Short Message Service (SMS)
England > North of England
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring SMS skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 177 | 165 | 197 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -12 | +32 | +53 |
| Contract jobs citing SMS | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North of England | 0.10% | 0.073% | 0.078% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 0.82% | 0.61% | 0.58% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £453 | £588 | £326 |
| 25th Percentile | £456 | £591 | £341 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £463 | £598 | £350 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.59% | +70.71% | -33.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £469 | £604 | £366 |
| 90th Percentile | £473 | £608 | £396 |
| England median daily rate | £400 | £590 | £443 |
| % change year-on-year | -32.20% | +33.33% | -16.51% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
North of England
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 North of England.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 489 | 492 | 685 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England | 12.39% | 12.01% | 13.42% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 292 | 284 | 486 |
| 10th Percentile | £160 | £213 | £231 |
| 25th Percentile | £325 | £404 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £513 | £474 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.20% | +8.18% | +5.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £650 | £587 |
| 90th Percentile | £638 | £780 | £650 |
| England median daily rate | £490 | £510 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.92% | +2.00% | -0.99% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 11 | 16 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.50 | £13.87 | £15.72 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £17.33 | £15.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.00 | £39.00 | £19.82 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -48.72% | +96.77% | -7.81% |
| 75th Percentile | £59.88 | £51.23 | £40.07 |
| 90th Percentile | £67.25 | £52.20 | £47.16 |
| England median hourly rate | £41.48 | £57.35 | £56.49 |
| % change year-on-year | -27.68% | +1.52% | +34.50% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England
Job postings citing SMS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.
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Daily Rate Trend in the North of England
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing SMS.
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Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing SMS.
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Contract Job Locations in the North of England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SMS within the North of England region over the 6 months to 16 September 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire | -12 | 3 | £450 | - | 2 |
| North West | - | 1 | £475 | - | 9 |
| SMS England |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of 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: