The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Smart Energy in permanent job vacancies in Manchester. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Smart Energy over the 6 months leading up to 28 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 28 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
156
219
241
Rank change year-on-year
+63
+22
+12
Permanent jobs citing Smart Energy
1
7
1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester
Smart Energy 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 Manchester.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
1,008
1,785
2,056
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester
46.41%
33.23%
43.65%
Number of salaries quoted
516
1,273
1,000
10th Percentile
£30,500
£28,500
£37,150
25th Percentile
£38,750
£38,750
£45,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£57,500
£54,169
£57,500
Median % change year-on-year
+6.15%
-5.79%
+5.50%
75th Percentile
£77,500
£67,968
£70,063
90th Percentile
£89,375
£82,538
£84,100
North West median annual salary
£56,000
£50,000
£55,000
% change year-on-year
+12.00%
-9.09%
+4.76%
Smart Energy Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Job postings citing Smart Energy as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
Smart Energy Salary Trend in Manchester
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Smart Energy in Manchester.
Smart Energy Top 11 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester
For the 6 months to 28 May 2025, job vacancies citing Smart Energy 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 Manchester region with a requirement for Smart Energy.
Smart Energy Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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:
