The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Wakefield requiring Software Engineering skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Software Engineering over the 6 months leading up to 9 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 9 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
8
10
44
Rank change year-on-year
+2
+34
-
Permanent jobs citing Software Engineering
3
19
4
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wakefield
Software Engineering falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Wakefield.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
49
101
266
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wakefield
100.00%
91.82%
98.15%
Number of salaries quoted
37
70
72
10th Percentile
-
£25,500
£33,200
25th Percentile
-
£28,625
£39,516
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£42,000
£46,250
£45,750
Median % change year-on-year
-9.19%
+1.09%
+27.08%
75th Percentile
£42,889
£63,750
£68,750
90th Percentile
£56,200
£75,000
£74,875
West Yorkshire median annual salary
£54,000
£52,500
£55,000
% change year-on-year
+2.86%
-4.55%
+4.76%
Software Engineering Job Vacancy Trend in Wakefield
Job postings citing Software Engineering as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wakefield.
Software Engineering Salary Trend in Wakefield
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Engineering in Wakefield.
Software Engineering Salary Histogram in Wakefield
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Engineering in Wakefield over the 6 months to 9 May 2025.
Software Engineering Top 24 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wakefield
For the 6 months to 9 May 2025, job vacancies citing Software Engineering also mentioned 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 with a requirement for Software Engineering.
Software Engineering 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:
