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 23 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 71 36 106
Rank change year-on-year -35 +70 +10
Permanent jobs citing Driving Licence 239 188 135
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 2.32% 5.41% 1.86%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 10.15% 15.33% 6.86%
Number of salaries quoted 181 109 88
10th Percentile £27,261 £26,500 £29,263
25th Percentile £31,250 £29,290 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,500 £34,000 £31,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.24% +9.68% +12.73%
75th Percentile £50,000 £38,750 £42,813
90th Percentile £60,000 £43,750 £68,750
England median annual salary £40,000 £37,500 £33,613
% change year-on-year +6.67% +11.56% +5.04%

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 2,354 1,226 1,968
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 22.85% 35.25% 27.09%
Number of salaries quoted 1,579 704 1,076
10th Percentile £29,475 £27,000 £27,598
25th Percentile £37,500 £31,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £42,625 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +23.17% -14.75% -9.09%
75th Percentile £72,125 £58,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £74,625 £83,750
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% -6.98%

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 23 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 23 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 -16 51 £46,500 +29.84% 15
Wiltshire -11 48 £45,000 +32.35% 35
Gloucestershire -32 48 £35,000 -6.67% 29
Bristol -31 37 £41,250 +30.95% 30
Somerset -38 30 £32,500 -1.20% 17
Cornwall +4 12 £26,500 -19.70% 11
Dorset +2 5 £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 33 (13.81%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (0.84%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.42%) Apache
3 1 (0.42%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 35 (14.64%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (5.86%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (3.77%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (1.26%) AutoCAD
5 2 (0.84%) EPLAN
5 2 (0.84%) Revit
5 2 (0.84%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.42%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 1 (0.42%) C-CURE
Cloud Services
1 44 (18.41%) Microsoft 365
2 25 (10.46%) Azure
3 20 (8.37%) Entra ID
4 5 (2.09%) Power Platform
5 2 (0.84%) AWS
6 1 (0.42%) Copilot Studio
6 1 (0.42%) GCP
6 1 (0.42%) Microsoft Copilot
6 1 (0.42%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 23 (9.62%) VPN
2 18 (7.53%) Firewall
3 15 (6.28%) Wi-Fi
4 11 (4.60%) LAN
4 11 (4.60%) WAN
5 10 (4.18%) Wireless
6 9 (3.77%) TCP/IP
7 8 (3.35%) WLAN
8 7 (2.93%) DHCP
8 7 (2.93%) DNS
9 4 (1.67%) Network Security
10 3 (1.26%) Structured Cabling
10 3 (1.26%) VoIP
11 2 (0.84%) Broadband
11 2 (0.84%) DMZ
11 2 (0.84%) Ethernet
11 2 (0.84%) MPLS
11 2 (0.84%) NGFW
11 2 (0.84%) SD-WAN
11 2 (0.84%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.67%) Data Warehouse
1 4 (1.67%) OLAP
1 4 (1.67%) Power BI
1 4 (1.67%) SQL Server Analysis Services
1 4 (1.67%) SQL Server Integration Services
1 4 (1.67%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 3 (1.26%) Git
2 2 (0.84%) JIRA
General
1 80 (33.47%) Social Skills
2 41 (17.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 31 (12.97%) Analytical Skills
4 26 (10.88%) Manufacturing
5 19 (7.95%) Telecoms
6 18 (7.53%) Organisational Skills
6 18 (7.53%) Retail
7 16 (6.69%) Automotive
7 16 (6.69%) Public Sector
8 15 (6.28%) Aerospace
9 14 (5.86%) Electronics
9 14 (5.86%) Finance
9 14 (5.86%) Military
10 12 (5.02%) Advertising
10 12 (5.02%) Presentation Skills
11 11 (4.60%) Law
11 11 (4.60%) Marketing
12 10 (4.18%) Legal
13 9 (3.77%) Local Government
14 8 (3.35%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 44 (18.41%) IT Support
2 39 (16.32%) Support Engineer
3 32 (13.39%) IT Engineer
4 29 (12.13%) IT Support Engineer
5 28 (11.72%) Senior
6 25 (10.46%) Field Engineer
7 16 (6.69%) Business Development Manager
7 16 (6.69%) Business Manager
7 16 (6.69%) Development Manager
8 14 (5.86%) IT Technician
9 12 (5.02%) Field Support Engineer
10 11 (4.60%) Analyst
10 11 (4.60%) IT Support Technician
10 11 (4.60%) Support Technician
10 11 (4.60%) Technical Support
11 10 (4.18%) Lead
11 10 (4.18%) Sales Engineer
12 9 (3.77%) Business Development Executive
12 9 (3.77%) Technical Engineer
13 8 (3.35%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.67%) PySpark
2 3 (1.26%) .NET
2 3 (1.26%) .NET Core
2 3 (1.26%) React
3 2 (0.84%) JSON
3 2 (0.84%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 30 (12.55%) Self-Motivation
2 23 (9.62%) Onboarding
3 12 (5.02%) Management Information System
4 8 (3.35%) CCTV
5 5 (2.09%) NHS
5 5 (2.09%) Renewable Energy
6 4 (1.67%) Smartphone
6 4 (1.67%) Social Media
7 3 (1.26%) FMCG
8 2 (0.84%) EPoS
8 2 (0.84%) Learning Management System
8 2 (0.84%) Smart Meter
8 2 (0.84%) Web Conferencing
9 1 (0.42%) Analytical Mindset
9 1 (0.42%) Data Centre
9 1 (0.42%) Distributed Systems
9 1 (0.42%) Hybrid Cloud
9 1 (0.42%) Low-Code
9 1 (0.42%) Raspberry Pi
9 1 (0.42%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 41 (17.15%) Windows
2 18 (7.53%) Mac OS
3 8 (3.35%) Windows Server
4 6 (2.51%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.84%) Linux
6 1 (0.42%) Android
6 1 (0.42%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.42%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.42%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 80 (33.47%) Problem-Solving
2 48 (20.08%) Customer Service
3 42 (17.57%) Continuous Improvement
4 28 (11.72%) CRM
5 26 (10.88%) Cybersecurity
5 26 (10.88%) Project Delivery
6 25 (10.46%) Business Development
7 23 (9.62%) Mentoring
8 20 (8.37%) Decision-Making
9 19 (7.95%) ITIL
10 18 (7.53%) Collaborative Working
11 16 (6.69%) B2B
12 15 (6.28%) Customer Engagement
12 15 (6.28%) Stakeholder Management
13 14 (5.86%) Line Management
13 14 (5.86%) Proactive Management
13 14 (5.86%) Root Cause Analysis
14 13 (5.44%) Commercial Awareness
14 13 (5.44%) Customer Requirements
14 13 (5.44%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 14 (5.86%) SQL
2 7 (2.93%) C#
3 4 (1.67%) Kusto Query Language
4 2 (0.84%) C
4 2 (0.84%) Python
5 1 (0.42%) C++
5 1 (0.42%) Java
5 1 (0.42%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 40 (16.74%) Degree
2 12 (5.02%) HNC
2 12 (5.02%) HND
3 11 (4.60%) Security Cleared
4 10 (4.18%) DBS Check
4 10 (4.18%) Microsoft Certification
5 8 (3.35%) BPSS Clearance
6 7 (2.93%) Chartered Engineer
7 6 (2.51%) SC Cleared
8 4 (1.67%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 3 (1.26%) CCNA
9 3 (1.26%) Cisco Certification
9 3 (1.26%) City & Guilds
9 3 (1.26%) Master's Degree
9 3 (1.26%) NVQ Level 3
9 3 (1.26%) Postgraduate
10 2 (0.84%) A+ Certification
11 1 (0.42%) MCSE
11 1 (0.42%) Network+ Certification
11 1 (0.42%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (5.02%) Cyber Essentials
2 9 (3.77%) SLA
3 5 (2.09%) NEBOSH
4 3 (1.26%) QA
5 2 (0.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (0.84%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.42%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.42%) GDPR
System Software
1 26 (10.88%) Active Directory
2 8 (3.35%) Hyper-V
2 8 (3.35%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.42%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 18 (7.53%) Microsoft Intune
2 16 (6.69%) BMC PATROL
3 1 (0.42%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 76 (31.80%) Microsoft
2 11 (4.60%) Ubiquiti
3 9 (3.77%) VMware
4 6 (2.51%) Salesforce
5 5 (2.09%) Facebook
5 5 (2.09%) NEC
6 4 (1.67%) Freshdesk
6 4 (1.67%) Instagram
7 3 (1.26%) Allen-Bradley
7 3 (1.26%) Cisco
7 3 (1.26%) Siemens
8 2 (0.84%) Apple
8 2 (0.84%) Juniper
8 2 (0.84%) ServiceNow
9 1 (0.42%) Citrix
9 1 (0.42%) Dell
9 1 (0.42%) Google
9 1 (0.42%) Meraki
9 1 (0.42%) Rockwell
9 1 (0.42%) Veeam