Subject Matter Expert
UK
The median Subject Matter Expert salary in the UK is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 11 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 700 | 894 | 965 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +194 | +71 | +223 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Subject Matter Expert | 6 | 4 | 16 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.011% | 0.004% | 0.016% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.012% | 0.004% | 0.017% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £68,125 | £48,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,250 | £70,938 | £56,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £80,375 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -34.68% | +39.78% | -36.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £53,750 | £91,375 | £58,750 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £78,125 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £75,000 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -30.00% | - | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 49,511 | 93,886 | 92,389 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.48% | 94.63% | 91.46% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,626 | 67,255 | 58,266 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,443 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.41% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -5.66% | +6.00% |
Subject Matter Expert
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Subject Matter Expert in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Subject Matter Expert
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Subject Matter Expert.
Subject Matter Expert
Top 8 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Subject Matter Expert within the UK over the 6 months to 11 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.
| 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 |
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| England | +160 | 5 | £52,500 | -34.68% | 13 |
| UK excluding London | +189 | 4 | £52,500 | -30.00% | 4 |
| Work from Home | +157 | 2 | - | - | 21 |
| East of England | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Scotland | - | 1 | - | - | |
| North of England | - | 1 | £52,500 | - | 1 |
| North West | - | 1 | £52,500 | - | |
| South West | - | 1 | - | - |
Subject Matter Expert Skill Set
Top 26 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 11 May 2025, Subject Matter Expert job roles required 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 featuring Subject Matter Expert in the job title.
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Subject Matter Expert Skill Set
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:
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