The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Sheffield requiring User-Centered Design (UCD) skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited User-Centered Design (UCD) over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
User-Centered Design (UCD) 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
305
351
434
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Sheffield
95.61%
92.61%
95.59%
Number of daily rates quoted
198
203
302
10th Percentile
£232
£375
£364
25th Percentile
£388
£425
£475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£475
£500
£551
Median % change year-on-year
-5.00%
-9.30%
+10.25%
75th Percentile
£575
£588
£675
90th Percentile
£650
£650
£700
South Yorkshire median daily rate
£475
£475
£550
% change year-on-year
-
-13.64%
+10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
3
10
3
10th Percentile
-
£10.90
£11.05
25th Percentile
£18.10
£11.33
£11.13
Median hourly rate
£18.21
£22.00
£11.50
Median % change year-on-year
-17.25%
+91.30%
-28.13%
75th Percentile
£18.41
£23.75
£25.88
90th Percentile
£18.47
-
£34.35
South Yorkshire median hourly rate
£18.21
£17.62
£10.63
% change year-on-year
+3.35%
+65.71%
-36.54%
User-Centered Design (UCD) Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield
Job postings citing User-Centered Design (UCD) as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Sheffield.
User-Centered Design (UCD) Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Sheffield
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing User-Centered Design (UCD) in Sheffield.
User-Centered Design (UCD) Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Sheffield
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing User-Centered Design (UCD) 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 User-Centered Design (UCD).
User-Centered Design (UCD) 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:
