The median Data Engineer salary in Wakefield is £42,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 May 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
6 May 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 |
1.00% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
1.23% |
- |
- |
| 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 |
£80,000 |
£60,000 |
£51,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+33.33% |
+17.65% |
-21.54% |
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 |
81 |
21 |
103 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
81.00% |
44.68% |
94.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
57 |
11 |
76 |
| 10th Percentile |
£35,000 |
£41,280 |
£25,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£46,875 |
£30,688 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£56,500 |
£53,000 |
£47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+6.60% |
+11.58% |
+5.56% |
| 75th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£58,750 |
£64,063 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£80,000 |
£75,000 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£58,446 |
£55,750 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+4.84% |
+11.50% |
-9.09% |
