The first table below looks at the demand for SMS skills in IT jobs advertised for the City of London region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SMS over the 3 months to 22 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Communications & Networking category for the City of London region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Short Message Service (SMS)
Rank 287 301 320
Rank change year-on-year
+14 +19
Permanent jobs citing SMS 26 32 7
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the City of London 0.221% 0.241% 0.046%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 1.222% 1.471% 0.379%
Number of salaries quoted 26 29 7
Average salary £48,750 £72,500 £43,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-32.75% +66.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £40,000 £25,000 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £82,500 £75,000 £63,000
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
All Communications & Networking
City of London
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
2128 2176 1847
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the City of London 18.13% 16.40% 12.17%
Number of salaries quoted 1894 1957 1688
Average salary £52,500 £52,500 £52,500
90% offered a salary of more than £32,521 £33,000 £31,500
10% offered a salary of more than £72,500 £75,000 £70,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +6.66%
SMS
London

SMS
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing SMS across the City of London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

City of London SMS Jobs Demand Trend

SMS
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing SMS across the City of London region.

City of London SMS Salary Trend

SMS
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SMS across the City of London region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

City of London SMS Salary Histogram

SMS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the City of London region citing SMS also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited SMS.

1 13 (29.55%) Billing
2 10 (22.73%) Telecoms
3 9 (20.45%) Network Planning
3 9 (20.45%) Marketing
3 9 (20.45%) Middleware
4 8 (18.18%) CRM
4 8 (18.18%) SOA
4 8 (18.18%) ETL
4 8 (18.18%) ESB
4 8 (18.18%) Data Validation
4 8 (18.18%) Validation
4 8 (18.18%) Facebook
5 7 (15.91%) NoSQL
5 7 (15.91%) BSS
5 7 (15.91%) Zachman Framework
5 7 (15.91%) TOGAF
5 7 (15.91%) Enterprise Architecture
5 7 (15.91%) Python
6 6 (13.64%) B2C
6 6 (13.64%) Java
6 6 (13.64%) Games
6 6 (13.64%) Finance
7 5 (11.36%) SEO
7 5 (11.36%) Advertising
7 5 (11.36%) Data Analysis
7 5 (11.36%) Strategic Planning
7 5 (11.36%) Pay per click
7 5 (11.36%) Continuous Integration
7 5 (11.36%) Digital Marketing
7 5 (11.36%) MySQL

SMS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the City of London region citing SMS also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited SMS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 9 (20.45%) Middleware
2 3 (6.818%) Google Maps API
2 3 (6.818%) OAuth
2 3 (6.818%) CSS
2 3 (6.818%) HTML
2 3 (6.818%) Django
2 3 (6.818%) REST
3 1 (2.273%) Lucene
3 1 (2.273%) JSON
3 1 (2.273%) jQuery
3 1 (2.273%) WAP
3 1 (2.273%) Flash
3 1 (2.273%) XHTML
3 1 (2.273%) JSP
3 1 (2.273%) XML
3 1 (2.273%) .NET
Application Platforms
1 8 (18.18%) ESB
2 3 (6.818%) nginx
2 3 (6.818%) Facebook Platform
2 3 (6.818%) Gunicorn
Applications
1 3 (6.818%) MS PowerPoint
Communications & Networking
1 7 (15.91%) BSS
2 5 (11.36%) HTTP
3 4 (9.091%) FTP
3 4 (9.091%) GSM
3 4 (9.091%) UMTS
3 4 (9.091%) SMTP
4 3 (6.818%) Internet
5 2 (4.545%) Firewall
5 2 (4.545%) MPLS
5 2 (4.545%) Broadband
5 2 (4.545%) VoIP
5 2 (4.545%) WAN
5 2 (4.545%) LAN
6 1 (2.273%) 2G
6 1 (2.273%) GGSN
6 1 (2.273%) SGSN
6 1 (2.273%) VLAN
6 1 (2.273%) LTE
6 1 (2.273%) Cisco PIX
6 1 (2.273%) Cisco ASA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (15.91%) NoSQL
2 5 (11.36%) MySQL
3 4 (9.091%) PostgreSQL
4 3 (6.818%) MongoDB
4 3 (6.818%) Redis
5 1 (2.273%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 3 (6.818%) Mercurial
1 3 (6.818%) Git (software)
2 1 (2.273%) Selenium
2 1 (2.273%) ClearCase
2 1 (2.273%) ClearQuest
2 1 (2.273%) Jenkins
General
1 13 (29.55%) Billing
2 10 (22.73%) Telecoms
3 9 (20.45%) Marketing
4 6 (13.64%) Games
4 6 (13.64%) Finance
5 5 (11.36%) Advertising
6 3 (6.818%) Banking
7 1 (2.273%) Legal
7 1 (2.273%) Retail
7 1 (2.273%) International Banking
7 1 (2.273%) Online Betting
Job Titles
1 9 (20.45%) Analyst
2 8 (18.18%) Architect
3 7 (15.91%) Solutions Architect
4 6 (13.64%) Developer
5 5 (11.36%) Marketing Manager
5 5 (11.36%) Digital Marketing Manager
6 2 (4.545%) Campaign Manager
6 2 (4.545%) Python Developer
6 2 (4.545%) Product Manager
7 1 (2.273%) Java Developer
7 1 (2.273%) C++ Developer
7 1 (2.273%) Team Leader
7 1 (2.273%) Network Manager
7 1 (2.273%) Infrastructure Architect
7 1 (2.273%) Software Engineer
7 1 (2.273%) Senior Manager
7 1 (2.273%) Senior Developer
7 1 (2.273%) Test Leader
7 1 (2.273%) Planning Manager
7 1 (2.273%) Django Developer
Miscellaneous
1 5 (11.36%) Social Media
2 4 (9.091%) Social Network
3 3 (6.818%) Open Source
3 3 (6.818%) Mobile Payment
4 2 (4.545%) Management Information System
5 1 (2.273%) Clustering
5 1 (2.273%) PDA
5 1 (2.273%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 3 (6.818%) Ubuntu
2 2 (4.545%) UNIX
2 2 (4.545%) Linux
3 1 (2.273%) Android
3 1 (2.273%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (20.45%) Network Planning
2 8 (18.18%) CRM
2 8 (18.18%) SOA
2 8 (18.18%) ETL
2 8 (18.18%) Data Validation
2 8 (18.18%) Validation
3 7 (15.91%) Zachman Framework
3 7 (15.91%) TOGAF
3 7 (15.91%) Enterprise Architecture
4 6 (13.64%) B2C
5 5 (11.36%) SEO
5 5 (11.36%) Data Analysis
5 5 (11.36%) Strategic Planning
5 5 (11.36%) Pay per click
5 5 (11.36%) Continuous Integration
5 5 (11.36%) Digital Marketing
6 4 (9.091%) TDD
7 3 (6.818%) Scrum
7 3 (6.818%) Web Development
7 3 (6.818%) Business Development
Programming Languages
1 7 (15.91%) Python
2 6 (13.64%) Java
3 4 (9.091%) sed
3 4 (9.091%) Bash shell
3 4 (9.091%) AWK
4 2 (4.545%) PHP
4 2 (4.545%) SQL
5 1 (2.273%) Objective-C
5 1 (2.273%) ActionScript
5 1 (2.273%) C++
5 1 (2.273%) JavaScript
5 1 (2.273%) ActionScript 3.0
Qualifications
1 1 (2.273%) ISEB Practitioner
1 1 (2.273%) CCIE
1 1 (2.273%) CCNP
1 1 (2.273%) CCNA
1 1 (2.273%) ISEB
1 1 (2.273%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.273%) QA
1 1 (2.273%) ISO 9001
Systems Management
1 3 (6.818%) Puppet
2 1 (2.273%) Business Desktop Deployment
2 1 (2.273%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 8 (18.18%) Facebook
2 5 (11.36%) Twitter
3 3 (6.818%) Google
4 2 (4.545%) Cisco
5 1 (2.273%) Cerillion
5 1 (2.273%) Oracle
5 1 (2.273%) HP
5 1 (2.273%) Juniper
5 1 (2.273%) Alcatel-Lucent
5 1 (2.273%) Salesforce.com
City, London
London, C++ Developer. My client creates the APIs and applications that power many of the world's largest SMS, MMS, VoIP and Mobile Payment services ... Skills Required: *enthusiastic...
Aston Carter
Salary: £40000 - £60000 per annum + bonus and benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
City of London
Interconnect Analyst from a commercial background working in Multiple Voice, SMS Carriers required on a permanent basis working for a rapidly growing and successful Mobile Operator Based in...
Claremont Consulting
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum
Posted: 8 May 2013
City, London
The role will focus on both core network procurement (TDM and IP connectivity) and carrier services such as international voice, roaming signalling, SMS and MMS interworking... Minimum three...
Clearchoice Careers
Salary: £35k - 45k per year
Posted: 20 May 2013
City of London
4.Strategic planning and drafting roadmap for the year Experience 1.Roaming commercial & network experience 2.Leading Cross Functional Teams (Technical, Billing, Finance, Sales, Revenue Assurance) 3.Process &...
Claremont Consulting
Salary: £55000 - £60000 per annum
Posted: 3 May 2013