The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Sheffield requiring Network Optimisation skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Network Optimisation over the 6 months leading up to 18 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Network Optimisation falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Sheffield.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
309
349
423
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Sheffield
93.92%
92.33%
95.92%
Number of daily rates quoted
198
203
289
10th Percentile
£228
£376
£363
25th Percentile
£382
£425
£500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£475
£500
£600
Median % change year-on-year
-5.00%
-16.67%
+20.00%
75th Percentile
£575
£588
£688
90th Percentile
£650
£650
£743
South Yorkshire median daily rate
£475
£475
£550
% change year-on-year
-
-13.64%
+12.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted
5
10
3
10th Percentile
-
£10.90
£12.45
25th Percentile
£18.10
£11.33
£14.63
Median hourly rate
£18.51
£22.00
£20.50
Median % change year-on-year
-15.86%
+7.32%
+25.19%
75th Percentile
£18.87
£23.75
£31.38
90th Percentile
-
-
£36.55
South Yorkshire median hourly rate
£18.51
£17.62
£10.63
% change year-on-year
+5.08%
+65.71%
-37.67%
Network Optimisation Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield
Job postings citing Network Optimisation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Sheffield.
Network Optimisation Top 7 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Sheffield
For the 6 months to 18 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Network Optimisation 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 Network Optimisation.
Network Optimisation 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:
