Shadow IT
England > Yorkshire
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Shadow IT in contract job vacancies in Yorkshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Shadow IT over the 6 months leading up to 1 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 132 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Shadow IT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Yorkshire | 0.051% | - | - |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.14% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| England median daily rate | £438 | £568 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -22.91% | - | - |
All Generic Skills
Yorkshire
Shadow IT falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Yorkshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 731 | 340 | 498 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire | 37.33% | 35.53% | 26.73% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 447 | 212 | 298 |
| 10th Percentile | £322 | £171 | £256 |
| 25th Percentile | £423 | £300 | £375 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £477 | £448 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.82% | +6.59% | -14.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £581 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £643 | £699 | £600 |
| England median daily rate | £510 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.27% | - | -4.35% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 24 | 6 | 33 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.25 | £21.61 | £11.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.50 | £32.67 | £12.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.30 | £38.75 | £16.11 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -45.03% | +140.53% | +51.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.25 | £42.25 | £22.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £57.78 | £69.57 | £23.75 |
| England median hourly rate | £31.18 | £37.50 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.85% | +7.14% | +55.66% |
Shadow IT
Contract Job Locations in Yorkshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Shadow IT within the Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 1 February 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Yorkshire | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Shadow IT England |
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Shadow IT
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Yorkshire 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:
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