0.41%) Digital Media
9 1 (0.41%) Hybrid Cloud
9 1 (0.41%) Low-Code
9 1 (0.41%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 40 (16.46%) Windows
2 18 (7.41%) Mac OS
3 7 (2.88%) Windows Server
4 6 (2.47%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.41%) Android
5 1 (0.41%) Linux
5 1 (0.41%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.41%) Windows Server 2016
5 1 (0.41%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 83 (34.16%) Problem-Solving
2 45 (18.52%) Customer Service
3 43 (17.70%) Continuous Improvement
4 31 (12.76%) CRM
5 28 (11.52%) Project Delivery
6 26 (10.70%) Cybersecurity
7 24 (9.88%) Business Development
8 23 (9.47%) Mentoring
9 20 (8.23%) Decision-Making
10 18 (7.41%) Collaborative Working
10 18 (7.41%) Customer Engagement
11 17 (7.00%) ITIL
12 15 (6.17%) B2B
12 15 (6.17%) Customer Requirements
12 15 (6.17%) Stakeholder Management
13 14 (5.76%) Line Management
13 14 (5.76%) Proactive Management
13 14 (5.76%) Root Cause Analysis
14 13 (5.35%) Commercial Awareness
14 13 (5.35%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 13 (5.35%) SQL
2 7 (2.88%) C#
3 4 (1.65%) Kusto Query Language
4 1 (0.41%) C
4 1 (0.41%) Python
Qualifications
1 40 (16.46%) Degree
2 13 (5.35%) HNC
2 13 (5.35%) HND
3 11 (4.53%) Security Cleared
4 10 (4.12%) DBS Check
5 9 (3.70%) Microsoft Certification
6 8 (3.29%) BPSS Clearance
7 7 (2.88%) Chartered Engineer
8 6 (2.47%) SC Cleared
9 4 (1.65%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 3 (1.23%) CCNA
10 3 (1.23%) Cisco Certification
10 3 (1.23%) City & Guilds
10 3 (1.23%) Master's Degree
10 3 (1.23%) NVQ Level 3
10 3 (1.23%) Postgraduate
11 2 (0.82%) A+ Certification
12 1 (0.41%) DV Cleared
12 1 (0.41%) MCSE
12 1 (0.41%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (4.94%) Cyber Essentials
2 7 (2.88%) SLA
3 5 (2.06%) NEBOSH
4 3 (1.23%) QA
5 2 (0.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (0.82%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.41%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.41%) GDPR
System Software
1 25 (10.29%) Active Directory
2 8 (3.29%) Hyper-V
2 8 (3.29%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 19 (7.82%) BMC PATROL
2 17 (7.00%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.41%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 75 (30.86%) Microsoft
2 11 (4.53%) Ubiquiti
3 9 (3.70%) VMware
4 6 (2.47%) Salesforce
5 5 (2.06%) Facebook
5 5 (2.06%) NEC
6 4 (1.65%) Freshdesk
6 4 (1.65%) Instagram
7 3 (1.23%) Allen-Bradley
7 3 (1.23%) Cisco
7 3 (1.23%) Siemens
8 2 (0.82%) Apple
8 2 (0.82%) Juniper
8 2 (0.82%) ServiceNow
9 1 (0.41%) Citrix
9 1 (0.41%) Dell
9 1 (0.41%) Google
9 1 (0.41%) Meraki
9 1 (0.41%) Rockwell
9 1 (0.41%) Veeam