The median Security Engineer daily rate in Sheffield is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
49 |
52 |
54 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+3 |
+2 |
-11 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Security Engineer |
1 |
3 |
2 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Sheffield |
0.31% |
0.79% |
0.44% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.34% |
0.88% |
0.45% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
3 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£623 |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
£624 |
£569 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£600 |
£625 |
£588 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-4.00% |
+6.38% |
+17.50% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
£638 |
£606 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£645 |
- |
| South Yorkshire median daily rate |
£600 |
£625 |
£588 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.00% |
+6.38% |
+17.50% |
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 |
291 |
340 |
445 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
91.22% |
89.71% |
98.02% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
194 |
210 |
311 |
| 10th Percentile |
£220 |
£360 |
£363 |
| 25th Percentile |
£381 |
£413 |
£475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£469 |
£481 |
£550 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-2.55% |
-12.50% |
+10.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£552 |
£588 |
£675 |
| 90th Percentile |
£641 |
£650 |
£700 |
| South Yorkshire median daily rate |
£470 |
£475 |
£550 |
| % change year-on-year |
-1.05% |
-13.64% |
+15.79% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
4 |
10 |
5 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£10.90 |
£11.10 |
| 25th Percentile |
£18.10 |
£11.33 |
£11.25 |
| Median hourly rate |
£18.35 |
£22.00 |
£17.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-16.58% |
+24.15% |
+8.21% |
| 75th Percentile |
£18.50 |
£23.75 |
£22.50 |
| 90th Percentile |
£18.51 |
- |
£33.00 |
| South Yorkshire median hourly rate |
£18.35 |
£13.60 |
£17.72 |
| % change year-on-year |
+34.99% |
-23.28% |
+0.45% |
