The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Sheffield requiring WPA skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited WPA over the 6 months leading up to 26 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 26 Aug 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
44
70
-
Rank change year-on-year
+26
-
-
DemandTrendPermanent jobs citing WPA
6
1
0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Sheffield
WPA falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in Sheffield.
DemandTrendPermanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
70
55
141
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Sheffield
17.33%
5.81%
26.55%
Number of salaries quoted
61
38
90
10th Percentile
£29,913
£21,750
£27,600
25th Percentile
£31,250
£29,806
£32,200
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£42,500
£40,000
£36,000
Median % change year-on-year
+6.25%
+11.11%
-24.21%
75th Percentile
£50,000
£57,500
£48,438
90th Percentile
£70,000
£70,000
£55,250
South Yorkshire median annual salary
£25,087
£36,500
£36,000
% change year-on-year
-31.27%
+1.39%
-24.21%
WPA Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield
Job postings citing WPA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Sheffield.
WPA Salary Trend in Sheffield
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Sheffield citing WPA.
WPA Top 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Sheffield
For the 6 months to 26 August 2025, job vacancies citing WPA 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 permanent job ads across the Sheffield region with a requirement for WPA.
WPA 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:
