Dense Wave Division Multiplexing (DWDM)
South Yorkshire > Sheffield
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Sheffield requiring DWDM skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited DWDM over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 46 | 47 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | +1 | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing DWDM | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Sheffield | 1.25% | 2.11% | - |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 6.78% | 13.11% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £297 | £425 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £314 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £345 | £430 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.77% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £374 | £469 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £390 | £588 | - |
| South Yorkshire median daily rate | £345 | £430 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -19.77% | - | - |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Sheffield
DWDM falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in Sheffield.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 59 | 61 | 55 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Sheffield | 18.50% | 16.09% | 12.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 34 | 48 | 37 |
| 10th Percentile | £220 | £259 | £385 |
| 25th Percentile | £352 | £430 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £517 | £650 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.96% | -20.46% | +44.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £609 | £588 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £647 | - |
| South Yorkshire median daily rate | £450 | £514 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.45% | -2.10% | +16.67% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £17.50 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £20.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +19.40% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £22.50 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South Yorkshire median hourly rate | - | - | £10.63 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -39.74% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield
Job postings citing DWDM as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Sheffield.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Sheffield
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing DWDM in Sheffield over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
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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: