Subject Matter Expert
UK
The median Subject Matter Expert salary in the UK is £85,750 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 May 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 897 | 967 | 1198 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +70 | +231 | -307 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Subject Matter Expert | 6 | 16 | 13 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.006% | 0.015% | 0.008% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.006% | 0.017% | 0.009% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £69,375 | £48,750 | £73,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £74,406 | £56,250 | £86,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £85,750 | £57,500 | £90,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +49.13% | -36.11% | +20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £112,844 | £58,750 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £120,000 | £78,125 | - |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £75,000 | - | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 93,219 | 95,232 | 149,773 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.54% | 96.07% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,883 | 59,878 | 85,286 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,777 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.04% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
Subject Matter Expert
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Subject Matter Expert in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Subject Matter Expert
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Subject Matter Expert.
Subject Matter Expert
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Subject Matter Expert over the 6 months to 1 May 2024.
Subject Matter Expert
Top 5 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Subject Matter Expert within the UK over the 6 months to 1 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +84 | 6 | £85,750 | +49.13% | 4 |
| London | +124 | 5 | £85,750 | +49.13% | 2 |
| Work from Home | +71 | 1 | £75,000 | +30.43% | 1 |
| UK excluding London | -1 | 1 | £75,000 | - | 2 |
| South East | - | 1 | £75,000 | - |
Subject Matter Expert Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 2024, Subject Matter Expert job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Subject Matter Expert in the job title.
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Subject Matter Expert Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: