Business Case Contract Job Trends in Sheffield

Business Cases
South Yorkshire > Sheffield

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Sheffield requiring Business Case skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 67 39 -
Rank change year-on-year -28 - -
Contract jobs citing Business Case 16 7 0
As % of all contract jobs in Sheffield 2.36% 1.81% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.44% 2.02% -
Number of daily rates quoted 13 3 0
10th Percentile £286 £458 -
25th Percentile £353 £470 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £490 -
Median % change year-on-year -3.06% - -
75th Percentile £495 £495 -
90th Percentile £559 £498 -
South Yorkshire median daily rate £369 £490 -
% change year-on-year -24.69% - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Sheffield

Business Case 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 655 346 336
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Sheffield 96.47% 89.64% 96.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 439 181 215
10th Percentile £313 £238 £375
25th Percentile £400 £425 £435
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 £653 £739
South Yorkshire median daily rate £476 £520 £550
% change year-on-year -8.56% -5.45% +7.58%
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% - +5.26%
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% +53.23%

Business Case
Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Business Case relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Sheffield.

Business Case job vacancy trend in Sheffield

Business Case
Daily Rate Trend in Sheffield

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Sheffield citing Business Case.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Sheffield citing Business Case

Business Case
Daily Rate Histogram in Sheffield

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business Case in Sheffield over the 6 months to 19 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Business Case in Sheffield

Business Case
Hourly Rate Trend in Sheffield

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Sheffield citing Business Case.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Sheffield citing Business Case

Business Case
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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (18.75%) SharePoint
2 1 (6.25%) Confluence
Applications
1 7 (43.75%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (12.50%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (12.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (6.25%) MS Visio
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (18.75%) Power Query
2 1 (6.25%) Tableau
General
1 15 (93.75%) Finance
2 9 (56.25%) Presentation Skills
3 8 (50.00%) Social Skills
4 4 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (18.75%) Banking
6 1 (6.25%) Legal
Job Titles
1 6 (37.50%) Analyst
2 3 (18.75%) Data Analyst
2 3 (18.75%) PMO Manager
3 2 (12.50%) PMO Analyst
3 2 (12.50%) Strategy Analyst
4 1 (6.25%) Backup Engineer
4 1 (6.25%) Business Analyst
4 1 (6.25%) Chief Operating Officer
4 1 (6.25%) Data Business Analyst
4 1 (6.25%) Data Centre Analyst
4 1 (6.25%) Data Centre Business Analyst
4 1 (6.25%) Data Modeller
4 1 (6.25%) Finance Manager
4 1 (6.25%) Lead
4 1 (6.25%) Planning Manager
4 1 (6.25%) Portfolio Manager
4 1 (6.25%) Portfolio Planning Manager
4 1 (6.25%) Product Owner
Miscellaneous
1 3 (18.75%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (6.25%) Data Centre
2 1 (6.25%) Onboarding
2 1 (6.25%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 1 (6.25%) Linux
1 1 (6.25%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (56.25%) Problem-Solving
1 9 (56.25%) Stakeholder Management
2 8 (50.00%) Strategic Planning
3 7 (43.75%) Data Analysis
3 7 (43.75%) Roadmaps
3 7 (43.75%) Validation
4 6 (37.50%) Architecture Roadmap
4 6 (37.50%) Continuous Improvement
4 6 (37.50%) Portfolio Management
5 4 (25.00%) Decision-Making
5 4 (25.00%) Performance Metrics
6 3 (18.75%) Commercial Awareness
6 3 (18.75%) Critical Thinking
6 3 (18.75%) Dashboard Development
6 3 (18.75%) Data Protection
6 3 (18.75%) Emotional Intelligence
6 3 (18.75%) Fintech
6 3 (18.75%) Project Delivery
6 3 (18.75%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 3 (18.75%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (18.75%) VB
Qualifications
1 1 (6.25%) ACCA
1 1 (6.25%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (37.50%) PMO
Systems Management
1 1 (6.25%) EMC NetWorker
Vendors
1 8 (50.00%) Microsoft