Short Message Service (SMS)
London > Central London
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Central London requiring SMS skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 24 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 126 | 130 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | +4 | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing SMS | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Central London | 0.054% | 0.043% | - |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 0.57% | 0.38% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £540 | - | - |
| London median daily rate | £290 | £425 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | -31.76% | +6.25% | -27.60% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Central London
SMS falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in Central London.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 174 | 262 | 306 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London | 9.36% | 11.18% | 9.90% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 125 | 167 | 196 |
| 10th Percentile | £250 | £283 | £235 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £428 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £536 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.10% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £664 | £638 | £616 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £740 | £700 |
| London median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.78% | -1.82% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £21.25 | - | £26.38 |
| 25th Percentile | £22.86 | £31.25 | £34.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £24.99 | £32.50 | £48.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.12% | -33.33% | +132.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £35.50 | £33.75 | £64.06 |
| 90th Percentile | £53.54 | - | £72.13 |
| London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £41.00 | £28.63 |
| % change year-on-year | -38.66% | +43.23% | +19.72% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Central London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SMS relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London.
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Daily Rate Trend in Central London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing SMS.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Central London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing SMS.
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Contract Job Locations in Central London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SMS within the Central London region over the 6 months to 24 October 2025. 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of London | +10 | 1 | £540 | - | 10 |
| SMS London |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
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