Smart Meter Contracts in England

Smart Metering
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Smart Meter in contract job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Smart Meter over the 6 months leading up to 4 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 479 545 618
Rank change year-on-year +66 +73 +119
Contract jobs citing Smart Meter 16 14 18
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.061% 0.037% 0.038%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.17% 0.12% 0.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 9 11
10th Percentile £420 £413 £450
25th Percentile £424 £425 £460
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £584 £675 £575
90th Percentile £687 £718 £663
UK median daily rate £475 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -13.64% +4.76% +2.44%

All Generic Skills
England

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 England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 9,153 11,452 15,830
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 34.74% 30.67% 33.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,845 7,369 11,046
10th Percentile £305 £283 £313
25th Percentile £408 £415 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £563
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -2.22% +2.27%
75th Percentile £660 £675 £695
90th Percentile £788 £825 £800
UK median daily rate £525 £540 £550
% change year-on-year -2.78% -1.82% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 439 832 513
10th Percentile £15.50 £12.25 £10.63
25th Percentile £18.87 £15.39 £11.87
Median hourly rate £32.77 £37.50 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -12.61% +50.00% -5.66%
75th Percentile £60.00 £63.75 £63.75
90th Percentile £80.20 £72.50 £77.90
UK median hourly rate £30.25 £36.27 £23.33
% change year-on-year -16.60% +55.51% -13.55%

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Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Smart Meter as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Smart Meter in England

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Smart Meter in England.

Daily rate trend for Smart Meter in England

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Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Smart Meter in England over the 6 months to 4 July 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Smart Meter in England

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Smart Meter in England.

Hourly rate trend for Smart Meter in England

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Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Smart Meter within the England region over the 6 months to 4 July 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
South East +37 6 £500 +11.11% 12
London +34 4 £545 -16.15% 51
South West +38 2 £425 -41.38% 4
North West - 2 £425 - 20
North of England - 2 £425 - 25
West Midlands - 1 £475 - 2
Midlands - 1 £475 - 8
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Applications
1 1 (6.25%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (6.25%) SAP IS-U
Cloud Services
1 5 (31.25%) Azure
2 4 (25.00%) Azure Data Factory
2 4 (25.00%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 1 (6.25%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (25.00%) Data Lake
General
1 6 (37.50%) Social Skills
2 1 (6.25%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (6.25%) Influencing Skills
2 1 (6.25%) Law
2 1 (6.25%) Pharmaceutical
2 1 (6.25%) Presentation Skills
2 1 (6.25%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 6 (37.50%) Analyst
2 4 (25.00%) Data Analyst
2 4 (25.00%) Project Manager
3 2 (12.50%) Business Analyst
3 2 (12.50%) Smart Metering Business Analyst
4 1 (6.25%) Architect
4 1 (6.25%) Consultant
4 1 (6.25%) Customer Service Consultant
4 1 (6.25%) Head of Delivery
4 1 (6.25%) IT Manager
4 1 (6.25%) IT Project Manager
4 1 (6.25%) Programme Manager
4 1 (6.25%) Rollout Project Manager
4 1 (6.25%) SAP Consultant
4 1 (6.25%) SAP CS Consultant
4 1 (6.25%) SAP ISU Consultant
4 1 (6.25%) Security Architect
4 1 (6.25%) Technical Manager
4 1 (6.25%) Technical Project Manager
4 1 (6.25%) Tester
Miscellaneous
1 2 (12.50%) PKI
1 2 (12.50%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (6.25%) Driving Licence
2 1 (6.25%) Housing Association
2 1 (6.25%) Smart Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (25.00%) Analytics
1 4 (25.00%) Data Modelling
2 3 (18.75%) Translating Business Requirements
3 2 (12.50%) Customer Service
3 2 (12.50%) Cybersecurity
3 2 (12.50%) Data Analysis
3 2 (12.50%) Data Flow Diagram
3 2 (12.50%) Data Management
3 2 (12.50%) Migration
3 2 (12.50%) Project Management
3 2 (12.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 2 (12.50%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (12.50%) Workshop Facilitation
4 1 (6.25%) Budget Management
4 1 (6.25%) Budgeting
4 1 (6.25%) Business Case
4 1 (6.25%) Housing Management
4 1 (6.25%) Key Management
4 1 (6.25%) Roadmaps
4 1 (6.25%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 4 (25.00%) SQL
2 3 (18.75%) Python
2 3 (18.75%) R
Qualifications
1 3 (18.75%) Degree
2 1 (6.25%) SC Cleared
2 1 (6.25%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (25.00%) Data Quality
2 3 (18.75%) Accessibility
System Software
1 1 (6.25%) Firmware
Vendors
1 2 (12.50%) Salesforce
2 1 (6.25%) IBM
2 1 (6.25%) Microsoft
2 1 (6.25%) SAP
2 1 (6.25%) Thales