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 26 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 37 83 120
Rank change year-on-year +46 +37 -38
Permanent jobs citing Driving Licence 213 143 103
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 4.71% 2.51% 2.36%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 15.60% 8.17% 6.18%
Number of salaries quoted 136 81 77
10th Percentile £26,050 £29,750 £22,750
25th Percentile £29,280 £30,000 £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,000 £32,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% -8.57% +12.90%
75th Percentile £39,393 £48,750 £40,812
90th Percentile £44,125 £53,750 £47,500
England median annual salary £35,000 £36,783 £32,500
% change year-on-year -4.85% +13.18% -9.72%

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 1,365 1,751 1,666
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 30.17% 30.72% 38.11%
Number of salaries quoted 850 929 1,251
10th Percentile £27,225 £25,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £34,404 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -9.09% +7.84%
75th Percentile £57,500 £65,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £75,000 £82,500 £85,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% -4.00% -2.34%

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 26 November 2025.

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 26 November 2025. 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
Somerset +10 51 £32,500 +8.33% 8
Devon +20 42 £35,000 -9.09% 23
Bristol +8 34 £31,500 +5.00% 20
Wiltshire +24 33 £34,000 +7.94% 11
Cornwall -1 28 £33,000 -34.00% 5
Gloucestershire +33 17 £37,500 -12.79% 11
Dorset +11 7 £25,500 -36.75% 5
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 50 (23.47%) SharePoint
2 47 (22.07%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 15 (7.04%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (4.23%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.47%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 3 (1.41%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 102 (47.89%) Microsoft 365
2 31 (14.55%) Entra ID
3 28 (13.15%) Azure
4 11 (5.16%) OneDrive
5 6 (2.82%) Power Platform
6 4 (1.88%) AWS
6 4 (1.88%) PowerApps
7 2 (0.94%) Cloud Computing
7 2 (0.94%) SaaS
8 1 (0.47%) Azure Monitor
8 1 (0.47%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 54 (25.35%) Firewall
2 27 (12.68%) DHCP
2 27 (12.68%) DNS
3 19 (8.92%) Structured Cabling
4 18 (8.45%) Wi-Fi
5 14 (6.57%) WAN
6 13 (6.10%) Remote Desktop
7 12 (5.63%) LAN
7 12 (5.63%) VLAN
8 11 (5.16%) TCP/IP
8 11 (5.16%) VoIP
8 11 (5.16%) VPN
9 3 (1.41%) DKIM
9 3 (1.41%) DMARC
9 3 (1.41%) Internet
9 3 (1.41%) Intrusion Detection
9 3 (1.41%) IPsec
9 3 (1.41%) Wireless
10 2 (0.94%) Network Security
10 2 (0.94%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.88%) Metadata
2 2 (0.94%) Power BI
2 2 (0.94%) SQL Server
General
1 117 (54.93%) Social Skills
2 17 (7.98%) Legal
3 13 (6.10%) Organisational Skills
4 9 (4.23%) Analytical Skills
4 9 (4.23%) Telecoms
5 8 (3.76%) Advertising
5 8 (3.76%) Military
5 8 (3.76%) Police
5 8 (3.76%) Retail
6 7 (3.29%) Law
7 6 (2.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 6 (2.82%) Manufacturing
7 6 (2.82%) Presentation Skills
8 5 (2.35%) Public Sector
9 4 (1.88%) Aviation
9 4 (1.88%) Back Office
9 4 (1.88%) Finance
10 3 (1.41%) Electronics
11 2 (0.94%) Games
11 2 (0.94%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 57 (26.76%) IT Support
2 48 (22.54%) Technical Engineer
3 37 (17.37%) Support Engineer
4 26 (12.21%) 1st Line Support
4 26 (12.21%) 2nd Line Support
4 26 (12.21%) Analyst
5 22 (10.33%) 2nd Line Engineer
6 20 (9.39%) IT Analyst
7 15 (7.04%) 1st Line Engineer
7 15 (7.04%) 1st Line Support Engineer
7 15 (7.04%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
7 15 (7.04%) Cabling Engineer
7 15 (7.04%) IT Engineer
7 15 (7.04%) IT Support Analyst
7 15 (7.04%) Support Analyst
8 14 (6.57%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
9 13 (6.10%) Field Engineer
9 13 (6.10%) IT Support Engineer
10 11 (5.16%) Support Technician
11 10 (4.69%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.88%) Software Packaging
2 2 (0.94%) Oracle Fusion
2 2 (0.94%) RESTEasy
2 2 (0.94%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 39 (18.31%) Renewable Energy
2 27 (12.68%) Onboarding
3 8 (3.76%) Self-Motivation
4 6 (2.82%) Video Conferencing
5 4 (1.88%) Data Centre
5 4 (1.88%) Digital Signage
5 4 (1.88%) EPoS
5 4 (1.88%) Legacy Systems
6 3 (1.41%) CCTV
6 3 (1.41%) Management Information System
7 2 (0.94%) Operational Technology
8 1 (0.47%) Blog
8 1 (0.47%) Cyber Threat
8 1 (0.47%) Data Protection Act
8 1 (0.47%) Derivative
8 1 (0.47%) Digital Media
8 1 (0.47%) Fibre Optics
8 1 (0.47%) Life Science
8 1 (0.47%) Podcast
8 1 (0.47%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 90 (42.25%) Windows
2 50 (23.47%) Windows Server
3 12 (5.63%) Windows 10
4 9 (4.23%) Mac OS
5 8 (3.76%) Apple iOS
6 4 (1.88%) Android
7 2 (0.94%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.47%) Debian
8 1 (0.47%) Linux
8 1 (0.47%) OpenWrt
8 1 (0.47%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 76 (35.68%) Customer Service
2 67 (31.46%) Problem-Solving
3 17 (7.98%) ITIL
4 16 (7.51%) Cybersecurity
4 16 (7.51%) Logistics
4 16 (7.51%) Mentoring
5 13 (6.10%) Continuous Improvement
5 13 (6.10%) Remote Monitoring and Management
5 13 (6.10%) Ticket Management
6 12 (5.63%) Service Management
7 11 (5.16%) Collaborative Working
8 9 (4.23%) Asset Management
9 8 (3.76%) Break/Fix
9 8 (3.76%) Process Improvement
10 7 (3.29%) Business Development
10 7 (3.29%) Customer Engagement
10 7 (3.29%) ERP
10 7 (3.29%) ITSM
11 6 (2.82%) Decision-Making
11 6 (2.82%) Mobile Device Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (2.35%) PowerShell
2 1 (0.47%) SQL
2 1 (0.47%) VB
Qualifications
1 22 (10.33%) Security Cleared
2 18 (8.45%) Degree
3 13 (6.10%) BPSS Clearance
4 10 (4.69%) MCP
5 8 (3.76%) SC Cleared
6 7 (3.29%) A+ Certification
7 6 (2.82%) Network+ Certification
8 2 (0.94%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (0.47%) City & Guilds
9 1 (0.47%) CompTIA Security+
9 1 (0.47%) HNC
9 1 (0.47%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (2.35%) GDPR
2 4 (1.88%) SLA
3 1 (0.47%) ISO 13485
3 1 (0.47%) QA
System Software
1 57 (26.76%) Active Directory
2 11 (5.16%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (4.69%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.47%) iptables
Systems Management
1 16 (7.51%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (1.88%) Jamf Pro
2 4 (1.88%) SCCM
3 2 (0.94%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.47%) Ansible
4 1 (0.47%) WSUS
Vendors
1 95 (44.60%) Microsoft
2 16 (7.51%) Apple
3 14 (6.57%) Sophos
4 13 (6.10%) ConnectWise
4 13 (6.10%) VMware
5 12 (5.63%) Progress
6 3 (1.41%) Oracle
7 2 (0.94%) Cisco
7 2 (0.94%) Fortinet
7 2 (0.94%) SolarWinds
7 2 (0.94%) Ubiquiti
8 1 (0.47%) Allen-Bradley
8 1 (0.47%) BT
8 1 (0.47%) Clearswift
8 1 (0.47%) Draytek
8 1 (0.47%) MikroTik
8 1 (0.47%) MobileIron
8 1 (0.47%) Openreach
8 1 (0.47%) Rockwell
8 1 (0.47%) Siemens