Short Message Service (SMS)
England > South East
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East requiring SMS skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited SMS over the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 403 | 368 | 502 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -35 | +134 | -106 |
| Permanent jobs citing SMS | 1 | 9 | 4 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East | 0.005% | 0.068% | 0.019% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 0.035% | 0.38% | 0.12% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £30,000 | £47,500 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -36.84% | - | - |
| England median annual salary | £39,634 | £65,351 | £48,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -39.35% | +36.15% | -2.04% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
South East
SMS falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in the South East.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 2,835 | 2,390 | 3,345 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East | 15.21% | 18.01% | 15.68% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,898 | 1,412 | 1,858 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,250 | £26,250 | £27,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £32,500 | £32,000 | £35,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £45,500 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.40% | -4.21% | +4.97% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £62,500 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,000 | £75,000 | £75,000 |
| England median annual salary | £47,500 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
SMS
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East
Job postings citing SMS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.
SMS
Salary Trend in the South East
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SMS in the South East.
SMS
Job Locations in the South East
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SMS within the South East region over the 6 months to 12 June 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thames Valley | -6 | 1 | £30,000 | -36.84% | 1 |
| Berkshire | - | 1 | £30,000 | - | |
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SMS
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:
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