Smart Meter Job Trends in the East of England

Smart Metering
England > East of England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Smart Meter in permanent job vacancies in the East of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Smart Meter over the 6 months leading up to 23 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 194 - 174
Rank change year-on-year - - -18
Permanent jobs citing Smart Meter 5 0 5
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 0.067% - 0.11%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.26% - 0.38%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £28,599 - -
25th Percentile £32,497 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,993 - -
75th Percentile £39,497 - -
90th Percentile £39,799 - -
England median annual salary £40,000 £62,500 £54,750
% change year-on-year -36.00% +14.16% -8.75%

All Generic Skills
East of England

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 the East of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 1,906 1,319 1,318
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 25.59% 38.17% 27.88%
Number of salaries quoted 1,289 566 846
10th Percentile £28,500 £29,125 £25,809
25th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £32,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +4.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £63,750 £65,795
90th Percentile £88,000 £79,000 £78,750
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -4.35% -11.54%

Smart Meter
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Smart Meter relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Smart Meter job vacancy trend in the East of England

Smart Meter
Salary Trend in the East of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Smart Meter.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Smart Meter

Smart Meter
Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Smart Meter in the East of England over the 6 months to 23 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Smart Meter in the East of England

Smart Meter
Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Smart Meter within the East of England region over the 6 months to 23 August 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
Suffolk - 3 £26,000 -
Essex - 1 £38,993 - 1
Hertfordshire - 1 £40,000 - 1
Smart Meter
England

Smart Meter
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England 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:

General
1 2 (40.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 2 (40.00%) Infrastructure Support
2 1 (20.00%) Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Data Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Smart Metering Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) Smart Energy
2 1 (20.00%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (20.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (20.00%) Mentoring