Driving Licence Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Drivers' Licence
South East > Thames Valley

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Driving Licence in permanent job vacancies in the Thames Valley. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Driving Licence over the 6 months leading up to 11 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 86 24 128
Rank change year-on-year -62 +104 +72
Permanent jobs citing Driving Licence 105 304 117
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 1.71% 8.46% 1.77%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 6.77% 19.06% 5.56%
Number of salaries quoted 98 62 83
10th Percentile £28,000 £25,785 £25,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £27,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,754 £53,500 £31,000
Median % change year-on-year -27.56% +72.58% -0.80%
75th Percentile £43,750 £60,000 £44,169
90th Percentile £52,950 £65,000 £52,350
South East median annual salary £38,508 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year +2.69% +7.14% -

All Generic Skills
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 1,552 1,595 2,103
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 25.33% 44.37% 31.80%
Number of salaries quoted 1,035 659 1,355
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,500 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% - -13.04%
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £75,000
South East median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -13.04%

Driving Licence
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Driving Licence job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Driving Licence
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Driving Licence.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Driving Licence

Driving Licence
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Driving Licence in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 11 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Driving Licence in the Thames Valley

Driving Licence
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Driving Licence within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 11 July 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
Berkshire +45 66 £40,000 -25.23% 43
Buckinghamshire -62 28 £32,000 +10.34% 18
Oxfordshire -55 11 £37,500 -37.50% 26
Driving Licence
South East

Driving Licence
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 13 (12.38%) SharePoint
2 9 (8.57%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.90%) Apache
3 2 (1.90%) nginx
4 1 (0.95%) ArchestrA
4 1 (0.95%) Confluence
Applications
1 9 (8.57%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (5.71%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (1.90%) AutoCAD
3 2 (1.90%) EPLAN
3 2 (1.90%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 5 (4.76%) NetSuite
2 2 (1.90%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 29 (27.62%) Azure
2 23 (21.90%) Microsoft 365
3 12 (11.43%) Entra ID
4 5 (4.76%) Power Platform
5 4 (3.81%) Google Workspace
6 1 (0.95%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 22 (20.95%) Firewall
2 18 (17.14%) Wi-Fi
3 13 (12.38%) DNS
4 11 (10.48%) DHCP
5 7 (6.67%) VoIP
5 7 (6.67%) VPN
6 4 (3.81%) SSL
6 4 (3.81%) TCP/IP
6 4 (3.81%) VLAN
7 3 (2.86%) DECT
7 3 (2.86%) PBX
7 3 (2.86%) Structured Cabling
7 3 (2.86%) Unified Communications
7 3 (2.86%) Wireless
8 1 (0.95%) Software-Defined Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (4.76%) Power BI
2 2 (1.90%) GIS
2 2 (1.90%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 5 (4.76%) JIRA
General
1 59 (56.19%) Social Skills
2 10 (9.52%) Finance
3 7 (6.67%) Marketing
4 6 (5.71%) Manufacturing
4 6 (5.71%) Organisational Skills
4 6 (5.71%) Presentation Skills
5 5 (4.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 4 (3.81%) Analytical Skills
6 4 (3.81%) Electronics
6 4 (3.81%) Law
6 4 (3.81%) Retail
7 3 (2.86%) Legal
7 3 (2.86%) Multimedia
7 3 (2.86%) Pharmaceutical
8 2 (1.90%) Aerospace
8 2 (1.90%) Documentation Skills
8 2 (1.90%) Games
8 2 (1.90%) Telecoms
9 1 (0.95%) Automotive
9 1 (0.95%) Military
Job Titles
1 32 (30.48%) IT Support
2 16 (15.24%) Business Development Manager
2 16 (15.24%) Business Manager
2 16 (15.24%) Development Manager
2 16 (15.24%) IT Engineer
3 14 (13.33%) IT Support Engineer
3 14 (13.33%) Senior
3 14 (13.33%) Support Engineer
4 10 (9.52%) IT Support Technician
4 10 (9.52%) IT Technician
4 10 (9.52%) Support Technician
5 8 (7.62%) 1st Line Support
6 7 (6.67%) Audio Visual Engineer
7 5 (4.76%) Analyst
7 5 (4.76%) Audio Visual Installation Engineer
7 5 (4.76%) Installations Engineer
7 5 (4.76%) Senior Audio Visual Engineer
7 5 (4.76%) Senior Manager
7 5 (4.76%) Support Analyst
7 5 (4.76%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.90%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 10 (9.52%) Onboarding
2 6 (5.71%) EPoS
3 4 (3.81%) SCADA
3 4 (3.81%) Web Conferencing
4 3 (2.86%) Self-Motivation
5 2 (1.90%) Analytical Mindset
5 2 (1.90%) Fibre Optics
5 2 (1.90%) IoT
6 1 (0.95%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (0.95%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 36 (34.29%) Windows
2 19 (18.10%) Windows Server
3 8 (7.62%) Linux
4 7 (6.67%) Windows 10
5 5 (4.76%) Mac OS
6 4 (3.81%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.95%) Android
7 1 (0.95%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (26.67%) Customer Service
2 26 (24.76%) Problem-Solving
3 22 (20.95%) Cybersecurity
4 20 (19.05%) Business Development
5 12 (11.43%) Mentoring
5 12 (11.43%) Project Delivery
6 11 (10.48%) Collaborative Working
7 10 (9.52%) Continuous Improvement
8 9 (8.57%) CRM
8 9 (8.57%) Project Management
9 8 (7.62%) Disaster Recovery
10 6 (5.71%) B2B
10 6 (5.71%) ERP
10 6 (5.71%) ITIL
10 6 (5.71%) Stakeholder Management
11 5 (4.76%) Business Intelligence
11 5 (4.76%) Decision-Making
11 5 (4.76%) Functional Testing
11 5 (4.76%) Process Improvement
11 5 (4.76%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 11 (10.48%) PowerShell
2 9 (8.57%) SQL
Qualifications
1 19 (18.10%) Degree
2 9 (8.57%) DBS Check
3 6 (5.71%) Microsoft Certification
4 4 (3.81%) CompTIA Security+
4 4 (3.81%) HNC
4 4 (3.81%) Network+ Certification
4 4 (3.81%) SC Cleared
4 4 (3.81%) Security Cleared
5 3 (2.86%) HND
5 3 (2.86%) NVQ Level 3
6 2 (1.90%) Azure Certification
6 2 (1.90%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (5.71%) Cyber Essentials
2 5 (4.76%) SLA
3 4 (3.81%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 4 (3.81%) GDPR
4 2 (1.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (0.95%) QA
System Software
1 27 (25.71%) Active Directory
2 7 (6.67%) Hyper-V
3 6 (5.71%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (1.90%) Squid
4 2 (1.90%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 9 (8.57%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (4.76%) Jamf Pro
3 1 (0.95%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 39 (37.14%) Microsoft
2 6 (5.71%) Google
2 6 (5.71%) Veeam
2 6 (5.71%) VMware
3 5 (4.76%) Apple
3 5 (4.76%) Sage
4 4 (3.81%) Cisco
4 4 (3.81%) Datto
4 4 (3.81%) SonicWALL
5 3 (2.86%) Allen-Bradley
5 3 (2.86%) Fortinet
5 3 (2.86%) Fujitsu
5 3 (2.86%) Siemens
5 3 (2.86%) Virgin Media
5 3 (2.86%) Wonderware
6 2 (1.90%) Yealink
7 1 (0.95%) HP
7 1 (0.95%) Oracle
7 1 (0.95%) SAP
7 1 (0.95%) ServiceNow