The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Sheffield requiring Zemax skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
Zemax falls under the Software Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring software application skills in Sheffield.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills |
54 |
35 |
29 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Sheffield |
5.39% |
11.01% |
7.88% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
36 |
19 |
4 |
| 10th Percentile |
£343 |
£145 |
£288 |
| 25th Percentile |
£373 |
£150 |
£346 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£425 |
£232 |
£378 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+83.59% |
-38.76% |
-24.40% |
| 75th Percentile |
£478 |
£397 |
£393 |
| 90th Percentile |
£606 |
£454 |
£420 |
| South Yorkshire median daily rate |
£425 |
£232 |
£225 |
| % change year-on-year |
+83.19% |
+3.11% |
-52.63% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
0 |
3 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
£18.10 |
£12.63 |
| Median hourly rate |
- |
£18.21 |
£12.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
+42.78% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
£18.41 |
£12.88 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£18.47 |
- |
| South Yorkshire median hourly rate |
- |
£18.21 |
£12.75 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
+42.78% |
- |
