Open Source Engineer
South Yorkshire > Sheffield
The median Open Source Engineer daily rate in Sheffield is £510, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 7 July 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
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6 months to 7 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 100 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring an Open Source Engineer | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Sheffield | 0.092% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.10% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £505 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £510 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £515 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South Yorkshire median daily rate | £510 | - | - |
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 | 990 | 411 | 379 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.08% | 89.93% | 88.55% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 639 | 277 | 221 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £285 | £375 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £388 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £475 | £513 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -7.32% | -13.68% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £550 | £580 |
| 90th Percentile | £677 | £638 | £622 |
| South Yorkshire median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | -9.09% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 26 | 4 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £10.90 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £18.10 | £13.30 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.77 | £18.35 | £21.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +40.42% | -12.61% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £36.15 | £18.50 | £21.88 |
| 90th Percentile | £36.61 | £18.51 | £22.00 |
| South Yorkshire median hourly rate | £25.77 | £18.35 | £13.98 |
| % change year-on-year | +40.42% | +31.28% | -26.42% |
Open Source Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield
For the 6 months to 7 July 2026, Open Source Engineer 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 Open Source Engineer in the job title.
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Open Source Engineer 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: