Smart Metering
South East > Thames Valley
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Smart Meter in contract job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Smart Meter over the 6 months to 13 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 13 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 132 | 141 | 145 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +9 | +4 | -12 |
| Contract jobs citing Smart Meter | 5 | 5 | 21 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley | 0.19% | 0.18% | 0.60% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.64% | 0.54% | 1.94% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 3 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £264 | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £319 | £527 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £438 | £410 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.71% | -28.70% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £476 | £441 | £591 |
| 90th Percentile | £479 | £460 | £600 |
| South East median daily rate | £450 | £495 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | -17.50% | +58.94% |
All Generic Skills
Thames Valley
Smart Meter is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for generic IT skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 778 | 924 | 1,083 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley | 29.56% | 32.52% | 30.90% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 470 | 613 | 688 |
| 10th Percentile | £205 | £275 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | £406 | £392 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £513 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.44% | +2.50% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £623 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £653 | £700 | £666 |
| South East median daily rate | £500 | £513 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.44% | +2.50% | +8.70% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 61 | 24 | 32 |
| 10th Percentile | £11.79 | £18.08 | £13.67 |
| 25th Percentile | £22.50 | £19.63 | £17.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.00 | £48.75 | £20.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -38.46% | +143.75% | -27.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.39 | £70.90 | £24.44 |
| 90th Percentile | £65.00 | £77.93 | £66.49 |
| South East median hourly rate | £47.50 | £47.79 | £21.39 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.61% | +123.42% | -39.41% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley
Job postings citing Smart Meter as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Smart Meter in the Thames Valley.
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Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley
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 Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 13 May 2024. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkshire | -10 | 4 | £450 | +9.76% | 8 |
| Buckinghamshire | - | 1 | £425 | - | 2 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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: