The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Smart City in permanent job vacancies in Bristol. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Smart City over the 6 months leading up to 20 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Smart City falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Bristol.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
343
872
886
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol
27.18%
27.48%
37.38%
Number of salaries quoted
224
624
645
10th Percentile
£29,000
£32,800
£35,000
25th Percentile
£45,000
£47,500
£46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£57,500
£59,750
£60,000
Median % change year-on-year
-3.77%
-0.42%
-
75th Percentile
£74,164
£77,500
£77,715
90th Percentile
£93,778
£87,500
£95,000
South West median annual salary
£48,500
£50,000
£55,000
% change year-on-year
-3.00%
-9.09%
+4.76%
Smart City Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol
Job postings citing Smart City as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bristol.
Smart City Salary Trend in Bristol
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Smart City in Bristol.
Smart City Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol
For the 6 months to 20 July 2025, job vacancies citing Smart City 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 permanent job ads across the Bristol region with a requirement for Smart City.
Smart City Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol 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:
