Short Message Service (SMS) Central London> City of London
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the City of London with a requirement for SMS skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited SMS over the 6 months to 3 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
6 months to 3 May 2024
Same period 2023
Same period 2022
Rank
123
173
189
Rank change year-on-year
+50
+16
-36
Contract jobs citing SMS
2
1
3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London
SMS is in the Communications and Computer Networking category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the City of London with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
211
365
416
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London
9.67%
10.03%
9.82%
Number of daily rates quoted
141
252
317
10th Percentile
£206
£250
£313
25th Percentile
£350
£450
£450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£450
£550
£530
Median % change year-on-year
-18.18%
+3.77%
+6.00%
75th Percentile
£625
£675
£620
90th Percentile
£775
£750
£713
Central London median daily rate
£450
£550
£525
% change year-on-year
-18.18%
+4.76%
+5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
2
4
9
10th Percentile
-
£20.46
-
25th Percentile
£12.75
£20.81
£21.00
Median hourly rate
£13.50
£21.00
£39.50
Median % change year-on-year
-35.71%
-46.84%
+125.71%
75th Percentile
£14.25
£24.64
£61.75
90th Percentile
-
£30.86
£64.35
Central London median hourly rate
£13.50
£21.00
£39.50
% change year-on-year
-35.71%
-46.84%
+125.71%
SMS Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Job postings citing SMS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
SMS Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SMS in the City of London.
SMS Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SMS in the City of London over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.
SMS Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SMS in the City of London.
SMS Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London
For the 6 months to 3 May 2024, contractor job vacancies citing SMS also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the City of London region with a requirement for SMS.
SMS Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London 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:
