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 16 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 58 42 87
Rank change year-on-year -16 +45 +23
Permanent jobs citing Driving Licence 167 201 213
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 2.87% 5.58% 3.20%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 12.55% 13.84% 9.41%
Number of salaries quoted 126 51 174
10th Percentile £24,750 £30,000 £22,750
25th Percentile £27,250 £30,500 £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £36,500 £31,125
Median % change year-on-year -10.96% +17.27% -2.73%
75th Percentile £40,750 £51,000 £45,938
90th Percentile £45,000 - £55,000
England median annual salary £34,000 £37,500 £31,250
% change year-on-year -9.33% +20.00% -8.09%

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 1,331 1,452 2,263
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 22.85% 40.28% 33.99%
Number of salaries quoted 801 647 1,753
10th Percentile £27,500 £26,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £40,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% +10.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £62,500 £68,750 £66,250
90th Percentile £75,900 £85,000 £81,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £55,440
% change year-on-year -12.00% +12.73% -14.71%

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 16 February 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 16 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
Devon -11 43 £26,750 -47.55% 14
Cornwall +6 32 £31,500 -37.00% 5
Bristol -12 32 £39,000 +30.00% 16
Somerset -36 22 £32,500 -14.51% 14
Wiltshire +4 19 £33,500 - 9
Gloucestershire +24 11 £40,127 +7.01% 10
Dorset +1 8 £25,500 -53.61% 1
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 52 (31.14%) SharePoint
2 32 (19.16%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 14 (8.38%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (4.79%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.60%) AutoCAD
3 1 (0.60%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 86 (51.50%) Microsoft 365
2 31 (18.56%) Azure
3 25 (14.97%) Entra ID
4 23 (13.77%) OneDrive
5 3 (1.80%) AWS
5 3 (1.80%) Power Platform
6 2 (1.20%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 38 (22.75%) Firewall
2 32 (19.16%) DHCP
2 32 (19.16%) DNS
3 21 (12.57%) Structured Cabling
3 21 (12.57%) Wi-Fi
4 15 (8.98%) WAN
5 13 (7.78%) LAN
6 11 (6.59%) Remote Desktop
7 9 (5.39%) VLAN
8 8 (4.79%) VPN
9 6 (3.59%) IPsec
9 6 (3.59%) VoIP
10 5 (2.99%) TCP/IP
11 3 (1.80%) DKIM
11 3 (1.80%) DMARC
12 2 (1.20%) BGP
12 2 (1.20%) Internet
12 2 (1.20%) Network Security
12 2 (1.20%) OSPF
12 2 (1.20%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.20%) Metadata
2 1 (0.60%) Power BI
2 1 (0.60%) SQL Server
General
1 67 (40.12%) Social Skills
2 18 (10.78%) Legal
3 14 (8.38%) Military
4 12 (7.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 12 (7.19%) Law
5 11 (6.59%) Organisational Skills
6 9 (5.39%) Telecoms
7 6 (3.59%) Finance
8 5 (2.99%) Presentation Skills
8 5 (2.99%) Retail
9 4 (2.40%) Aviation
10 3 (1.80%) Advertising
10 3 (1.80%) Back Office
10 3 (1.80%) Multimedia
11 2 (1.20%) Documentation Skills
11 2 (1.20%) Electronics
11 2 (1.20%) Manufacturing
11 2 (1.20%) Police
12 1 (0.60%) Analytical Skills
12 1 (0.60%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 55 (32.93%) IT Support
