The median Data Engineer salary in Wakefield is £42,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 February 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
19 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
17 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Engineer |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Wakefield |
1.37% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
1.59% |
- |
- |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£41,250 |
- |
- |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£42,500 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£43,750 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£70,000 |
£61,250 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+14.29% |
+11.36% |
-10.10% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in Wakefield with a recognized job title |
63 |
31 |
87 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
86.30% |
100.00% |
93.55% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
34 |
15 |
76 |
| 10th Percentile |
£35,000 |
£43,250 |
£25,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£37,500 |
£46,250 |
£32,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
£47,125 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
+6.10% |
+10.88% |
| 75th Percentile |
£78,750 |
£58,750 |
£63,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£87,750 |
£75,500 |
£74,375 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
£52,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
+4.76% |
-4.55% |
