Smart Energy Job Trends in the South West

Smart Energy
England > South West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Smart Energy in permanent job vacancies in the South West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Smart Energy over the 6 months leading up to 19 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 169 217 -
Rank change year-on-year +48 - -
Permanent jobs citing Smart Energy 1 3 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 0.028% 0.046% -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.078% 0.16% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
England median annual salary £63,500 £64,177 -
% change year-on-year -1.05% - -

All Generic Skills
South West

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 the South West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 1,281 1,844 1,849
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 35.49% 28.54% 39.81%
Number of salaries quoted 764 971 1,429
10th Percentile £27,000 £26,000 £29,250
25th Percentile £30,750 £35,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% -9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £57,500 £65,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £75,000 £83,750 £85,000
England median annual salary £54,000 £60,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% -4.00% -

Smart Energy
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Smart Energy relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Smart Energy job vacancy trend in the South West

Smart Energy
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Smart Energy within the South West region over the 6 months to 19 October 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
Somerset -1 1 - -
Smart Energy
England

Smart Energy
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) IT Assistant
1 1 (100.00%) IT Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) IT Support
1 1 (100.00%) IT Support Assistant
1 1 (100.00%) IT Support Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Support Assistant
1 1 (100.00%) Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Android
1 1 (100.00%) Apple iOS
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Inventory Control
1 1 (100.00%) Inventory Management
1 1 (100.00%) Software Licensing
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) NVQ Level 3
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory