The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Smartcard in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Smartcard over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Smartcard 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.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
20,763
35,685
41,757
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK
37.18%
34.42%
43.59%
Number of salaries quoted
9,606
23,135
22,550
10th Percentile
£31,250
£28,000
£35,750
25th Percentile
£42,000
£38,085
£46,350
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£60,000
£55,000
£65,000
Median % change year-on-year
+9.09%
-15.38%
+4.00%
75th Percentile
£78,750
£75,000
£86,250
90th Percentile
£110,000
£97,500
£110,000
UK excluding London median annual salary
£55,000
£50,000
£55,000
% change year-on-year
+10.00%
-9.09%
+4.76%
Smartcard Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Smartcard as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Smartcard Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Smartcard.
Smartcard Top 4 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Smartcard within the UK over the 6 months to 31 May 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.
Smartcard Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 31 May 2025, job vacancies citing Smartcard 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 with a requirement for Smartcard.
Smartcard Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
