Cybersecurity Specialist Contract Job Trends in Sheffield

Cybersecurity Specialist
South Yorkshire > Sheffield

The median Cybersecurity Specialist daily rate in Sheffield is £475, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 March 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
16 Mar 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 98 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Specialist 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Sheffield 0.33% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.36% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £463 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 - -
75th Percentile £488 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South Yorkshire median daily rate £475 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Sheffield

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Sheffield. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Sheffield with a recognized job title 825 242 317
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.97% 88.97% 88.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 561 169 192
10th Percentile £350 £220 £339
25th Percentile £413 £400 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £482 £490 £500
Median % change year-on-year -1.63% -2.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £539 £584 £588
90th Percentile £650 £650 £650
South Yorkshire median daily rate £481 £490 £475
% change year-on-year -1.79% +3.16% -9.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 8
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £15.22 £10.90
Median hourly rate £25.15 £16.19 £17.63
Median % change year-on-year +55.34% -8.14% -29.50%
75th Percentile - £17.16 £23.75
90th Percentile - - -
South Yorkshire median hourly rate £25.15 £16.19 £13.23
% change year-on-year +55.34% +22.37% -33.85%

Cybersecurity Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Cybersecurity Specialist' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Sheffield.

Cybersecurity Specialist job vacancy trend in Sheffield

Cybersecurity Specialist Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield

For the 6 months to 16 March 2026, Cybersecurity Specialist contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Sheffield region featuring Cybersecurity Specialist in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (33.33%) GDPR
2 1 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (33.33%) NIST
2 1 (33.33%) Regulatory Compliance

Cybersecurity Specialist Skill Set
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:

General
1 1 (33.33%) Legal
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (33.33%) Regulatory Compliance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) GDPR
1 1 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (33.33%) NIST
Cybersecurity Specialist jobs