The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Smart Meter in contract job vacancies in the City of London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Smart Meter over the 6 months leading up to 15 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 15 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
119
-
-
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-
Contract jobs citing Smart Meter
1
0
0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London
Smart Meter falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the City of London.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
598
677
1,243
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London
34.37%
31.42%
35.21%
Number of daily rates quoted
373
460
850
10th Percentile
£351
£263
£361
25th Percentile
£475
£425
£500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£588
£575
£625
Median % change year-on-year
+2.17%
-8.00%
+8.65%
75th Percentile
£700
£700
£750
90th Percentile
£813
£838
£851
Central London median daily rate
£575
£575
£613
% change year-on-year
-
-6.12%
+6.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted
3
7
13
10th Percentile
£23.80
£12.75
£17.33
25th Percentile
£26.50
£14.38
-
Median hourly rate
£31.00
£23.00
£35.00
Median % change year-on-year
+34.78%
-34.29%
-23.08%
75th Percentile
£65.50
£27.25
£88.30
90th Percentile
£86.20
£36.60
-
Central London median hourly rate
£27.76
£23.00
£35.00
% change year-on-year
+20.70%
-34.29%
-23.08%
Smart Meter Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Job postings citing Smart Meter as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
Smart Meter Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Smart Meter in the City of London.
Smart Meter Top 7 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London
For the 6 months to 15 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Smart Meter also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the City of London region with a requirement for Smart Meter.
Smart Meter Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London 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:
