Short Message Service (SMS)
UK > Wales
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Wales with a requirement for SMS skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited SMS over the 6 months to 30 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 30 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 121 | 129 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | +8 | - | - |
| Permanent jobs citing SMS | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales | 0.15% | 0.24% | - |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 1.15% | 1.54% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £33,426 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +49.58% | - | - |
| UK median annual salary | £45,000 | £65,351 | £48,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -31.14% | +36.15% | -12.73% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Wales
SMS is in the Communications and Computer Networking category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in Wales with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 260 | 259 | 279 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales | 12.86% | 15.51% | 14.79% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 150 | 80 | 142 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,250 | £24,113 | £27,075 |
| 25th Percentile | £28,290 | £30,500 | £33,125 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,500 | £37,500 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.00% | -16.67% | +25.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £47,500 | £55,563 | £55,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £57,725 | £69,451 | £75,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £47,875 | £50,250 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.73% | -4.29% | +5.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Wales
Job postings citing SMS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wales.
SMS
Salary Trend in Wales
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SMS in Wales.
SMS
Job Locations in Wales
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SMS within the Wales region over the 6 months to 30 April 2024. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Wales | - | 3 | £50,000 | - | |
| SMS UK |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales 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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