Infrastructure Engineer Job Trends in Wakefield

Infrastructure Engineer
West Yorkshire > Wakefield

The median Infrastructure Engineer salary in Wakefield is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 December 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 14 - 16
Rank change year-on-year - - +20
Permanent jobs requiring an Infrastructure Engineer 2 0 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Wakefield 3.13% - 4.62%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.33% - 4.76%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 3
10th Percentile - - £38,400
25th Percentile - - £42,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 - £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -9.09%
75th Percentile - - £52,500
90th Percentile - - £54,000
West Yorkshire median annual salary £62,500 £52,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +19.05% +10.53% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 60 31 63
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.75% 100.00% 96.92%
Number of salaries quoted 27 15 51
10th Percentile £35,000 £41,750 £33,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £46,250 £37,898
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £48,750 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.56% -2.50% +17.65%
75th Percentile £70,625 £54,500 £68,125
90th Percentile £93,000 £58,750 £73,750
West Yorkshire median annual salary £55,233 £52,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +6.22% -5.45% -

Infrastructure Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Wakefield

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Infrastructure Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Wakefield.

Infrastructure Engineer job vacancy trend in Wakefield

Infrastructure Engineer
Salary Trend in Wakefield

Salary distribution trend for Infrastructure Engineer job vacancies in Wakefield.

Salary distribution trend for Infrastructure Engineer job vacancies in Wakefield

Infrastructure Engineer Skill Set
Top 1 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wakefield

For the 6 months to 29 December 2025, Infrastructure Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Wakefield region featuring Infrastructure Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering

Infrastructure Engineer Skill Set
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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering