The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Security Posture in contract job vacancies in Sheffield. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Security Posture over the 6 months leading up to 14 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Security Posture falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Sheffield.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
234
125
113
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Sheffield
41.56%
29.98%
28.39%
Number of daily rates quoted
146
69
79
10th Percentile
£319
£400
£429
25th Percentile
£363
£425
£472
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£431
£525
£600
Median % change year-on-year
-17.86%
-12.50%
+14.29%
75th Percentile
£523
£622
£681
90th Percentile
£600
£646
£700
South Yorkshire median daily rate
£438
£523
£575
% change year-on-year
-16.27%
-9.13%
+9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted
2
4
0
Median hourly rate
£15.00
£41.25
-
Median % change year-on-year
-63.64%
-
-
South Yorkshire median hourly rate
£15.00
£41.25
-
% change year-on-year
-63.64%
-
-
Security Posture Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield
Job postings citing Security Posture as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Sheffield.
Security Posture Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Sheffield
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Security Posture in Sheffield.
Security Posture Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Sheffield
For the 6 months to 14 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Security Posture 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 Security Posture.
Security Posture 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:
