The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Smart Meter in contract job vacancies in the West Midlands. 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.
6 months to 1 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
96
110
-
Rank change year-on-year
+14
-
-
Contract jobs citing Smart Meter
1
1
0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the West Midlands
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 the West Midlands.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
418
647
792
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands
31.08%
33.23%
33.22%
Number of daily rates quoted
277
410
525
10th Percentile
£197
£307
£263
25th Percentile
£406
£363
£408
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£525
£500
£500
Median % change year-on-year
+5.00%
-
+5.26%
75th Percentile
£619
£632
£638
90th Percentile
£675
£750
£700
England median daily rate
£548
£550
£575
% change year-on-year
-0.36%
-4.35%
+4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted
18
47
19
10th Percentile
£16.23
£10.42
£17.10
25th Percentile
£18.13
£14.71
£17.99
Median hourly rate
£28.18
£22.50
£24.00
Median % change year-on-year
+25.24%
-6.25%
+51.32%
75th Percentile
£31.49
£40.25
£52.50
90th Percentile
£33.91
£58.75
£65.50
England median hourly rate
£33.00
£30.16
£22.50
% change year-on-year
+9.42%
+34.04%
-16.67%
Smart Meter Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands
Job postings citing Smart Meter as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.
Smart Meter Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Smart Meter in the West Midlands.
Smart Meter Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Smart Meter in the West Midlands.
Smart Meter Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands
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 West Midlands region with a requirement for Smart Meter.
Smart Meter Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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:
