Artificial Intelligence Jobs in Sheffield

• Sheffield
• £40,704 – £45,641 pa
• Permanent

Deliver and develop undergraduate and postgraduate cyber security and AI programmes using an applied, project-based approach rather than traditional lectures. Teach technical areas such as ethical hacking, network intrusion detection, digital forensics and AI governance, with access to dedicated cyber security and PlayStation development labs.

Software-Defined Networking · Virtualisation

• Sheffield
• Hybrid
• £49,798 – £59,390 pa
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Join the AI × Software Engineering & Testing research group, one of the UK's largest clusters for software quality and automated verification. You will establish an independent research programme, secure funding, design and deliver AI and software engineering modules, and supervise student projects for external clients.

Robotics

• Sheffield
• Hybrid
• £39,560 – £43,099 pa
• Entry level
• Contract

Postdoctoral role applying explainable NLP and machine learning to analyse online disinformation narratives, integrate findings into a user-facing verification toolkit, and evaluate commercial chatbots and AI-generated search overviews. The researcher joins the European-funded ANTIGONE project, collaborating with multidisciplinary partners and leading publication of results in high-impact journals and conferences.

Chatbots · AI-Generated Search Overviews

• Sheffield
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• £55,000 – £60,000 pa

Build-focused role creating AI-powered tools, workflow automations and integrations that remove manual effort across a UK tech business. You work directly with internal teams to understand their needs, ship working solutions quickly, and embed generative AI into existing systems. Distinct for its practical, non-research emphasis and cross-department collaboration.

Generative AI · Large Language Models

• South Yorkshire
• Remote
• £80,000 – £90,000 pa
• Lead · manages people

Hands-on full stack lead role guiding a small development team across a portfolio of applications, setting engineering standards while collaborating with Product, Architecture and wider technical groups. Work spans C#, .NET, Python, Azure PaaS, SharePoint and React, with an AI edge including GenAI tooling and taking experiments through to production-grade solutions.

Azure · .NET · C# +12

• Sheffield
• Hybrid
• £32,080 pa
• Entry level
• Contract · Part time

Build and evaluate machine learning models that predict Strep A outbreak risk from multiple real-world datasets, turning them into early-warning signals. Work with clinicians and an engineering team so analyses feed into a practical public health tool, with a focus on reproducible Python and/or R analysis.