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 2 November 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 the City of London.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
695
1,126
1,090
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London
43.82%
40.65%
35.40%
Number of salaries quoted
566
671
969
10th Percentile
£40,000
£46,250
£39,085
25th Percentile
£55,000
£55,000
£52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£75,000
£75,000
£75,000
Median % change year-on-year
-
-
-3.23%
75th Percentile
£104,688
£95,000
£97,500
90th Percentile
£130,000
£118,750
£122,500
Central London median annual salary
£75,000
£75,000
£75,000
% change year-on-year
-
-
-3.23%
Smart City Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Smart City relative to all permanent 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 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London
For the 6 months to 2 November 2025, job vacancies citing Smart City also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of 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 & Capabilities in the City of London by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
