Influencing Skills Job Trends in Wales

Influencing Skills
UK > Wales

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Influencing Skills in permanent job vacancies in Wales. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Influencing Skills over the 6 months leading up to 12 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 66 69 23
Rank change year-on-year +3 -46 +78
Permanent jobs citing Influencing Skills 8 6 79
As % of all permanent jobs in Wales 0.77% 0.69% 8.20%
As % of the General category 1.44% 1.05% 12.72%
Number of salaries quoted 6 0 8
10th Percentile £59,375 - £32,500
25th Percentile £69,785 - £32,603
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £83,781 - £51,835
Median % change year-on-year - - +37.56%
75th Percentile £90,921 - £62,019
90th Percentile £112,961 - £72,253
UK median annual salary £76,250 £60,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +27.08% -14.29% +7.69%

All General Skills
Wales

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 Wales.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 556 574 621
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 53.67% 65.90% 64.42%
Number of salaries quoted 368 278 440
10th Percentile £24,000 £30,000 £27,920
25th Percentile £28,188 £33,750 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.53% +5.56% -0.59%
75th Percentile £57,500 £65,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £70,075 £70,840
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £58,158
% change year-on-year -12.50% +3.17% -5.89%

Influencing Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Influencing Skills job vacancy trend in Wales

Influencing Skills
Salary Trend in Wales

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Influencing Skills.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Influencing Skills

Influencing Skills
Salary Histogram in Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Influencing Skills in Wales over the 6 months to 12 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Influencing Skills in Wales

Influencing Skills
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Influencing Skills within the Wales region over the 6 months to 12 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 Wales +2 5 £70,000 - 6
West Wales - 3 £83,781 - 1
Influencing Skills
UK

Influencing Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales 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 1 (12.50%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 2 (25.00%) SaaS
2 1 (12.50%) Azure
2 1 (12.50%) Snowflake
Development Applications
1 1 (12.50%) JIRA
General
1 4 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (12.50%) Finance
2 1 (12.50%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (50.00%) Architect
2 3 (37.50%) Chief Architect
3 1 (12.50%) Analyst
3 1 (12.50%) Business Analyst
3 1 (12.50%) IT Manager
3 1 (12.50%) IT Project Manager
3 1 (12.50%) Operations Manager
3 1 (12.50%) Project Manager
3 1 (12.50%) Security Architect
3 1 (12.50%) Senior
3 1 (12.50%) Senior IT Manager
3 1 (12.50%) Senior IT Project Manager
3 1 (12.50%) Senior Manager
3 1 (12.50%) Senior Project Manager
3 1 (12.50%) Service Manager
Miscellaneous
1 3 (37.50%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (12.50%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (37.50%) Business Strategy
1 3 (37.50%) IT Strategy
1 3 (37.50%) Line Management
1 3 (37.50%) Migration
1 3 (37.50%) Technical Leadership
1 3 (37.50%) Technology Strategy
1 3 (37.50%) User Experience
2 2 (25.00%) Decision-Making
2 2 (25.00%) Roadmaps
2 2 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (12.50%) AI
3 1 (12.50%) Business Analysis
3 1 (12.50%) Cryptography
3 1 (12.50%) Matrix Management
3 1 (12.50%) Performance Management
3 1 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (12.50%) Security Architecture
3 1 (12.50%) Stakeholder Identification
3 1 (12.50%) SWOT Analysis
3 1 (12.50%) Use Case
Qualifications
1 4 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 4 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (12.50%) GDPR
1 1 (12.50%) GRC
1 1 (12.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (12.50%) NCSC
1 1 (12.50%) PCI DSS
1 1 (12.50%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (12.50%) Databricks