The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Shadow IT in contract job vacancies in Sheffield. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Shadow IT over the 6 months leading up to 1 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
1 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
93 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs citing Shadow IT |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Sheffield |
0.13% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category |
0.28% |
- |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
- |
- |
- |
| South Yorkshire median daily rate |
- |
- |
- |
Shadow IT 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 |
360 |
117 |
137 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Sheffield |
45.40% |
49.37% |
35.68% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
220 |
78 |
83 |
| 10th Percentile |
£366 |
£217 |
£360 |
| 25th Percentile |
£443 |
£303 |
£417 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£492 |
£500 |
£500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-1.60% |
- |
-9.09% |
| 75th Percentile |
£538 |
£599 |
£588 |
| 90th Percentile |
£675 |
£650 |
£650 |
| South Yorkshire median daily rate |
£492 |
£500 |
£475 |
| % change year-on-year |
-1.60% |
+5.26% |
-13.64% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
2 |
1 |
8 |
| 10th Percentile |
£15.74 |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£16.34 |
£11.75 |
£10.90 |
| Median hourly rate |
£18.01 |
£13.50 |
£17.63 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+33.37% |
-23.40% |
-9.62% |
| 75th Percentile |
£19.01 |
£15.25 |
£23.75 |
| 90th Percentile |
£19.21 |
- |
- |
| South Yorkshire median hourly rate |
£18.01 |
£13.50 |
£12.73 |
| % change year-on-year |
+33.37% |
+6.09% |
+19.71% |
