The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Sheffield requiring Ubuntu skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Ubuntu over the 6 months leading up to 9 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Ubuntu falls under the Operating Systems category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring operating system skills in Sheffield.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills
85
99
51
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Sheffield
23.10%
24.38%
12.06%
Number of daily rates quoted
47
61
34
10th Percentile
£150
£235
£354
25th Percentile
£354
£412
£463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£525
£430
£500
Median % change year-on-year
+22.09%
-14.00%
+11.11%
75th Percentile
£618
£530
£675
90th Percentile
£711
£588
£700
South Yorkshire median daily rate
£525
£430
£500
% change year-on-year
+22.09%
-14.00%
+11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted
3
4
2
10th Percentile
-
-
£11.65
25th Percentile
£18.10
£21.25
£12.63
Median hourly rate
£18.21
£22.25
£15.50
Median % change year-on-year
-18.18%
+43.55%
-15.07%
75th Percentile
£18.41
£23.75
£19.63
90th Percentile
£18.47
-
£21.35
South Yorkshire median hourly rate
£18.21
£22.00
£15.50
% change year-on-year
-17.25%
+41.94%
-15.07%
Ubuntu Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield
Job postings citing Ubuntu as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Sheffield.
Ubuntu Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Sheffield
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Ubuntu in Sheffield.
Ubuntu Top 25 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Sheffield
For the 6 months to 9 June 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Ubuntu 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 Ubuntu.
Ubuntu 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:
