Application Security (AppSec)
South Yorkshire > Sheffield
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Sheffield requiring Application Security skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 63 | - | 51 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +11 |
| Contract jobs citing Application Security | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Sheffield | 2.67% | - | 0.28% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 2.76% | - | 0.29% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £345 | - | £1,625 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £368 | - | £1,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +191.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | - | £1,875 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | - | - |
| South Yorkshire median daily rate | £368 | - | £1,750 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +191.67% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Sheffield
Application Security falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Sheffield.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 651 | 345 | 339 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Sheffield | 96.44% | 89.61% | 96.31% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 439 | 180 | 219 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £237 | £375 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £425 | £442 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £480 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.57% | -4.55% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £588 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £638 | £654 | £745 |
| South Yorkshire median daily rate | £476 | £518 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.12% | -5.91% | +8.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.43 | £13.14 | £18.80 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.00 | £15.22 | £19.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £16.94 | £20.00 | £20.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.33% | - | +11.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £23.58 | £21.50 | £25.63 |
| 90th Percentile | £25.15 | - | £29.00 |
| South Yorkshire median hourly rate | £16.94 | £12.83 | £23.75 |
| % change year-on-year | +32.00% | -45.98% | +47.29% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Application Security relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Sheffield.
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Daily Rate Trend in Sheffield
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Sheffield citing Application Security.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Sheffield
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Application Security in Sheffield over the 6 months to 18 November 2025.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield 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:
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