The median Service Owner daily rate in Sheffield is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 March 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to 30 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
100 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs requiring a Service Owner |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Sheffield |
0.11% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.12% |
- |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£500 |
- |
- |
| South Yorkshire median daily rate |
£500 |
- |
- |
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 |
848 |
273 |
317 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
90.50% |
90.10% |
89.55% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
579 |
186 |
192 |
| 10th Percentile |
£350 |
£220 |
£339 |
| 25th Percentile |
£411 |
£391 |
£425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£482 |
£475 |
£481 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+1.47% |
-1.30% |
-12.50% |
| 75th Percentile |
£546 |
£575 |
£588 |
| 90th Percentile |
£650 |
£650 |
£650 |
| South Yorkshire median daily rate |
£481 |
£475 |
£475 |
| % change year-on-year |
+1.32% |
- |
-13.64% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
0 |
5 |
9 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£16.37 |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
£18.10 |
£10.90 |
| Median hourly rate |
- |
£18.21 |
£22.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
-17.25% |
+10.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
£18.50 |
£23.75 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£18.51 |
- |
| South Yorkshire median hourly rate |
- |
£18.21 |
£13.23 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
+37.60% |
-29.85% |