The median Site Engineer daily rate in Sheffield is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 May 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
22 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
102 |
- |
58 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-10 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Site Engineer |
2 |
0 |
1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Sheffield |
0.19% |
- |
0.27% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.21% |
- |
0.30% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
- |
£510 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£500 |
- |
£520 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-22.96% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
- |
£530 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| South Yorkshire median daily rate |
£500 |
- |
£520 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-22.96% |
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 |
944 |
295 |
331 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
89.82% |
89.39% |
88.03% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
641 |
194 |
208 |
| 10th Percentile |
£363 |
£215 |
£375 |
| 25th Percentile |
£420 |
£375 |
£425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£500 |
£469 |
£480 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+6.61% |
-2.29% |
-19.16% |
| 75th Percentile |
£555 |
£550 |
£588 |
| 90th Percentile |
£669 |
£638 |
£650 |
| South Yorkshire median daily rate |
£500 |
£474 |
£475 |
| % change year-on-year |
+5.49% |
-0.21% |
-13.64% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
11 |
4 |
10 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£10.90 |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
£18.10 |
£11.33 |
| Median hourly rate |
£25.77 |
£18.35 |
£22.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+40.42% |
-16.58% |
+10.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£34.77 |
£18.50 |
£23.75 |
| 90th Percentile |
£36.61 |
£18.51 |
- |
| South Yorkshire median hourly rate |
£25.77 |
£18.35 |
£13.60 |
| % change year-on-year |
+40.42% |
+34.99% |
-32.03% |
