Distributed Systems
South Yorkshire > Sheffield
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Distributed Systems in contract job vacancies in Sheffield. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Distributed Systems over the 6 months leading up to 19 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 45 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Distributed Systems | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Sheffield | 5.41% | - | - |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 11.07% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £402 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £525 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £715 | - | - |
| South Yorkshire median daily rate | £500 | - | - |
All Generic Skills
Sheffield
Distributed Systems falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Sheffield.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 307 | 134 | 116 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Sheffield | 48.81% | 31.53% | 30.53% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 188 | 80 | 73 |
| 10th Percentile | £323 | £212 | £378 |
| 25th Percentile | £389 | £317 | £431 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £476 | £511 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.99% | -7.05% | -2.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £600 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £646 | £688 |
| South Yorkshire median daily rate | £476 | £505 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.74% | +1.00% | -4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £15.00 | £41.25 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -63.64% | - | - |
| South Yorkshire median hourly rate | £15.00 | £41.25 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -63.64% | - | - |
Distributed Systems
Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Distributed Systems 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 Distributed Systems.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Sheffield
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Distributed Systems in Sheffield over the 6 months to 19 October 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: