Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI)
Yorkshire > South Yorkshire
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in South Yorkshire requiring Generative AI skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 54 | 43 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | -11 | - | - |
| Permanent jobs citing Generative AI | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in South Yorkshire | 0.32% | 2.77% | - |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.44% | 3.11% | - |
| 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 | - |
| Yorkshire median annual salary | £52,000 | £92,500 | £92,778 |
| % change year-on-year | -43.78% | -0.30% | - |
All Process & Methodology Skills
South Yorkshire
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 South Yorkshire.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 457 | 482 | 536 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Yorkshire | 73.35% | 89.09% | 84.68% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 340 | 183 | 441 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,475 | £35,000 | £26,361 |
| 25th Percentile | £28,250 | £42,500 | £36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | £60,000 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -33.33% | +26.32% | +5.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £57,500 | £75,000 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,557 | £82,500 | £75,000 |
| Yorkshire median annual salary | £47,500 | £52,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.52% | - | -4.34% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in South Yorkshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Generative AI relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in South Yorkshire.
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Salary Trend in South Yorkshire
Salary distribution trend for jobs in South Yorkshire citing Generative AI.
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Job Locations in South Yorkshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Generative AI within the South Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 12 January 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield | -6 | 2 | £45,497 | -50.81% | 4 |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Yorkshire 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:
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