Short Message Service (SMS)
Staffordshire > Stoke-on-Trent
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Stoke-on-Trent requiring SMS skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
11 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
8 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs citing SMS |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Stoke-on-Trent |
2.27% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category |
33.33% |
- |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£638 |
- |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£675 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£713 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Staffordshire median daily rate |
£675 |
- |
- |
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 Stoke-on-Trent.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills |
3 |
3 |
9 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Stoke-on-Trent |
6.82% |
27.27% |
24.32% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
3 |
2 |
4 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£399 |
| 25th Percentile |
£183 |
- |
£416 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£185 |
£350 |
£525 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-47.14% |
-33.33% |
-4.55% |
| 75th Percentile |
£450 |
- |
£644 |
| 90th Percentile |
£608 |
- |
£723 |
| Staffordshire median daily rate |
£335 |
£350 |
£438 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.29% |
-20.00% |
-2.78% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Median hourly rate |
- |
£13.78 |
- |
| Staffordshire median hourly rate |
- |
£30.00 |
- |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Stoke-on-Trent
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SMS relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Stoke-on-Trent.
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Daily Rate Trend in Stoke-on-Trent
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Stoke-on-Trent citing SMS.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stoke-on-Trent 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:
