The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Smart Meter in contract job vacancies in Surrey. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Smart Meter over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 Surrey.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
92
129
220
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Surrey
30.87%
21.98%
32.45%
Number of daily rates quoted
58
90
180
10th Percentile
£153
£274
£200
25th Percentile
£195
£379
£328
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£284
£500
£508
Median % change year-on-year
-43.25%
-1.48%
+1.50%
75th Percentile
£503
£661
£638
90th Percentile
£657
£739
£750
South East median daily rate
£500
£500
£513
% change year-on-year
-
-2.44%
+2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted
14
20
4
10th Percentile
£22.13
£11.59
£53.38
25th Percentile
£24.18
£11.71
£58.44
Median hourly rate
£26.08
£12.77
£63.75
Median % change year-on-year
+104.27%
-79.97%
+226.92%
75th Percentile
£47.63
£35.94
£75.06
90th Percentile
£70.98
£68.75
£93.18
South East median hourly rate
£47.81
£47.19
£51.25
% change year-on-year
+1.31%
-7.93%
+138.37%
Smart Meter Job Vacancy Trend in Surrey
Job postings citing Smart Meter as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Surrey.
Smart Meter Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Surrey
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Smart Meter in Surrey.
Smart Meter Top 3 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Surrey
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Smart Meter also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Surrey region with a requirement for Smart Meter.
Smart Meter Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Surrey 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:
