The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Sheffield requiring Pair Programming skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 27 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
Pair Programming 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
650
339
337
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Sheffield
96.01%
91.62%
95.74%
Number of daily rates quoted
433
183
216
10th Percentile
£315
£240
£381
25th Percentile
£400
£425
£445
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£480
£525
£556
Median % change year-on-year
-8.57%
-5.61%
+4.20%
75th Percentile
£541
£592
£650
90th Percentile
£647
£650
£728
South Yorkshire median daily rate
£477
£525
£550
% change year-on-year
-9.19%
-4.55%
+4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted
5
5
4
10th Percentile
£14.31
£13.14
£18.95
25th Percentile
-
£15.22
£19.63
Median hourly rate
£15.00
£20.00
£21.25
Median % change year-on-year
-25.00%
-5.88%
+28.79%
75th Percentile
£25.15
£21.50
£25.63
90th Percentile
-
-
£29.00
South Yorkshire median hourly rate
£15.00
£12.83
£22.50
% change year-on-year
+16.91%
-42.98%
+60.71%
Pair Programming Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Pair Programming relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Sheffield.
Pair Programming Daily Rate Trend in Sheffield
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Sheffield citing Pair Programming.
Pair Programming Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield
For the 6 months to 27 November 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Pair Programming also mentioned 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 with a requirement for Pair Programming.
Pair Programming 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:
