Smart Meter Job Trends in Cumbria

Smart Metering
North West > Cumbria

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Smart Meter in permanent job vacancies in Cumbria. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Smart Meter over the 6 months leading up to 13 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 32 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Smart Meter 3 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Cumbria 0.78% - -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 4.00% - -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £50,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - -
75th Percentile £62,500 - -
90th Percentile £64,000 - -
North West median annual salary £55,000 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +22.22% -10.00% +56.25%

All Generic Skills
Cumbria

Smart Meter 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 Cumbria.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 75 57 71
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cumbria 19.48% 19.52% 13.79%
Number of salaries quoted 50 29 37
10th Percentile £28,000 £29,500 £29,500
25th Percentile £35,063 £30,800 £44,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,500 £36,000 £45,628
Median % change year-on-year +26.39% -21.10% +18.51%
75th Percentile £58,750 £45,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £61,500 £65,000
North West median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% -8.70%

Smart Meter
Job Locations in Cumbria

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Smart Meter within the Cumbria region over the 6 months to 13 October 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Carlisle - 2 £55,000 -
Smart Meter
North West

Smart Meter
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cumbria 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:

Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Smart Metering Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Customer Service
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) DBS Check