The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in London requiring SMS skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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 London.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
1,536
2,130
2,388
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London
11.96%
12.12%
12.72%
Number of salaries quoted
872
1,209
1,949
10th Percentile
£28,697
£36,250
£33,250
25th Percentile
£36,750
£47,500
£45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£60,000
£65,000
£64,902
Median % change year-on-year
-7.69%
+0.15%
+3.84%
75th Percentile
£85,000
£82,500
£82,500
90th Percentile
£106,250
£100,000
£100,000
England median annual salary
£40,000
£53,050
£51,500
% change year-on-year
-24.60%
+3.01%
-1.90%
SMS Job Vacancy Trend in London
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing SMS relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in London.
SMS Salary Trend in London
Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing SMS.
SMS Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London
For the 6 months to 24 November 2025, job vacancies citing SMS also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the London region with a requirement for SMS.
SMS Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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:
