The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Sheffield requiring System Testing skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
System Testing falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Sheffield.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
545
371
391
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Sheffield
95.78%
89.61%
96.78%
Number of daily rates quoted
365
193
246
10th Percentile
£304
£314
£394
25th Percentile
£388
£450
£474
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£475
£525
£587
Median % change year-on-year
-9.52%
-10.64%
+11.90%
75th Percentile
£550
£588
£679
90th Percentile
£638
£650
£745
South Yorkshire median daily rate
£475
£520
£587
% change year-on-year
-8.65%
-11.48%
+17.49%
Number of hourly rates quoted
8
5
4
10th Percentile
£14.66
£15.05
£18.33
25th Percentile
£15.00
£20.00
£18.44
Median hourly rate
£18.87
£21.00
£20.25
Median % change year-on-year
-10.14%
+3.70%
+6.58%
75th Percentile
£20.44
£21.50
£24.88
90th Percentile
£25.15
£21.80
£28.70
South Yorkshire median hourly rate
£18.87
£12.83
£20.50
% change year-on-year
+47.08%
-37.41%
+14.69%
System Testing Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield
Job postings citing System Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Sheffield.
System Testing Daily Rate Trend in Sheffield
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Sheffield citing System Testing.
System Testing Hourly Rate Trend in Sheffield
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Sheffield citing System Testing.
System Testing Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Sheffield
For the 6 months to 1 October 2025, contractor job vacancies citing System Testing 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 System Testing.
System Testing 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:
