Smart Energy Job Trends in Wales

Smart Energy
UK > Wales

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Smart Energy in permanent job vacancies in Wales. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Smart Energy over the 6 months leading up to 18 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 80 - 107
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Smart Energy 3 0 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Wales 0.24% - 0.26%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.98% - 0.80%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
UK median annual salary £60,000 £64,177 £70,000
% change year-on-year -6.51% -8.32% +12.00%

All Generic Skills
Wales

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 Wales.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 307 269 503
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 24.42% 48.56% 32.20%
Number of salaries quoted 165 145 343
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £27,157
25th Percentile £36,750 £41,250 £32,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £59,430 £46,604
Median % change year-on-year -15.87% +27.52% +3.56%
75th Percentile £65,473 £70,600 £59,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £78,750 £70,000
UK median annual salary £57,239 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.60% +9.09% -15.38%

Smart Energy
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Smart Energy job vacancy trend in Wales

Smart Energy
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Smart Energy within the Wales region over the 6 months to 18 March 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
South Wales - 3 - -
Smart Energy
UK

Smart Energy
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales 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 3 (100.00%) SMS
General
1 3 (100.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
1 3 (100.00%) Lead