Short Message Service (SMS)
South West > Dorset
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Dorset requiring SMS skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 8 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 102 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | -27 |
| Permanent jobs citing SMS | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Dorset | - | - | 0.16% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | - | - | 2.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £12,665 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | - | £15,144 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £17,623 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South West median annual salary | £32,500 | £70,000 | £21,417 |
| % change year-on-year | -53.57% | +226.84% | -35.93% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Dorset
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 Dorset.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 25 | 60 | 95 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset | 3.85% | 20.27% | 7.43% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 16 | 38 | 66 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,500 | - | £31,213 |
| 25th Percentile | £32,875 | £28,750 | £36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £37,500 | £50,000 | £40,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.00% | +25.00% | -23.81% |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £61,563 | £46,563 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,000 | £65,000 | £58,750 |
| South West median annual salary | £38,750 | £45,000 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.89% | -5.26% | +5.56% |
SMS
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing SMS relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Dorset.
SMS
Salary Trend in Dorset
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing SMS.
