Computer Science Job Trends in Wakefield

Computer Science
West Yorkshire > Wakefield

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Wakefield requiring Computer Science skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 8 8 19
Rank change year-on-year 0 +11 +21
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science 9 5 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Wakefield 13.24% 16.67% 1.37%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 15.00% 16.67% 1.69%
Number of salaries quoted 6 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 - £32,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -18.75%
75th Percentile - - £33,750
90th Percentile - - -
West Yorkshire median annual salary £53,750 £50,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +7.50% -13.04% -7.63%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Wakefield

Computer Science falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Wakefield.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 60 30 59
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wakefield 88.24% 100.00% 80.82%
Number of salaries quoted 29 14 44
10th Percentile £35,000 £42,750 £35,150
25th Percentile £37,500 £46,250 £40,137
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £50,000 £49,250
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% +1.52% +15.88%
75th Percentile £67,500 £57,688 £63,750
90th Percentile £91,500 £65,750 £73,750
West Yorkshire median annual salary £57,500 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.52% -4.55% -

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Wakefield

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Computer Science relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Wakefield.

Computer Science job vacancy trend in Wakefield

Computer Science
Salary Trend in Wakefield

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wakefield citing Computer Science.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wakefield citing Computer Science

Computer Science
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:

Applications
1 1 (11.11%) Chatbot
Development Applications
1 2 (22.22%) JIRA
General
1 6 (66.67%) Esports
2 2 (22.22%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (22.22%) Developer
1 2 (22.22%) JIRA Developer
2 1 (11.11%) Mathematician
2 1 (11.11%) Trainer
Miscellaneous
1 6 (66.67%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 6 (66.67%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (88.89%) Problem-Solving
2 6 (66.67%) Collaborative Working
3 2 (22.22%) Asset Management
3 2 (22.22%) Change Management
3 2 (22.22%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (22.22%) Incident Management
3 2 (22.22%) ITIL
3 2 (22.22%) ITSM
3 2 (22.22%) Service Management
4 1 (11.11%) AI
4 1 (11.11%) Conversational UI
4 1 (11.11%) Mathematics
4 1 (11.11%) Statistics
Programming Languages
1 2 (22.22%) JavaScript
1 2 (22.22%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 6 (66.67%) DBS Check
2 3 (33.33%) Degree
3 2 (22.22%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
4 1 (11.11%) Master's Degree
4 1 (11.11%) PhD
Vendors
1 2 (22.22%) Atlassian
2 1 (11.11%) PayPal