The median Junior salary in Sheffield is £24,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 January 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
9 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
32 |
49 |
48 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+17 |
-1 |
+29 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Junior |
16 |
4 |
7 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Sheffield |
3.93% |
0.85% |
1.59% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
4.08% |
0.89% |
1.67% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
6 |
3 |
4 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£30,750 |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
£26,500 |
£31,875 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£24,000 |
£28,000 |
£45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-14.29% |
-37.78% |
+73.08% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
£37,875 |
£62,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£30,750 |
£42,900 |
- |
| South Yorkshire median annual salary |
£24,000 |
£28,375 |
£35,750 |
| % change year-on-year |
-15.42% |
-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 |
392 |
447 |
418 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
96.31% |
94.70% |
95.00% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
293 |
192 |
351 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£34,100 |
£25,200 |
| 25th Percentile |
£28,250 |
£41,188 |
£35,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£40,000 |
£56,250 |
£50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-28.89% |
+12.50% |
+5.26% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65,000 |
£75,000 |
£64,375 |
| 90th Percentile |
£82,000 |
£82,500 |
£75,772 |
| South Yorkshire median annual salary |
£40,000 |
£57,500 |
£47,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-30.43% |
+21.05% |
+5.56% |