2 41 (24.55%) Support Engineer
3 25 (14.97%) IT Engineer
4 24 (14.37%) 2nd Line Support
4 24 (14.37%) Analyst
5 23 (13.77%) 2nd Line Engineer
6 22 (13.17%) 1st Line Support
6 22 (13.17%) IT Analyst
7 21 (12.57%) IT Support Engineer
8 20 (11.98%) Cabling Engineer
9 18 (10.78%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
9 18 (10.78%) Support Analyst
10 17 (10.18%) IT Support Analyst
11 15 (8.98%) 1st Line Engineer
11 15 (8.98%) 1st Line Support Engineer
12 14 (8.38%) Data Engineer
13 11 (6.59%) IT Support Technician
13 11 (6.59%) IT Technician
13 11 (6.59%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
13 11 (6.59%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.40%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 22 (13.17%) Onboarding
2 7 (4.19%) Self-Motivation
3 5 (2.99%) Legacy Systems
4 4 (2.40%) EPoS
5 3 (1.80%) CCTV
5 3 (1.80%) Data Centre
5 3 (1.80%) Video Conferencing
6 2 (1.20%) Renewable Energy
7 1 (0.60%) Blog
7 1 (0.60%) Derivative
7 1 (0.60%) Digital Media
7 1 (0.60%) Digital Signage
7 1 (0.60%) Fibre Optics
7 1 (0.60%) Operational Technology
7 1 (0.60%) Podcast
Operating Systems
1 67 (40.12%) Windows
2 41 (24.55%) Windows Server
3 8 (4.79%) Windows 10
4 7 (4.19%) Mac OS
5 6 (3.59%) Apple iOS
6 4 (2.40%) Android
7 1 (0.60%) Debian
7 1 (0.60%) Linux
7 1 (0.60%) OpenWrt
Processes & Methodologies
1 71 (42.51%) Customer Service
2 45 (26.95%) Problem-Solving
3 34 (20.36%) ITIL
4 16 (9.58%) Continuous Improvement
5 15 (8.98%) Cybersecurity
6 12 (7.19%) Remote Monitoring and Management
7 11 (6.59%) Break/Fix
7 11 (6.59%) Business Development
8 10 (5.99%) Change Control
9 9 (5.39%) ITSM
9 9 (5.39%) Mentoring
10 7 (4.19%) Asset Management
10 7 (4.19%) Service Delivery
10 7 (4.19%) Ticket Management
11 6 (3.59%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 6 (3.59%) Logistics
11 6 (3.59%) Process Improvement
12 5 (2.99%) Agile
12 5 (2.99%) ERP
12 5 (2.99%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (2.99%) PowerShell
2 1 (0.60%) SQL
2 1 (0.60%) VB
Qualifications
1 32 (19.16%) Security Cleared
2 20 (11.98%) BPSS Clearance
3 12 (7.19%) SC Cleared
4 4 (2.40%) Network+ Certification
5 2 (1.20%) Degree
6 1 (0.60%) Chartered Engineer
6 1 (0.60%) City & Guilds
6 1 (0.60%) CompTIA Security+
6 1 (0.60%) DBS Check
6 1 (0.60%) ITIL Certification
6 1 (0.60%) Microsoft Certification
6 1 (0.60%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (4.79%) SLA
2 5 (2.99%) NEBOSH
3 4 (2.40%) GDPR
4 2 (1.20%) QA
5 1 (0.60%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.60%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 1 (0.60%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 51 (30.54%) Active Directory
2 11 (6.59%) Hyper-V
3 6 (3.59%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.60%) iptables
Systems Management
1 7 (4.19%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (2.99%) SCCM
3 4 (2.40%) Jamf Pro
4 1 (0.60%) Ansible
Vendors
1 63 (37.72%) Microsoft
2 16 (9.58%) Apple
3 11 (6.59%) ConnectWise
3 11 (6.59%) Sophos
3 11 (6.59%) VMware
4 8 (4.79%) Progress
5 4 (2.40%) Cisco
5 4 (2.40%) Fortinet
6 3 (1.80%) Fujitsu
6 3 (1.80%) Virgin Media
7 2 (1.20%) CheckPoint
7 2 (1.20%) SolarWinds
8 1 (0.60%) BT
8 1 (0.60%) Meraki
8 1 (0.60%) MikroTik
8 1 (0.60%) Openreach
8 1 (0.60%) Salesforce
8 1 (0.60%) Ubiquiti