The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Smart City in permanent job vacancies in the City of London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Smart City over the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
128
-
185
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-
Permanent jobs citing Smart City
1
0
3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London
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 the City of London.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
740
1,116
1,266
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London
43.20%
38.68%
37.27%
Number of salaries quoted
596
714
1,123
10th Percentile
£39,450
£46,250
£39,085
25th Percentile
£55,000
£55,000
£53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£75,000
£75,000
£75,000
75th Percentile
£102,500
£93,250
£100,000
90th Percentile
£135,000
£116,750
£122,500
Central London median annual salary
£75,000
£75,000
£75,000
Smart City Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Job postings citing Smart City as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
Smart City Salary Trend in the City of London
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Smart City.
Smart City Top 22 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London
For the 6 months to 18 September 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 City of London region with a requirement for Smart City.
Smart City Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London 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:
