Big Data
South Yorkshire > Sheffield
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Sheffield requiring Big Data skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 30 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 99 | 47 | 49 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -52 | +2 | 0 |
| Contract jobs citing Big Data | 10 | 4 | 8 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Sheffield | 0.93% | 1.12% | 2.07% |
| As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category | 6.58% | 5.06% | 11.27% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9 | 2 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £500 | £605 | £480 |
| 25th Percentile | £550 | £613 | £502 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £588 | £625 | £507 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.00% | +23.27% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £638 | £524 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £645 | £554 |
| South Yorkshire median daily rate | £588 | £625 | £507 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.00% | +23.27% | - |
All Database & BI Skills
Sheffield
Big Data falls under the Databases and Business Intelligence category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring database or business intelligence skills in Sheffield.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills | 152 | 79 | 71 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Sheffield | 14.06% | 22.07% | 18.39% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 103 | 57 | 54 |
| 10th Percentile | £362 | £331 | £383 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £380 | £430 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £466 | £543 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.30% | -14.10% | -16.54% |
| 75th Percentile | £594 | £568 | £616 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £628 | £649 |
| South Yorkshire median daily rate | £500 | £466 | £535 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.30% | -12.90% | -2.73% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Big Data 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 Big Data.
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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: