Software Engineer Jobs in Wakefield

Software Engineer
West Yorkshire > Wakefield

The median Software Engineer salary in Wakefield is £55,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 16 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
16 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 15 51 -
Rank change year-on-year +36 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer 14 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wakefield 12.39% 0.72% -
As % of the Job Titles category 13.08% 0.82% -
Number of salaries quoted 14 0 0
10th Percentile £52,500 - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - -
75th Percentile £75,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Yorkshire median annual salary £55,000 £61,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -10.57% +11.82% +4.76%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Wakefield

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Wakefield. 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 Wakefield with a recognized job title 107 245 124
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.69% 88.45% 98.41%
Number of salaries quoted 80 83 113
10th Percentile £25,500 £32,832 £24,000
25th Percentile £30,688 £38,781 £25,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £44,500 £34,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.74% +30.88% -18.27%
75th Percentile £64,063 £57,864 £45,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £73,750 £55,000
West Yorkshire median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +6.06%

Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Wakefield

Job postings that featured Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wakefield.

Job vacancy trend for Software Engineer in Wakefield

Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Wakefield

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Engineer in Wakefield.

Salary trend for Software Engineer in Wakefield

Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in Wakefield

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Engineer in Wakefield over the 6 months to 16 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Software Engineer in Wakefield

Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 19 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wakefield

For the 6 months to 16 April 2024, Software Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Wakefield region featuring Software Engineer in the job title.

1 14 (100.00%) C
1 14 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 12 (85.71%) Degree
2 12 (85.71%) Python
2 12 (85.71%) Electronics
3 8 (57.14%) Embedded Systems
3 8 (57.14%) FreeRTOS
4 6 (42.86%) Master's Degree
4 6 (42.86%) Computer Science Degree
4 6 (42.86%) Computer Science
4 6 (42.86%) Git
4 6 (42.86%) Test Automation
4 6 (42.86%) Software Architecture
4 6 (42.86%) Aerospace
4 6 (42.86%) Automotive
4 6 (42.86%) Manufacturing
5 2 (14.29%) Embedded C
5 2 (14.29%) Embedded C++
5 2 (14.29%) C++

Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wakefield by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Development Applications
1 6 (42.86%) Git
General
1 12 (85.71%) Electronics
2 6 (42.86%) Aerospace
2 6 (42.86%) Automotive
2 6 (42.86%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 8 (57.14%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 8 (57.14%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 6 (42.86%) Computer Science
2 6 (42.86%) Software Architecture
2 6 (42.86%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 14 (100.00%) C
2 12 (85.71%) Python
3 2 (14.29%) C++
3 2 (14.29%) Embedded C
3 2 (14.29%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 12 (85.71%) Degree
2 6 (42.86%) Computer Science Degree
2 6 (42.86%) Master's Degree