Smart Meter Job Trends in the Scottish Borders

Smart Metering
Scotland > Scottish Borders

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Smart Meter in permanent job vacancies in the Scottish Borders. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Smart Meter over the 6 months leading up to 22 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 1 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Smart Meter 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the Scottish Borders 50.00% - -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 100.00% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,993 - -
Scotland median annual salary £38,993 - £48,000
% change year-on-year - - +92.00%

All Generic Skills
Scottish Borders

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 Scottish Borders.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Scottish Borders 50.00% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,993 - -
Scotland median annual salary £50,000 £53,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -6.54% -2.73% -5.17%

Smart Meter
Job Locations in the Scottish Borders

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Smart Meter within the Scottish Borders region over the 6 months to 22 September 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
Galashiels - 1 £38,993 -
Smart Meter
Scotland

Smart Meter
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Scottish Borders 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 1 (100.00%) Smart Metering Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring