The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Sheffield requiring CentOS skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited CentOS over the 6 months leading up to 17 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
CentOS falls under the Operating Systems category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring operating system skills in Sheffield.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills
89
82
51
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Sheffield
22.82%
20.45%
12.23%
Number of daily rates quoted
49
44
34
10th Percentile
£150
£233
£251
25th Percentile
£374
£411
£463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£525
£471
£500
Median % change year-on-year
+11.46%
-5.80%
+5.26%
75th Percentile
£610
£538
£675
90th Percentile
£710
£588
£700
South Yorkshire median daily rate
£525
£449
£500
% change year-on-year
+16.93%
-10.20%
+11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted
3
5
2
10th Percentile
-
£20.80
£11.65
25th Percentile
£18.10
£21.25
£12.63
Median hourly rate
£18.21
£22.00
£15.50
Median % change year-on-year
-17.25%
+41.94%
-15.07%
75th Percentile
£18.41
£23.75
£19.63
90th Percentile
£18.47
-
£21.35
South Yorkshire median hourly rate
£18.21
£22.00
£15.50
% change year-on-year
-17.25%
+41.94%
-18.42%
CentOS Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield
Job postings citing CentOS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Sheffield.
CentOS Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Sheffield
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing CentOS in Sheffield.
CentOS Top 25 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Sheffield
For the 6 months to 17 June 2025, contractor job vacancies citing CentOS also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Sheffield region with a requirement for CentOS.
CentOS Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Sheffield by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
