Smart Cities
England > South East
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Smart City in permanent job vacancies in the South East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Smart City over the 6 months leading up to 30 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 295 | 332 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | +37 | - | - |
| Permanent jobs citing Smart City | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East | 0.011% | 0.029% | - |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.026% | 0.088% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £85,000 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £90,000 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £95,000 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median annual salary | £75,000 | - | £80,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +2.75% |
All Generic Skills
South East
Smart City 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 South East.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 3,910 | 4,569 | 3,795 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East | 41.76% | 33.20% | 37.63% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,819 | 2,455 | 2,413 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,375 | £29,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £34,988 | £37,500 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £46,000 | £50,047 | £56,525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.09% | -11.46% | +2.51% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £67,500 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £78,750 | £82,500 | £85,000 |
| England median annual salary | £55,000 | £58,500 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.98% | -10.00% | +4.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the South East
Job postings citing Smart City as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.
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Salary Trend in the South East
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Smart City.
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Job Locations in the South East
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Smart City within the South East region over the 6 months to 30 August 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkshire | - | 1 | £90,000 | - | 6 |
| Thames Valley | - | 1 | £90,000 | - | 7 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:
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