Network Designer Contract Job Trends in Sheffield

Network Designer
South Yorkshire > Sheffield

The median Network Designer daily rate in Sheffield is £673, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 January 2026.

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

6 months to
22 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 87 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Network Designer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Sheffield 0.12% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.14% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £661 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £673 - -
75th Percentile £684 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South Yorkshire median daily rate £673 - -

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 724 209 340
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.05% 84.62% 91.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 502 121 216
10th Percentile £336 £213 £350
25th Percentile £405 £409 £429
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £481 £510 £539
Median % change year-on-year -5.64% -5.34% -2.05%
75th Percentile £538 £600 £602
90th Percentile £643 £663 £720
South Yorkshire median daily rate £481 £500 £525
% change year-on-year -3.75% -4.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 2 9
10th Percentile £14.98 £12.10 -
25th Percentile £16.68 £12.62 £10.90
Median hourly rate £19.50 £14.85 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year +31.36% -34.02% +18.42%
75th Percentile £22.33 £16.68 £23.75
90th Percentile £24.02 £16.97 £25.25
South Yorkshire median hourly rate £19.50 £14.85 £13.23
% change year-on-year +31.36% +12.21% -30.37%

Network Designer
Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield

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

Network Designer job vacancy trend in Sheffield

Network Designer
Daily Rate Trend in Sheffield

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Network Designer job vacancies in Sheffield.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Network Designer job vacancies in Sheffield

Network Designer Skill Set
Top 23 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield

For the 6 months to 22 January 2026, Network Designer 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 Network Designer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) API Design
1 1 (100.00%) Application Security
1 1 (100.00%) Architectural Patterns
1 1 (100.00%) BiZZdesign
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Confluence
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Fintech
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) Network Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Network Security
1 1 (100.00%) Network Segmentation
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
1 1 (100.00%) SABSA
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) TOGAF
1 1 (100.00%) TOGAF Certification
1 1 (100.00%) UML

Network Designer 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) Confluence
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Network Security
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Hedge funds
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) API Design
1 1 (100.00%) Application Security
1 1 (100.00%) Architectural Patterns
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Fintech
1 1 (100.00%) Network Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Network Segmentation
1 1 (100.00%) SABSA
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) TOGAF
1 1 (100.00%) UML
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CISM
1 1 (100.00%) CISSP
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) BiZZdesign