The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Sheffield requiring Reinforcement Learning skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 27 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
Reinforcement Learning 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
359
551
328
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Sheffield
79.07%
77.93%
95.91%
Number of salaries quoted
268
253
266
10th Percentile
£28,250
£37,500
£26,250
25th Percentile
£29,500
£43,750
£34,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£45,000
£57,500
£50,000
Median % change year-on-year
-21.74%
+15.00%
-
75th Percentile
£63,125
£71,991
£60,563
90th Percentile
£82,500
£81,250
£78,125
South Yorkshire median annual salary
£40,000
£57,500
£46,500
% change year-on-year
-30.43%
+23.66%
-4.12%
Reinforcement Learning Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Reinforcement Learning relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Sheffield.
Reinforcement Learning Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield
For the 6 months to 27 November 2025, job vacancies citing Reinforcement Learning also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Sheffield region with a requirement for Reinforcement Learning.
Reinforcement Learning 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:
