The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Esports in permanent job vacancies in Wakefield. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Esports over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
31 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
2 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs citing Esports |
38 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wakefield |
60.32% |
- |
- |
| As % of the General category |
76.00% |
- |
- |
| Number of salaries quoted |
33 |
0 |
0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£42,000 |
- |
- |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£42,000 |
- |
- |
Esports falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring common skills in Wakefield.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills |
50 |
76 |
201 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wakefield |
79.37% |
71.03% |
81.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
38 |
47 |
50 |
| 10th Percentile |
£41,784 |
£34,100 |
£34,800 |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
£37,250 |
£38,813 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£42,000 |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-23.64% |
+10.00% |
+53.85% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
£73,750 |
£63,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£42,250 |
£75,000 |
£73,750 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
£54,882 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
-8.90% |
+9.76% |
