The median Junior salary in Sheffield is £24,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 December 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
30 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
36 |
53 |
54 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+17 |
+1 |
+20 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Junior |
13 |
4 |
5 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Sheffield |
3.13% |
0.79% |
1.30% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
3.24% |
0.84% |
1.36% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
3 |
3 |
3 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£30,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
£26,500 |
£31,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£24,000 |
£28,000 |
£35,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-14.29% |
-20.00% |
+34.62% |
| 75th Percentile |
£30,750 |
£37,875 |
£50,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£34,800 |
£42,900 |
£57,500 |
| South Yorkshire median annual salary |
£29,500 |
£28,375 |
£35,750 |
| % change year-on-year |
+3.96% |
-20.63% |
+37.50% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Sheffield. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in Sheffield with a recognized job title |
401 |
477 |
367 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
96.39% |
94.08% |
95.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
299 |
214 |
309 |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,250 |
£35,000 |
£24,900 |
| 25th Percentile |
£29,188 |
£42,683 |
£35,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£45,000 |
£57,500 |
£50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-21.74% |
+15.00% |
+5.26% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65,000 |
£75,000 |
£63,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£84,250 |
£75,772 |
| South Yorkshire median annual salary |
£40,000 |
£58,465 |
£47,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-31.58% |
+23.08% |
+5.56% |
