Senior Software Engineer
West Yorkshire > Wakefield
The median Senior Software Engineer salary in Wakefield is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 August 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
2 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
17 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Engineer |
5 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Wakefield |
3.27% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
3.62% |
- |
- |
| Number of salaries quoted |
5 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£57,500 |
- |
- |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£65,000 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£70,000 |
£78,810 |
£65,465 |
| % change year-on-year |
-11.18% |
+20.39% |
-1.19% |
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 |
138 |
32 |
65 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
90.20% |
41.03% |
94.20% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
98 |
15 |
38 |
| 10th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£40,300 |
£25,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£36,563 |
£40,750 |
£36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£55,000 |
£42,085 |
£48,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+30.69% |
-13.67% |
+5.98% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65,000 |
£70,000 |
£56,875 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£70,750 |
£65,750 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£57,500 |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+4.55% |
+10.00% |
-9.09% |
