The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Police in contract job vacancies in Sheffield. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Police over the 6 months leading up to 2 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Police 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
393
264
303
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Sheffield
70.81%
62.71%
76.71%
Number of daily rates quoted
264
132
195
10th Percentile
£285
£379
£400
25th Percentile
£375
£425
£471
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£463
£510
£600
Median % change year-on-year
-9.27%
-15.04%
+20.00%
75th Percentile
£539
£588
£700
90th Percentile
£625
£644
£745
South Yorkshire median daily rate
£450
£500
£551
% change year-on-year
-10.00%
-9.30%
+10.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted
6
5
3
10th Percentile
£15.00
£20.20
£12.50
25th Percentile
£15.78
£20.50
£14.75
Median hourly rate
£18.21
£21.00
£19.00
Median % change year-on-year
-13.31%
+10.53%
+13.43%
75th Percentile
£18.45
£22.00
£19.75
90th Percentile
£18.51
-
£19.90
South Yorkshire median hourly rate
£18.21
£21.00
£19.50
% change year-on-year
-13.31%
+7.69%
+2.63%
Police Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield
Job postings citing Police as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Sheffield.
Police Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Sheffield
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Police in Sheffield.
Police Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Sheffield
For the 6 months to 2 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Police 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 Police.
Police 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:
