Short Message Service (SMS)
England > London
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in London requiring SMS skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 350 | 375 | 455 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +25 | +80 | +122 |
| Contract jobs citing SMS | 11 | 5 | 6 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in London | 0.083% | 0.031% | 0.027% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 0.84% | 0.33% | 0.26% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £328 | £390 |
| 25th Percentile | £250 | £350 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £319 | £425 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.00% | -10.53% | -10.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £395 | £544 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | £398 | £600 | £560 |
| England median daily rate | £400 | £590 | £443 |
| % change year-on-year | -32.20% | +33.33% | -16.51% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £20.00 |
| England median hourly rate | - | - | £20.00 |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
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 London.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 1,313 | 1,502 | 2,331 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London | 9.92% | 9.34% | 10.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 833 | 962 | 1,621 |
| 10th Percentile | £289 | £252 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £404 | £400 | £418 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -4.55% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £712 | £722 | £750 |
| England median daily rate | £490 | £511 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.03% | +2.12% | -1.96% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 33 | 19 | 43 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.56 | £20.40 | £18.93 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £23.80 | £19.99 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £35.00 | £30.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -28.14% | +13.82% | +28.61% |
| 75th Percentile | £44.75 | £55.88 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £62.05 | £66.38 | £79.50 |
| England median hourly rate | £41.50 | £57.35 | £56.49 |
| % change year-on-year | -27.64% | +1.52% | +34.26% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in London
Job postings citing SMS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.
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Daily Rate Trend in London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing SMS.
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Daily Rate Histogram in London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SMS in London over the 6 months to 15 September 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing SMS.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in 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: