The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Sheffield requiring Zero Trust skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
Zero Trust 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
605
380
357
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Sheffield
95.88%
89.62%
96.75%
Number of daily rates quoted
400
195
231
10th Percentile
£313
£250
£388
25th Percentile
£400
£455
£463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£484
£525
£587
Median % change year-on-year
-7.81%
-10.63%
+11.90%
75th Percentile
£538
£588
£663
90th Percentile
£638
£650
£745
South Yorkshire median daily rate
£480
£523
£587
% change year-on-year
-8.13%
-11.06%
+17.49%
Number of hourly rates quoted
8
5
4
10th Percentile
£14.66
£13.14
£18.33
25th Percentile
£15.00
£15.22
£18.44
Median hourly rate
£18.87
£20.00
£20.25
Median % change year-on-year
-5.65%
-1.23%
+6.58%
75th Percentile
£20.44
£21.50
£24.88
90th Percentile
£25.15
-
£28.70
South Yorkshire median hourly rate
£18.87
£12.83
£20.50
% change year-on-year
+47.08%
-37.41%
+27.13%
Zero Trust Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Zero Trust relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Sheffield.
Zero Trust Daily Rate Trend in Sheffield
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Sheffield citing Zero Trust.
Zero Trust Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield
For the 6 months to 22 October 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Zero Trust also mentioned 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 with a requirement for Zero Trust.
Zero Trust 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:
