Generative AI Job Trends in Sheffield

Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI)
South Yorkshire > Sheffield

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Sheffield requiring Generative AI skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 45 38 -
Rank change year-on-year -7 - -
Permanent jobs citing Generative AI 2 15 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Sheffield 0.49% 3.23% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.63% 3.69% -
Number of salaries quoted 2 13 0
10th Percentile - £58,400 -
25th Percentile £44,972 £88,750 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,497 £92,500 -
Median % change year-on-year -50.81% - -
75th Percentile £46,022 £96,250 -
90th Percentile - £99,250 -
South Yorkshire median annual salary £45,497 £92,500 -
% change year-on-year -50.81% - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Sheffield

Generative AI falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Sheffield.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 317 407 391
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Sheffield 77.32% 87.72% 85.00%
Number of salaries quoted 238 156 324
10th Percentile - £35,250 £25,200
25th Percentile £28,250 £42,500 £35,690
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £60,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% +20.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £58,938 £75,000 £63,563
90th Percentile £78,812 £85,000 £78,750
South Yorkshire median annual salary £40,000 £60,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -33.33% +26.32% +5.56%

Generative AI
Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Generative AI relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Sheffield.

Generative AI job vacancy trend in Sheffield

Generative AI
Salary Trend in Sheffield

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Sheffield citing Generative AI.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Sheffield citing Generative AI

Generative AI
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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Analyst
1 2 (100.00%) Business Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Coaching
1 2 (100.00%) Community of Practice
1 2 (100.00%) Focus Group
1 2 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 2 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft