Influencing Skills Jobs in the West Midlands

Influencing Skills
England > West Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Influencing Skills in permanent job vacancies in the West Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Influencing Skills over the 6 months leading up to 13 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 132 81 75
Rank change year-on-year -51 -6 +2
Permanent jobs citing Influencing Skills 69 206 277
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 1.59% 2.79% 4.32%
As % of the General category 2.81% 4.83% 5.68%
Number of salaries quoted 29 46 91
10th Percentile £42,500 £43,098 £43,750
25th Percentile £52,500 £54,250 £45,181
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £69,138 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.60% +28.03% +17.39%
75th Percentile £74,014 £77,125 £67,500
90th Percentile £76,661 £83,732 £85,000
England median annual salary £60,500 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +0.83% -7.69% +8.33%

All General Skills
West Midlands

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 common skills in the West Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 2,457 4,263 4,876
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 56.61% 57.78% 76.03%
Number of salaries quoted 1,084 3,030 2,229
10th Percentile £28,475 £25,500 £29,750
25th Percentile £36,250 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.53% -9.52% +9.95%
75th Percentile £65,000 £62,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.52% -12.50% -

Influencing Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings citing Influencing Skills as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Influencing Skills in the West Midlands

Influencing Skills
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Influencing Skills in the West Midlands.

Salary trend for Influencing Skills in the West Midlands

Influencing Skills
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Influencing Skills in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 13 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Influencing Skills in the West Midlands

Influencing Skills
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Influencing Skills within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 13 May 2025. 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
Birmingham +33 29 £67,629 +3.43% 17
Warwickshire -1 23 £62,500 +13.64% 16
Staffordshire -32 5 £39,724 -7.83% 12
Coventry - 5 - - 1
Willenhall -5 3 - -
Walsall +1 2 £72,500 -
West Bromwich -5 1 - -
Influencing Skills
England

Influencing Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 1 (1.45%) Confluence
1 1 (1.45%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (1.45%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (4.35%) Microsoft Office
1 3 (4.35%) Microsoft Project
2 2 (2.90%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 7 (10.14%) Azure
2 5 (7.25%) GCP
2 5 (7.25%) Serverless
3 3 (4.35%) AWS
3 3 (4.35%) SaaS
4 2 (2.90%) Snowflake
5 1 (1.45%) Entra ID
5 1 (1.45%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (1.45%) OneDrive
5 1 (1.45%) Power Automate
5 1 (1.45%) Power Platform
5 1 (1.45%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.45%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.90%) Tableau
2 1 (1.45%) BusinessObjects
2 1 (1.45%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 26 (37.68%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (1.45%) JIRA
General
1 17 (24.64%) Finance
2 11 (15.94%) Social Skills
3 9 (13.04%) Analytical Skills
4 8 (11.59%) Legal
5 4 (5.80%) Automotive
5 4 (5.80%) Electronics
6 3 (4.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 3 (4.35%) Retail
7 2 (2.90%) Banking
7 2 (2.90%) Financial Institution
7 2 (2.90%) Law
7 2 (2.90%) Military
7 2 (2.90%) Telecoms
8 1 (1.45%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (1.45%) Marketing
8 1 (1.45%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 35 (50.72%) Lead
2 26 (37.68%) Principal Engineer
2 26 (37.68%) Principal Systems Engineer
3 13 (18.84%) Architect
4 7 (10.14%) Analyst
5 5 (7.25%) Cloud Architect
6 4 (5.80%) Enterprise Architect
7 3 (4.35%) Business Analyst
7 3 (4.35%) Network Engineer
8 2 (2.90%) Data Analyst
8 2 (2.90%) Digital Analyst
8 2 (2.90%) Financial Analyst
8 2 (2.90%) Graduate
8 2 (2.90%) IT Manager
8 2 (2.90%) IT Procurement Manager
8 2 (2.90%) Procurement Manager
8 2 (2.90%) Quantity Surveyor
8 2 (2.90%) Service Manager
8 2 (2.90%) Solutions Architect
9 1 (1.45%) Transformation Manager
Miscellaneous
1 7 (10.14%) Product Ownership
2 4 (5.80%) Management Information System
3 2 (2.90%) Driving Licence
3 2 (2.90%) FMCG
4 1 (1.45%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (1.45%) Cloud Native
4 1 (1.45%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (1.45%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (44.93%) Systems Engineering
2 30 (43.48%) Requirements Management
3 17 (24.64%) Agile
4 14 (20.29%) Roadmaps
5 13 (18.84%) Problem-Solving
6 10 (14.49%) Risk Management
6 10 (14.49%) Strategic Thinking
7 7 (10.14%) Collaborative Culture
7 7 (10.14%) Decision-Making
7 7 (10.14%) Programme Delivery
7 7 (10.14%) TOGAF
8 6 (8.70%) PRINCE2
8 6 (8.70%) Stakeholder Management
9 5 (7.25%) Business Strategy
9 5 (7.25%) Customer Service
9 5 (7.25%) Cybersecurity
9 5 (7.25%) Data Development
9 5 (7.25%) Project Management
9 5 (7.25%) Scaled Agile Framework
9 5 (7.25%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 2 (2.90%) SQL
2 1 (1.45%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 9 (13.04%) BPSS Clearance
2 8 (11.59%) SC Cleared
2 8 (11.59%) Security Cleared
3 5 (7.25%) Degree
4 1 (1.45%) PMI Certification
4 1 (1.45%) PMP
4 1 (1.45%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (5.80%) Automotive SPICE
1 4 (5.80%) ISO 26262
2 2 (2.90%) Data Quality
3 1 (1.45%) COBIT
3 1 (1.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (1.45%) NCSC
3 1 (1.45%) NIST
3 1 (1.45%) PMO
3 1 (1.45%) QA
System Software
1 1 (1.45%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (5.80%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 6 (8.70%) Microsoft
2 5 (7.25%) Google
3 2 (2.90%) IBM
4 1 (1.45%) Guidewire