The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Sheffield requiring SMS skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited SMS over the 6 months leading up to 3 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
SMS falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in Sheffield.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
76
57
39
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Sheffield
13.69%
13.51%
9.85%
Number of daily rates quoted
39
34
25
10th Percentile
£340
£430
£181
25th Percentile
£393
£507
£500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£450
£564
£650
Median % change year-on-year
-20.21%
-13.23%
+30.00%
75th Percentile
£513
£624
£700
90th Percentile
£620
£650
£704
South Yorkshire median daily rate
£450
£545
£588
% change year-on-year
-17.43%
-7.23%
+30.56%
SMS Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield
Job postings citing SMS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Sheffield.
SMS Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Sheffield
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SMS in Sheffield.
SMS Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Sheffield
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SMS in Sheffield.
SMS Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Sheffield
For the 6 months to 3 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing SMS 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 SMS.
SMS 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:
