Short Message Service (SMS)
England > North of England
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England requiring SMS skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited SMS over the 6 months leading up to 11 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 11 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 382 | 400 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +18 | +46 |
| Permanent jobs citing SMS | 0 | 9 | 37 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England | - | 0.051% | 0.22% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | - | 0.42% | 1.17% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 7 | 26 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £27,335 | £31,569 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £27,668 | £57,046 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £39,634 | £61,180 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -35.22% | -7.93% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £50,339 | £67,070 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £60,000 | £77,715 |
| England median annual salary | £63,500 | £39,634 | £65,351 |
| % change year-on-year | +60.22% | -39.35% | +36.15% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
North of England
SMS falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in the North of England.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 1,854 | 2,163 | 3,171 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England | 16.05% | 12.36% | 18.43% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 893 | 1,658 | 1,262 |
| 10th Percentile | £23,504 | £25,963 | £26,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £25,087 | £31,250 | £34,025 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £32,500 | £42,500 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.53% | -5.56% | -2.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £53,750 | £61,250 | £57,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £73,886 | £72,500 | £72,500 |
| England median annual salary | £47,500 | £47,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.00% | -4.76% |
SMS
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England
Job postings citing SMS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.
SMS
Salary Trend in the North of England
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SMS in the North of England.