IT Engineer
West Yorkshire > Wakefield
The median IT Engineer daily rate in Wakefield is £225, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 November 2025.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 5 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 5 | - | 14 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring an IT Engineer | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Wakefield | 6.25% | - | 4.55% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 7.14% | - | 4.65% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £213 | - | £105 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £225 | - | £215 |
| 75th Percentile | £238 | - | £337 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £348 |
| West Yorkshire median daily rate | £225 | £291 | £215 |
| % change year-on-year | -22.75% | +35.47% | +22.86% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Wakefield
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in Wakefield with a recognized job title | 14 | 27 | 86 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 87.50% | 100.00% | 97.73% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 13 | 10 | 24 |
| 10th Percentile | £132 | £121 | £120 |
| 25th Percentile | £213 | £145 | £256 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £350 | £365 | £350 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.11% | +4.29% | +75.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £400 | £449 | £385 |
| 90th Percentile | £545 | £552 | £510 |
| West Yorkshire median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £515 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -7.77% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £36.38 | £13.82 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £36.56 | £14.78 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £38.75 | £16.58 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +133.68% | +62.57% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £41.56 | £17.41 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £42.13 | £17.80 |
| West Yorkshire median hourly rate | £26.00 | £26.25 | £20.71 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.95% | +26.78% | -2.38% |
IT Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Wakefield
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'IT Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Wakefield.
IT Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Wakefield
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Engineer job vacancies in Wakefield.
IT Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Wakefield
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Engineer job vacancies in Wakefield.
IT Engineer Skill Set
Top 1 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wakefield
For the 6 months to 5 November 2025, IT Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Wakefield region featuring IT Engineer in the job title.
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IT Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wakefield 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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