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Engineering project manager jobs in Wakefield
The 2021 census counted 2,193 residents working as engineering professionals living in Wakefield.
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What the official data says about Wakefield
When occupations were last counted, in 2021, 2,193 people living in Wakefield were in work as engineering professionals. It was 1.33% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Wakefield 7th of 15 areas in the Yorkshire and The Humber, where the middle area recorded 1,592. East Riding of Yorkshire was the next area up.
Full-time pay across all jobs in Wakefield, every occupation counted together, had a median of £35,838. That is 4th of 15 in the Yorkshire and The Humber, against a regional middle of £34,966. Work of this kind pays £46,664 across the region, which is £10,826 more than the typical Wakefield job, about 30% above it.
Engineering employers show up in the business survey twice over, as consultancies and as plants: Wakefield had 4,200 employee jobs in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing in 2024, out of 164,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 2.56% of every job here, that ranks 10th of 15 in the Yorkshire and The Humber, where the middle area sits at 2.73%.
- Residents in work as engineers (SOC 212)
- 2,193
- Median full-time pay for engineers across the Yorkshire and The Humber
- £46,664
- Employee jobs in the area in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing
- 4,200
- Engineers, share of everyone in work in the area
- 1.33%
- Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
- £35,838
- Residents of the area in work at the census
- 164,641
- Employee jobs in the area, all industries
- 164,000
The engineering project manager role
Taking an engineering project from concept through design to commissioning, and owning the cost and the programme while the technical reality changes underneath.
Engineering project manager jobs in Wakefield: common questions
How many people do this kind of work in Wakefield?
2,193 residents of Wakefield were in work as engineers at the 2021 census, which was 1.33% of everyone in work there. That counts people who live in the area, whether or not they work there, and it is not a count of current vacancies.
What does this work pay around Wakefield?
Across the Yorkshire and The Humber, £46,664 is the median for engineers. In Wakefield itself the median across all occupations together is £35,838. ONS publishes pay by occupation for regions rather than for single councils, so the first figure covers the whole region. What any particular advert pays is on the advert.
Is there much of this work based in Wakefield?
4,200 of the 164,000 employee jobs in Wakefield are in the industries this role sits in, on the 2024 business survey. That counts jobs located in the area rather than people living there, and it is a count of jobs that exist, not of jobs being advertised.