Smart City Job Trends in the West Midlands

Smart Cities
England > West Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Smart City in permanent job vacancies in the West Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Smart City over the 6 months leading up to 9 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 190 - 258
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Smart City 2 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 0.026% - 0.012%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.13% - 0.038%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 1
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £50,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £85,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% -29.41% +13.33%

All Generic Skills
West Midlands

Smart City 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 West Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 1,549 1,245 2,662
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 20.44% 41.42% 31.95%
Number of salaries quoted 1,043 682 1,689
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £38,125 £36,925 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -10.38% -3.64%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £75,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £57,670 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.04% +4.85% -15.38%

Smart City
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Smart City relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Smart City job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

Smart City
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Smart City.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Smart City

Smart City
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Smart City within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 9 June 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
Birmingham - 2 - - 4
Smart City
England

Smart City
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands 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:

Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Android Developer
1 1 (50.00%) Compliance Manager
1 1 (50.00%) Developer
Operating Systems
1 1 (50.00%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Android Development