USGConsentReport - Exhibit 23.1

We consent to the incorporation by reference (i) in the registration statements (No. 333-107527 and No. 333-115894) on Forms S-3 of The Ultimate Software Group, Inc. (the Company) and (ii) the registration statements (No. 333-55985, No. 333-91332, No. 333-125076, No. 333-142972, No. 333-161201, and No. 333-183984) on Forms S-8 of the Company of our reports dated February 28, 2013, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of The Ultimate Software Group, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2012, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2012, which reports appear in the December 31, 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company.