Technical Design Leader Contract Job Trends in Sheffield

Technical Design Lead
South Yorkshire > Sheffield

The median Technical Design Lead daily rate in Sheffield is £725, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 May 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
12 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 98 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Technical Design Leader 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Sheffield 0.10% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £713 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £725 - -
75th Percentile £738 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South Yorkshire median daily rate £725 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Sheffield

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 894 288 333
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.76% 91.14% 89.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 607 188 203
10th Percentile £363 £204 £375
25th Percentile £413 £375 £414
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £482 £469 £488
Median % change year-on-year +2.77% -3.79% -15.22%
75th Percentile £553 £558 £588
90th Percentile £675 £639 £650
South Yorkshire median daily rate £481 £475 £475
% change year-on-year +1.32% - -13.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 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 £32.52 £18.50 £23.75
90th Percentile £34.77 £18.51 -
South Yorkshire median hourly rate £25.77 £18.35 £13.60
% change year-on-year +40.42% +34.99% -32.03%

Technical Design Leader
Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Technical Design Leader' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Sheffield.

Technical Design Leader job vacancy trend in Sheffield

Technical Design Leader Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield

For the 6 months to 12 May 2026, Technical Design Leader contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Sheffield region featuring Technical Design Leader in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Architecture Roadmap
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management

Technical Design Leader Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Architecture Roadmap
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management