The median Linux Engineer daily rate in Wakefield is £400, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 May 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
18 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
2 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs requiring a Linux Engineer |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Wakefield |
33.33% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
33.33% |
- |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£400 |
- |
- |
| West Yorkshire median daily rate |
£550 |
£613 |
£548 |
| % change year-on-year |
-10.20% |
+11.87% |
+11.73% |
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 |
3 |
57 |
64 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
100.00% |
93.44% |
98.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
2 |
11 |
10 |
| 10th Percentile |
£403 |
£123 |
£205 |
| 25th Percentile |
£408 |
£154 |
£214 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£431 |
£300 |
£278 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+43.75% |
+8.11% |
-28.85% |
| 75th Percentile |
£470 |
£368 |
£403 |
| 90th Percentile |
£484 |
£380 |
£443 |
| West Yorkshire median daily rate |
£475 |
£500 |
£525 |
| % change year-on-year |
-5.00% |
-4.76% |
+5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
0 |
3 |
0 |
| Median hourly rate |
- |
£13.50 |
- |
| West Yorkshire median hourly rate |
£22.14 |
£14.34 |
£21.50 |
| % change year-on-year |
+54.45% |
-33.33% |
+22.37% |
