The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Oxford 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 9 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 Oxford.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
21
51
79
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Oxford
9.21%
12.69%
18.33%
Number of salaries quoted
13
34
55
10th Percentile
£33,000
£40,375
£32,400
25th Percentile
£36,000
£41,250
£46,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£55,000
£50,000
£57,500
Median % change year-on-year
+10.00%
-13.04%
+27.78%
75th Percentile
£65,000
£56,125
£58,750
90th Percentile
£85,250
£66,850
£65,500
Oxfordshire median annual salary
£41,500
£44,089
£47,500
% change year-on-year
-5.87%
-7.18%
-5.00%
SMS Job Vacancy Trend in Oxford
Job postings citing SMS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Oxford.
SMS Salary Trend in Oxford
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SMS in Oxford.
SMS Top 17 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Oxford
For the 6 months to 9 August 2025, job vacancies citing SMS 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 Oxford region with a requirement for SMS.
SMS Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Oxford 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:
