Influencing Skills
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Influencing Skills in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Influencing Skills over the 6 months to 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 160 215 253
Rank change year-on-year +55 +38 +22
Permanent jobs citing Influencing Skills 1,850 1,761 2,642
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.85% 1.78% 1.64%
As % of the General category 3.11% 2.60% 2.55%
Number of salaries quoted 565 677 1,316
10th Percentile £40,262 £39,176 £36,109
25th Percentile £46,250 £47,420 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £59,763
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +4.58% -0.40%
75th Percentile £76,500 £81,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £98,250 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -4.55%

All General Skills
UK

Influencing Skills is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 59,575 67,663 103,701
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 59.63% 68.23% 64.52%
Number of salaries quoted 39,717 36,616 51,172
10th Percentile £27,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £43,059 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £102,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% +5.26%

Influencing Skills
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Influencing Skills as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Influencing Skills in the UK

Influencing Skills
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Influencing Skills in the UK

Influencing Skills
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Influencing Skills over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Influencing Skills in the UK

Influencing Skills
Top 16 Job Locations

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 over the 6 months to 18 May 2024. 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
England +40 1,478 £60,000 -4.00% 445
UK excluding London +8 1,237 £55,000 - 285
Work from Home +57 817 £53,000 -11.32% 163
London +104 490 £70,475 -3.47% 186
South East +57 323 £52,293 -19.55% 63
Midlands -24 247 £58,750 +6.82% 59
West Midlands -12 206 £69,138 +28.78% 37
Scotland +23 204 £49,225 +5.71% 13
North of England -70 159 £52,500 -4.55% 82
South West +15 125 £60,000 +26.32% 39
East of England +54 90 £55,528 +0.96% 26
Wales +49 89 £52,738 +22.46% 7
North West -66 82 £50,685 -7.85% 52
Yorkshire -30 56 £65,000 +15.56% 25
East Midlands -15 39 £50,000 -31.03% 22
North East +12 21 £56,693 +31.84% 5

Influencing Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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
1 165 (8.92%) Apache Spark
2 24 (1.30%) SharePoint
3 20 (1.08%) Confluence
4 7 (0.38%) SAS
5 2 (0.11%) Microsoft Exchange
6 1 (0.054%) Drupal
6 1 (0.054%) Liferay
Applications
1 533 (28.81%) Microsoft Excel
2 193 (10.43%) Microsoft Office
3 61 (3.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 17 (0.92%) Microsoft Project
5 11 (0.59%) MS Visio
6 7 (0.38%) Spreadsheet
7 6 (0.32%) Adobe Illustrator
7 6 (0.32%) Photoshop
8 5 (0.27%) Adobe Captivate
8 5 (0.27%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 4 (0.22%) SPSS
10 2 (0.11%) CATIA
10 2 (0.11%) NASTRAN
11 1 (0.054%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 11 (0.59%) Workday HCM
2 6 (0.32%) SAP WM
3 4 (0.22%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.22%) Teamcenter
4 3 (0.16%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.16%) Salesforce CRM
4 3 (0.16%) SAP CRM
4 3 (0.16%) SAP CX
4 3 (0.16%) SAP GTS
4 3 (0.16%) SAP SD
5 2 (0.11%) Oracle Cash Management
6 1 (0.054%) Data Workbench
6 1 (0.054%) Dynamics AX
6 1 (0.054%) Elite 3E
6 1 (0.054%) iTrent
6 1 (0.054%) SAP HCM
6 1 (0.054%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 98 (5.30%) AWS
2 94 (5.08%) Azure
3 43 (2.32%) Power Platform
4 26 (1.41%) GCP
5 20 (1.08%) Azure DevOps
5 20 (1.08%) Microsoft 365
6 14 (0.76%) SaaS
7 12 (0.65%) Azure Data Factory
8 11 (0.59%) Azure Service Bus
9 10 (0.54%) PaaS
10 9 (0.49%) PowerApps
11 8 (0.43%) Azure AKS
11 8 (0.43%) Azure App Service
11 8 (0.43%) IaaS
12 7 (0.38%) Collibra
12 7 (0.38%) WhatsApp
13 6 (0.32%) Dynamics 365
14 5 (0.27%) Adobe Creative Cloud
14 5 (0.27%) Microsoft Purview
15 4 (0.22%) Azure Key Vault
Communications & Networking
1 449 (24.27%) Broadband
2 11 (0.59%) Firewall
2 11 (0.59%) Network Security
3 10 (0.54%) DNS
4 4 (0.22%) Wi-Fi
5 3 (0.16%) WAN
6 2 (0.11%) Bluetooth
6 2 (0.11%) DHCP
6 2 (0.11%) Ethernet
6 2 (0.11%) Intranet
6 2 (0.11%) LAN
6 2 (0.11%) SSL
6 2 (0.11%) VLAN
6 2 (0.11%) VPN
7 1 (0.054%) 4G
7 1 (0.054%) 5G
7 1 (0.054%) IKE
7 1 (0.054%) Internet
7 1 (0.054%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 165 (8.92%) Big Data
2 163 (8.81%) NoSQL
3 31 (1.68%) Power BI
4 30 (1.62%) SQL Server
5 20 (1.08%) Data Warehouse
6 13 (0.70%) Data Lake
7 11 (0.59%) Tableau
8 7 (0.38%) Azure SQL Database
8 7 (0.38%) Data Mining
8 7 (0.38%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 6 (0.32%) Delta Lake
9 6 (0.32%) GIS
9 6 (0.32%) Metadata
9 6 (0.32%) Power Query
9 6 (0.32%) Relational Database
9 6 (0.32%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 5 (0.27%) Electronic Patient Records
10 5 (0.27%) PostgreSQL
10 5 (0.27%) PowerPivot
10 5 (0.27%) Qlik Sense
Development Applications
1 30 (1.62%) JIRA
2 17 (0.92%) Cucumber
3 16 (0.86%) Git
4 14 (0.76%) Selenium
5 13 (0.70%) Jenkins
6 8 (0.43%) TeamCity
7 7 (0.38%) Postman
8 4 (0.22%) Cypress.io
8 4 (0.22%) Oracle Forms
8 4 (0.22%) Rational DOORS
9 3 (0.16%) JMeter
9 3 (0.16%) Maven
9 3 (0.16%) SpecFlow
10 2 (0.11%) Bitbucket
10 2 (0.11%) CANoe
10 2 (0.11%) SonarQube
10 2 (0.11%) Sonatype Nexus
10 2 (0.11%) Spinnaker
10 2 (0.11%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
11 1 (0.054%) Appium
General
1 1,278 (69.08%) Social Skills
2 947 (51.19%) Finance
3 783 (42.32%) Analytical Skills
4 327 (17.68%) Law
5 316 (17.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 234 (12.65%) Marketing
7 226 (12.22%) Presentation Skills
8 180 (9.73%) Manufacturing
9 154 (8.32%) Organisational Skills
10 91 (4.92%) Legal
11 88 (4.76%) Public Sector
12 78 (4.22%) Retail
13 54 (2.92%) Financial Institution
14 46 (2.49%) Automotive
15 44 (2.38%) Aerospace
16 35 (1.89%) Banking
17 21 (1.14%) Games
18 18 (0.97%) Pharmaceutical
19 17 (0.92%) Telecoms
20 15 (0.81%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 691 (37.35%) Analyst
2 429 (23.19%) Senior
3 250 (13.51%) Senior Analyst
4 242 (13.08%) Lead
5 142 (7.68%) Software Engineer
6 130 (7.03%) Project Manager
7 128 (6.92%) Lead Software Engineer
8 121 (6.54%) IT Engineer
9 120 (6.49%) Product Analyst
9 120 (6.49%) Sales Analyst
10 118 (6.38%) Commercial Analyst
11 116 (6.27%) Graduate
12 115 (6.22%) Automation Engineer
12 115 (6.22%) Graduate IT Engineer
12 115 (6.22%) IT Graduate
13 114 (6.16%) Financial Analyst
14 108 (5.84%) Big Data Software Engineer
14 108 (5.84%) Lead Big Data Engineer
14 108 (5.84%) Scala Engineer
14 108 (5.84%) Scala Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (1.46%) HTML
2 21 (1.14%) React
3 18 (0.97%) .NET
4 13 (0.70%) CSS
5 10 (0.54%) .NET Core
5 10 (0.54%) .NET Framework
5 10 (0.54%) ASP.NET
5 10 (0.54%) Gherkin
5 10 (0.54%) RESTful
6 9 (0.49%) HTML5
6 9 (0.49%) JSON
6 9 (0.49%) YAML
7 8 (0.43%) ASP.NET 2.0
7 8 (0.43%) ASP.NET Web API
7 8 (0.43%) Blazor
7 8 (0.43%) Entity Framework
7 8 (0.43%) Razor View Engine
7 8 (0.43%) XML
8 6 (0.32%) EDI
8 6 (0.32%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 139 (7.51%) FMCG
2 86 (4.65%) Management Information System
3 79 (4.27%) Cloud Native
4 46 (2.49%) Product Ownership
5 43 (2.32%) Onboarding
6 42 (2.27%) IoT
7 31 (1.68%) Self-Motivation
8 21 (1.14%) Enterprise Software
9 20 (1.08%) Driving Licence
10 14 (0.76%) Analytical Mindset
10 14 (0.76%) Cyberattack
10 14 (0.76%) PMI
10 14 (0.76%) Social Media
11 13 (0.70%) Data Centre
11 13 (0.70%) Robotics
11 13 (0.70%) Virtual Team
12 11 (0.59%) Renewable Energy
13 10 (0.54%) Data Protection Act
13 10 (0.54%) Digital Media
13 10 (0.54%) Freedom of Information
Operating Systems
1 26 (1.41%) Windows
2 16 (0.86%) Linux
3 15 (0.81%) Windows Server
4 14 (0.76%) Android
5 12 (0.65%) Apple iOS
6 4 (0.22%) DC/OS
6 4 (0.22%) Windows 10
7 3 (0.16%) Ubuntu
7 3 (0.16%) Windows Server 2019
8 2 (0.11%) CentOS
8 2 (0.11%) Unix
9 1 (0.054%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.054%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 894 (48.32%) Agile
2 727 (39.30%) Mentoring
3 609 (32.92%) Decision-Making
4 550 (29.73%) Problem-Solving
5 512 (27.68%) Business Case
6 478 (25.84%) Actionable Insight
7 465 (25.14%) Budgeting
8 453 (24.49%) Budgeting and Forecasting
9 384 (20.76%) Continuous Improvement
10 204 (11.03%) Software Engineering
11 203 (10.97%) Coaching
12 197 (10.65%) SDLC
13 196 (10.59%) Project Management
14 173 (9.35%) CI/CD
15 161 (8.70%) Performance Tuning
16 160 (8.65%) Customer Service
17 155 (8.38%) Customer Requirements
18 144 (7.78%) Stakeholder Management
19 143 (7.73%) Roadmaps
20 131 (7.08%) Operational Stability
Programming Languages
1 219 (11.84%) SQL
2 197 (10.65%) Java
3 165 (8.92%) Scala
4 41 (2.22%) Python
5 40 (2.16%) SystemVerilog
6 21 (1.14%) C#
7 20 (1.08%) TypeScript
8 16 (0.86%) C++
8 16 (0.86%) JavaScript
9 15 (0.81%) T-SQL
10 8 (0.43%) VBA
11 7 (0.38%) C
11 7 (0.38%) PowerShell
12 5 (0.27%) Go
13 4 (0.22%) PHP
13 4 (0.22%) VB
14 3 (0.16%) Perl
14 3 (0.16%) R
15 2 (0.11%) PL/SQL
16 1 (0.054%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 468 (25.30%) Degree
2 452 (24.43%) CIMA
3 450 (24.32%) ACCA
4 129 (6.97%) Security Cleared
5 117 (6.32%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
6 62 (3.35%) SC Cleared
7 36 (1.95%) DV Cleared
8 23 (1.24%) TOGAF Certification
9 22 (1.19%) CISSP
9 22 (1.19%) Master's Degree
10 20 (1.08%) Computer Science Degree
11 19 (1.03%) PMI Certification
12 17 (0.92%) BPSS Clearance
13 13 (0.70%) CRISC
14 10 (0.54%) DBS Check
15 9 (0.49%) PMP
16 8 (0.43%) HNC
17 7 (0.38%) HND
17 7 (0.38%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
18 5 (0.27%) MBCS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 62 (3.35%) QA
2 31 (1.68%) Data Quality
3 25 (1.35%) GDPR
3 25 (1.35%) PMO
4 24 (1.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 12 (0.65%) NCSC
6 11 (0.59%) Cyber Essentials
7 10 (0.54%) ISO 9001
8 9 (0.49%) GRC
9 8 (0.43%) COBIT
10 7 (0.38%) DO-254
10 7 (0.38%) Good Clinical Practice
11 4 (0.22%) Accessibility
11 4 (0.22%) NIST
11 4 (0.22%) SLA
12 2 (0.11%) AUTOSAR
12 2 (0.11%) ISO 14001
12 2 (0.11%) ISO/IEC 17025
12 2 (0.11%) PCI DSS
12 2 (0.11%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 16 (0.86%) Docker
2 9 (0.49%) Hyper-V
3 7 (0.38%) Active Directory
4 2 (0.11%) Embedded Firmware
4 2 (0.11%) Firmware
5 1 (0.054%) IAG
5 1 (0.054%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 26 (1.41%) Kubernetes
2 19 (1.03%) Functional Safety
3 13 (0.70%) SCOM
4 7 (0.38%) Terraform
5 6 (0.32%) FortiGate
5 6 (0.32%) Progress Chef
6 5 (0.27%) Microsoft Intune
7 4 (0.22%) Kibana
8 3 (0.16%) Ansible
8 3 (0.16%) CASB
8 3 (0.16%) Grafana
8 3 (0.16%) Nessus
8 3 (0.16%) Prometheus
9 2 (0.11%) WSUS
10 1 (0.054%) BMC PATROL
10 1 (0.054%) Cisco Prime
10 1 (0.054%) Oracle Identity Management
10 1 (0.054%) Puppet
Vendors
1 604 (32.65%) Microsoft
2 31 (1.68%) Cadence
3 28 (1.51%) Synopsys
4 27 (1.46%) SAP
4 27 (1.46%) Workday
5 26 (1.41%) ServiceNow
6 22 (1.19%) VMware
7 21 (1.14%) IFS
8 20 (1.08%) Google
9 18 (0.97%) Salesforce
10 15 (0.81%) Databricks
11 11 (0.59%) Oracle
12 9 (0.49%) Adobe
13 7 (0.38%) Minitab
14 4 (0.22%) BT
14 4 (0.22%) CA
14 4 (0.22%) Computacenter
14 4 (0.22%) Teradata
15 3 (0.16%) Netskope
15 3 (0.16%) Qualys