The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Sheffield requiring Software-Defined Networking skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Software-Defined Networking over the 6 months leading up to 28 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 28 Aug 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
71
57
-
Rank change year-on-year
-14
-
-
DemandTrendContract jobs citing Software-Defined Networking
Software-Defined Networking 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.
DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
77
52
34
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Sheffield
13.34%
12.68%
8.37%
Number of daily rates quoted
33
30
26
10th Percentile
£270
£482
£183
25th Percentile
£375
£512
£575
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£447
£614
£616
Median % change year-on-year
-27.14%
-0.45%
+23.25%
75th Percentile
£538
£634
£700
90th Percentile
£643
£655
£703
South Yorkshire median daily rate
£447
£575
£593
% change year-on-year
-22.26%
-3.04%
+31.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
1
0
Median hourly rate
-
£13.50
-
South Yorkshire median hourly rate
-
£13.50
-
Software-Defined Networking Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield
Job postings citing Software-Defined Networking as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Sheffield.
Software-Defined Networking Daily Rate Trend in Sheffield
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Sheffield citing Software-Defined Networking.
Software-Defined Networking Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Sheffield
For the 6 months to 28 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Software-Defined Networking 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 Software-Defined Networking.
Software-Defined Networking 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:
