Senior Data Engineer Job Trends in Wakefield

Senior Data Engineer
West Yorkshire > Wakefield

The median Senior Data Engineer salary in Wakefield is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 25 May 2026.

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

6 months to
25 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Data Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Wakefield 0.83% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.00% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - -
West Yorkshire median annual salary £80,000 £60,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year +33.33% +71.43% -44.00%

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 100 24 105
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 82.64% 40.00% 95.45%
Number of salaries quoted 73 9 75
10th Percentile £30,000 £38,700 £25,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,750 £30,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% - +6.74%
75th Percentile £75,000 £54,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £81,500 £75,000
West Yorkshire median annual salary £57,723 £57,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +0.39% +15.00% -9.09%