Short Message Service (SMS)
England > West Midlands
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for SMS skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited SMS over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 129 | 163 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +34 | -31 |
| Contract jobs citing SMS | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the West Midlands | - | 0.045% | 0.084% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | - | 0.27% | 0.76% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £438 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £579 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +101.22% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £593 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median daily rate | £433 | £550 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.36% | +22.22% | - |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
West Midlands
SMS is in the Communications and Computer Networking category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 375 | 367 | 396 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands | 19.28% | 16.41% | 11.10% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 222 | 216 | 273 |
| 10th Percentile | £200 | £263 | £163 |
| 25th Percentile | £307 | £347 | £225 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £475 | £408 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.79% | +16.56% | -2.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £606 | £540 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £700 | £648 |
| England median daily rate | £500 | £520 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | +4.00% | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 20 | 8 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | £10.50 | £12.50 | £11.59 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.44 | £14.38 | £13.56 |
| Median hourly rate | £16.98 | £19.60 | £17.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.40% | +15.31% | +13.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £23.75 | £23.68 | £20.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £33.16 | £28.25 | £20.36 |
| England median hourly rate | £40.00 | £17.00 | £23.91 |
| % change year-on-year | +135.29% | -28.90% | +3.48% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands
Job postings citing SMS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SMS in the West Midlands.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SMS in the West Midlands.