Smart Metering
England > North West
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Smart Meter in contract job vacancies advertised in the North West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Smart Meter over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 8 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 154 | 175 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +21 | -41 |
| Contract jobs citing Smart Meter | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North West | - | 0.13% | 0.100% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | - | 0.38% | 0.29% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £420 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £431 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +3.83% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £513 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £520 |
| England median daily rate | £495 | £525 | £563 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.71% | -6.67% | +30.43% |
All Generic Skills
North West
Smart Meter is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for generic IT skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 701 | 1,061 | 1,392 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West | 26.06% | 34.00% | 34.77% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 464 | 707 | 1,055 |
| 10th Percentile | £285 | £300 | £225 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £400 | £361 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +5.26% | +23.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £582 | £625 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £675 | £663 |
| England median daily rate | £550 | £573 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.93% | +4.09% | +10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 75 | 42 | 60 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.00 | £16.85 | £11.36 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.00 | £21.47 | £13.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.25 | £35.00 | £18.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -27.86% | +86.67% | +4.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £40.63 | £65.94 | £34.69 |
| 90th Percentile | £57.50 | £70.00 | £48.58 |
| England median hourly rate | £32.25 | £22.49 | £26.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +43.43% | -15.15% | +1.50% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the North West
Job postings citing Smart Meter as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North West
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Smart Meter in the North West.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North West
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Smart Meter in the North West.