Psychology Contract Job Trends in Sheffield

Psychology
South Yorkshire > Sheffield

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Sheffield requiring Psychology skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 25 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 98 - 49
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Psychology 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Sheffield 0.11% - 0.28%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.12% - 0.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £563 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 - £400
75th Percentile £588 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South Yorkshire median daily rate £575 - £400

All Process & Methodology Skills
Sheffield

Psychology 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 867 282 326
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Sheffield 93.33% 96.58% 92.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 591 186 187
10th Percentile £355 £231 £369
25th Percentile £413 £400 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £482 £485
Median % change year-on-year +1.61% -0.57% -11.82%
75th Percentile £550 £587 £588
90th Percentile £675 £650 £650
South Yorkshire median daily rate £488 £489 £475
% change year-on-year -0.26% +2.89% -13.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 8
10th Percentile £15.74 - -
25th Percentile £16.34 £15.22 £10.90
Median hourly rate £18.01 £16.19 £17.63
Median % change year-on-year +11.21% -8.14% +53.26%
75th Percentile £19.01 £17.16 £23.75
90th Percentile £19.21 - -
South Yorkshire median hourly rate £16.67 £16.19 £13.23
% change year-on-year +2.96% +22.37% +24.46%

Psychology
Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Psychology relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Sheffield.

Psychology job vacancy trend in Sheffield

Psychology
Daily Rate Trend in Sheffield

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Sheffield citing Psychology.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Sheffield citing Psychology

Psychology
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%) CMS
Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (100.00%) MS Visio
General
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Defence
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Content Management
1 1 (100.00%) Customer-Centric Approach
1 1 (100.00%) Customer-Centricity
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft