Developer
West Yorkshire > Wakefield
The median Developer salary in Wakefield is £48,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 May 2025.
The table below provides salary 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 | 7 | 13 | 25 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +6 | +12 | -6 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Developer | 4 | 15 | 21 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wakefield | 7.02% | 13.39% | 8.05% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 16.00% | 14.15% | 9.17% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4 | 15 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,550 | £37,250 | £27,600 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,000 | £42,500 | £33,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £48,750 | £57,500 | £42,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.22% | +35.29% | +3.68% |
| 75th Percentile | £53,000 | £63,750 | £44,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £53,900 | - | £46,500 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary | £60,000 | £50,000 | £51,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +20.00% | -2.91% | -1.90% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Wakefield
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 | 25 | 106 | 229 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 43.86% | 94.64% | 87.74% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 11 | 76 | 78 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,500 | £25,500 | £32,328 |
| 25th Percentile | £43,765 | £30,688 | £38,813 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £53,000 | £47,500 | £44,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.58% | +6.74% | +27.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £58,750 | £63,750 | £64,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £75,000 | £74,125 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary | £55,250 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.50% | -9.09% | +9.62% |
Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Wakefield
Job postings that featured Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wakefield.
Developer
Salary Trend in Wakefield
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Developer in Wakefield.
Developer
Salary Histogram in Wakefield
Salary distribution for jobs citing Developer in Wakefield over the 6 months to 18 May 2025.
Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wakefield
For the 6 months to 18 May 2025, Developer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Wakefield region featuring Developer in the job title.
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Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wakefield by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: