The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Chester with a requirement for SMS skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited SMS over the 6 months to 25 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
SMS is in the Communications and Computer Networking category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in Chester with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
20
53
26
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Chester
9.30%
25.48%
18.31%
Number of salaries quoted
18
23
9
10th Percentile
£33,576
-
£30,250
25th Percentile
£36,250
£25,420
£33,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£58,750
£33,426
£37,500
Median % change year-on-year
+75.76%
-10.86%
-11.76%
75th Percentile
£62,500
£56,875
£38,750
90th Percentile
£64,000
£75,000
£43,000
Cheshire median annual salary
£37,750
£42,500
£45,000
% change year-on-year
-11.18%
-5.56%
+5.88%
SMS Job Vacancy Trend in Chester
Job postings citing SMS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Chester.
SMS Salary Trend in Chester
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SMS in Chester.
SMS Top 17 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chester
For the 6 months to 25 April 2024, job vacancies citing SMS 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 Chester region with a requirement for SMS.
SMS Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chester 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:
