Smart Meter Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Smart Metering
South East > Thames Valley

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Smart Meter in permanent job vacancies in the Thames Valley. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Smart Meter over the 6 months leading up to 4 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 199 - 202
Rank change year-on-year - - -20
Permanent jobs citing Smart Meter 7 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 0.093% - 0.021%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.35% - 0.066%
Number of salaries quoted 6 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 - £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -33.33%
75th Percentile - - £62,500
90th Percentile - - -
South East median annual salary £40,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -33.33% -7.69% +8.33%

All Generic Skills
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 1,996 1,562 1,506
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 26.57% 40.84% 31.97%
Number of salaries quoted 1,378 677 639
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,500 £31,850
25th Percentile £41,000 £35,854 £38,880
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £54,500
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -12.84% -5.22%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £81,250 £85,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £45,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +22.22% -18.18% -2.70%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Smart Meter relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Smart Meter job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

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Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Smart Meter.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Smart Meter

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Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Smart Meter within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 4 October 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
Oxfordshire - 5 £40,000 - 1
Buckinghamshire - 2 £40,000 -
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South East

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (14.29%) DAB
General
1 1 (14.29%) Electronics
1 1 (14.29%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 1 (14.29%) Analogue Electronics
1 1 (14.29%) Digital TV
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (14.29%) Customer Service
1 1 (14.29%) Preventative Maintenance
Qualifications
1 1 (14.29%) City & Guilds
1 1 (14.29%) HND
Vendors
1 1 (14.29%) Arqiva