Short Message Service (SMS)
Central London > City of London
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the City of 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 | 116 | 126 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | +10 | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing SMS | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the City of London | 0.059% | 0.047% | - |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 0.65% | 0.43% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £540 | - | - |
| Central London median daily rate | £540 | - | - |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
City of 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 the City of London.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 154 | 230 | 274 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London | 9.16% | 10.88% | 9.53% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 113 | 141 | 170 |
| 10th Percentile | £253 | £321 | £263 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £425 | £431 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £540 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.86% | -2.33% | -0.46% |
| 75th Percentile | £664 | £638 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £753 | £700 |
| Central London median daily rate | £536 | £525 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.10% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £20.89 | - | £26.38 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.96 | £31.25 | £34.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £24.50 | £32.50 | £48.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -24.62% | -33.33% | +134.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £45.41 | £33.75 | £64.06 |
| 90th Percentile | £57.51 | - | £72.13 |
| Central London median hourly rate | £24.99 | £32.50 | £48.75 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.12% | -33.33% | +132.14% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SMS relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
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Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing SMS.
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Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing SMS.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of 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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