AI Agents (Agentic AI)
South Yorkshire > Sheffield
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term AI Agents in contract job vacancies in Sheffield. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited AI Agents over the 6 months leading up to 19 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 87 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing AI Agents | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Sheffield | 0.93% | - | - |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 2.14% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £603 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £644 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £725 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £738 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South Yorkshire median daily rate | £725 | - | - |
All Generic Skills
Sheffield
AI Agents 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 Sheffield.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 374 | 112 | 135 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Sheffield | 43.59% | 46.67% | 35.34% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 237 | 77 | 83 |
| 10th Percentile | £366 | £216 | £357 |
| 25th Percentile | £445 | £310 | £414 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +5.26% | -15.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £546 | £600 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £685 | £651 | £600 |
| South Yorkshire median daily rate | £496 | £500 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.80% | +11.11% | -18.18% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.74 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £16.34 | - | £10.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.01 | - | £17.63 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -11.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £19.01 | - | £23.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £19.21 | - | - |
| South Yorkshire median hourly rate | £18.01 | - | £12.75 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +22.18% |
AI Agents
Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing AI Agents relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Sheffield.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Sheffield
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing AI Agents in Sheffield over the 6 months to 19 February 2026.
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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: