Influencing Skills Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Influencing Skills
UK > UK excluding London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Influencing Skills in permanent job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Influencing Skills over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 214 200 190
Rank change year-on-year -14 -10 -34
Permanent jobs citing Influencing Skills 371 491 557
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.87% 1.37% 1.61%
As % of the General category 1.57% 2.14% 2.71%
Number of salaries quoted 179 165 285
10th Percentile £38,736 £41,250 £43,098
25th Percentile £48,125 £50,967 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £52,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +23.81% -19.23% +8.33%
75th Percentile £85,895 £73,886 £89,041
90th Percentile £97,500 £93,767 £96,539
UK median annual salary £76,000 £60,000 £72,000
% change year-on-year +26.67% -16.67% +9.65%

All General Skills
UK excluding London

Influencing Skills falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring general skills in the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 23,663 22,940 20,563
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 55.80% 63.86% 59.59%
Number of salaries quoted 12,230 9,402 14,568
10th Percentile £26,750 £31,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £40,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £63,750 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £58,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% +3.45% -6.07%

Influencing Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Influencing Skills relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Influencing Skills job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Influencing Skills
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Influencing Skills.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Influencing Skills

Influencing Skills
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Influencing Skills in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Influencing Skills in the UK excluding London

Influencing Skills
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Influencing Skills within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 14 January 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
South East +48 162 £62,500 +22.63% 85
North of England -34 76 £71,750 +30.45% 48
South West +31 39 £67,500 -6.24% 19
North West -16 39 £81,323 +62.65% 19
Midlands -7 37 £72,500 +18.37% 29
Yorkshire -19 31 £70,500 -5.84% 26
West Midlands +1 24 £72,500 +7.96% 22
East of England -28 23 £77,500 +52.06% 21
Scotland -30 19 £50,250 -30.69% 7
East Midlands -16 13 £66,050 +16.49% 7
Wales +12 8 £83,781 - 5
North East +10 6 £75,000 +32.28% 4
Channel Islands - 6 - - 2
Northern Ireland -12 3 £57,500 - 1
Influencing Skills
UK

Influencing Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 10 (2.70%) Confluence
2 4 (1.08%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 31 (8.36%) Microsoft Excel
2 18 (4.85%) Microsoft Project
3 13 (3.50%) Microsoft Office
4 7 (1.89%) Spreadsheet
5 5 (1.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 3 (0.81%) AutoCAD
7 2 (0.54%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.54%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 46 (12.40%) SAP S/4HANA
2 12 (3.23%) NetSuite
3 8 (2.16%) Oracle Payables
4 7 (1.89%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.27%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 1 (0.27%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 43 (11.59%) Azure DevOps
2 21 (5.66%) Azure
2 21 (5.66%) Power Platform
3 14 (3.77%) AWS
4 11 (2.96%) Adobe Analytics
4 11 (2.96%) Figma
5 10 (2.70%) SaaS
6 9 (2.43%) Microsoft 365
7 5 (1.35%) Entra ID
8 4 (1.08%) GCP
8 4 (1.08%) Microsoft Copilot
8 4 (1.08%) Serverless
8 4 (1.08%) Snowflake
9 3 (0.81%) Matillion
10 2 (0.54%) Google Analytics
10 2 (0.54%) Salesforce Service Cloud
10 2 (0.54%) SuccessFactors
11 1 (0.27%) Dynamics 365
11 1 (0.27%) IaaS
11 1 (0.27%) Lucidchart
Communications & Networking
1 2 (0.54%) Remote Desktop
1 2 (0.54%) Unified Communications
1 2 (0.54%) VPN
2 1 (0.27%) Broadband
2 1 (0.27%) Cisco Wireless
2 1 (0.27%) DHCP
2 1 (0.27%) DMZ
2 1 (0.27%) DNS
2 1 (0.27%) Firewall
2 1 (0.27%) Internet
2 1 (0.27%) Intranet
2 1 (0.27%) LAN
2 1 (0.27%) MPLS
2 1 (0.27%) SD-WAN
2 1 (0.27%) SNA
2 1 (0.27%) WAN
2 1 (0.27%) Wireless
2 1 (0.27%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (4.58%) Power BI
2 6 (1.62%) Tableau
3 3 (0.81%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (0.54%) Looker
5 1 (0.27%) GIS
5 1 (0.27%) Metadata
5 1 (0.27%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 51 (13.75%) JIRA
2 40 (10.78%) eCATT
3 12 (3.23%) NeoLoad
4 1 (0.27%) Oracle APEX
General
1 183 (49.33%) Social Skills
2 163 (43.94%) Finance
3 70 (18.87%) Analytical Skills
4 69 (18.60%) Marketing
5 68 (18.33%) Manufacturing
6 59 (15.90%) Presentation Skills
7 33 (8.89%) Legal
8 30 (8.09%) Local Government
9 26 (7.01%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 19 (5.12%) Fire and Rescue
10 19 (5.12%) Law
11 18 (4.85%) Banking
12 17 (4.58%) Public Sector
13 15 (4.04%) Pharmaceutical
14 13 (3.50%) Billing
15 9 (2.43%) Avionics
15 9 (2.43%) Organisational Skills
15 9 (2.43%) Retail
16 5 (1.35%) Documentation Skills
16 5 (1.35%) Games
Job Titles
1 76 (20.49%) Analyst
2 72 (19.41%) Senior
3 45 (12.13%) Senior Manager
4 43 (11.59%) Lead
5 42 (11.32%) Project Manager
6 25 (6.74%) Architect
7 24 (6.47%) Senior Project Manager
8 22 (5.93%) Consultant
8 22 (5.93%) Development Manager
9 21 (5.66%) Test Analyst
10 18 (4.85%) Business Manager
11 17 (4.58%) Senior Development Manager
12 16 (4.31%) Development Project Manager
13 15 (4.04%) IT Manager
14 13 (3.50%) Business Change Analyst
14 13 (3.50%) Change Analyst
15 12 (3.23%) Performance Analyst
15 12 (3.23%) Performance Test Analyst
15 12 (3.23%) Service Manager
15 12 (3.23%) Testing Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (0.81%) RESTful
2 2 (0.54%) Kafka
2 2 (0.54%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 44 (11.86%) Self-Motivation
2 28 (7.55%) Onboarding
3 20 (5.39%) Management Information System
4 19 (5.12%) NHS
5 9 (2.43%) Data Protection Act
5 9 (2.43%) Legacy Systems
6 8 (2.16%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 6 (1.62%) Driving Licence
8 5 (1.35%) Enterprise Software
8 5 (1.35%) Freedom of Information Act
8 5 (1.35%) Security Posture
9 4 (1.08%) Blog
9 4 (1.08%) CMDB
10 3 (0.81%) Cloud Native
10 3 (0.81%) Legacy Applications
10 3 (0.81%) Security Operations Centre
11 2 (0.54%) Data Centre
11 2 (0.54%) Distributed Systems
11 2 (0.54%) Hybrid Cloud
11 2 (0.54%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 3 (0.81%) Windows
1 3 (0.81%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 131 (35.31%) Continuous Improvement
2 99 (26.68%) Risk Management
3 82 (22.10%) Agile
4 75 (20.22%) Stakeholder Management
5 74 (19.95%) Decision-Making
6 61 (16.44%) ERP
7 59 (15.90%) Problem-Solving
8 58 (15.63%) Roadmaps
8 58 (15.63%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 57 (15.36%) Visualisation
10 46 (12.40%) Source to Pay
11 42 (11.32%) Project Management
11 42 (11.32%) Test Management
12 39 (10.51%) Coaching
13 36 (9.70%) Business Strategy
14 35 (9.43%) Mentoring
15 34 (9.16%) Customer Service
16 32 (8.63%) ITSM
17 30 (8.09%) Service Management
18 29 (7.82%) Programme Management
Programming Languages
1 11 (2.96%) SQL
2 7 (1.89%) Python
3 6 (1.62%) Java
3 6 (1.62%) VBA
4 2 (0.54%) C#
Qualifications
1 76 (20.49%) Degree
2 17 (4.58%) Security Cleared
3 16 (4.31%) PMI Certification
3 16 (4.31%) PMP
4 14 (3.77%) SC Cleared
5 12 (3.23%) BPSS Clearance
6 11 (2.96%) CIMA
7 10 (2.70%) ACCA
7 10 (2.70%) HNC
7 10 (2.70%) HND
8 8 (2.16%) CISSP
9 6 (1.62%) CISM
10 5 (1.35%) APMP
10 5 (1.35%) DBS Check
11 4 (1.08%) Master's Degree
11 4 (1.08%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 3 (0.81%) CISA
12 3 (0.81%) Cisco Certification
12 3 (0.81%) CREST Certified
12 3 (0.81%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 45 (12.13%) QA
2 15 (4.04%) Accessibility
3 11 (2.96%) GDPR
4 8 (2.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 7 (1.89%) GRC
6 6 (1.62%) COBIT
6 6 (1.62%) NIST
7 4 (1.08%) NCSC
7 4 (1.08%) PCI DSS
7 4 (1.08%) PMO
8 3 (0.81%) Cyber Essentials
8 3 (0.81%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 3 (0.81%) SOC 2
8 3 (0.81%) SOC 3
9 2 (0.54%) Actionable Recommendations
9 2 (0.54%) Def Stans
9 2 (0.54%) ISO 19650
9 2 (0.54%) SLA
10 1 (0.27%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 1 (0.27%) NIST 800
System Software
1 6 (1.62%) VMware Infrastructure
2 3 (0.81%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.27%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 40 (10.78%) HP ALM
2 4 (1.08%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.27%) Ansible
3 1 (0.27%) FortiGate
3 1 (0.27%) SCCM
3 1 (0.27%) WSUS
Vendors
1 64 (17.25%) SAP
2 46 (12.40%) Microsoft
3 40 (10.78%) HP
4 15 (4.04%) Oracle
5 13 (3.50%) Qualtrics
6 11 (2.96%) Adobe
7 7 (1.89%) ServiceNow
8 6 (1.62%) VMware
9 5 (1.35%) Verint
10 4 (1.08%) NEC
10 4 (1.08%) Salesforce
10 4 (1.08%) Sparx
11 3 (0.81%) Workday
12 2 (0.54%) Ariba
12 2 (0.54%) Fortinet
12 2 (0.54%) Google
12 2 (0.54%) Liquidlogic
12 2 (0.54%) Mitel
13 1 (0.27%) Cisco
13 1 (0.27%) Sophos