The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Influencing Skills in contract job vacancies in Sheffield. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Influencing Skills over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Influencing Skills falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in Sheffield.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills
217
233
372
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Sheffield
68.03%
61.48%
81.94%
Number of daily rates quoted
142
132
249
10th Percentile
£323
£375
£383
25th Percentile
£389
£425
£500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£475
£513
£550
Median % change year-on-year
-7.45%
-6.68%
+10.00%
75th Percentile
£600
£588
£688
90th Percentile
£650
£644
£743
South Yorkshire median daily rate
£475
£493
£550
% change year-on-year
-3.55%
-10.45%
+10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
4
3
2
10th Percentile
-
£14.50
£13.90
25th Percentile
£18.10
£17.31
£18.25
Median hourly rate
£18.35
£22.00
£25.50
Median % change year-on-year
-16.58%
-13.73%
+59.38%
75th Percentile
£18.50
-
£32.75
90th Percentile
£18.51
-
£37.10
South Yorkshire median hourly rate
£18.35
£13.23
£25.50
% change year-on-year
+38.72%
-48.12%
+20.97%
Influencing Skills Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield
Job postings citing Influencing Skills as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Sheffield.
Influencing Skills Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Sheffield
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Influencing Skills in Sheffield.
Influencing Skills Top 19 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Sheffield
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Influencing Skills 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 Influencing Skills.
Influencing Skills 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:
