The median tech salary in Yorkshire & North East is £67K in 2026, across 4 roles in software, data, cybersecurity, product, and design. See every role's salary, its year-on-year change, and how it stacks up against the United Kingdom national median below.
Still building coverage for this city
We don't have deep data for Yorkshire & North East yet, so treat these numbers as a directional guide rather than a precise benchmark.
How to use this guide
Find the role you are considering, compare its city figure with the national benchmark, then use the seniority and market detail to put an offer in context.
4
Roles covered
2026 salary guide
£67K
Median salary
City benchmark midpoint
£45K – £120K
Salary range
Lowest to highest tracked
Data Scientist
Highest-paying role
£78K median
Data & Analytics
Most represented category
Most tracked roles
-17%
vs. national median
£14K lower
Moderate Confidence
Confidence
How much we trust this number
Market snapshot
City overview
Yorkshire & North East tracks 4 distinct tech roles across 3 categories in the United Kingdom's salary data, rated moderate confidence for how much we trust the numbers.
Local hiring market
Data & Analytics is Yorkshire & North East's most represented category, accounting for roughly 50% of tracked roles, ahead of Project & Delivery and Enterprise Applications & ERP.
How it compares
Yorkshire & North East's median tracked salary of £67K sits 17% below the United Kingdom national median (£14K lower). Data Scientist is the highest-paying role tracked here, at £78K.
4 roles, each linked to its full country-wide salary page. Sort by any column or search for a specific title.
Showing 4 of 4 tracked roles
| Confidence | ||||
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| Data Scientist Data & Analytics | £78K | N/A | N/A | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Project Manager Project & Delivery | £63K | N/A | N/A | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Business Analyst Project & Delivery | £53K | N/A | N/A | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| RPA Developer Enterprise Applications & ERP | £53K | N/A | N/A | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
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Mid
£53K
Range £45K – £60K
Manager
£63K
Range £55K – £70K
Director
£78K
Range £55K – £120K
The median tech salary in Yorkshire & North East is £67K, while the average is £72K. The median is less skewed by a small number of very high or very low outlier salaries, which is why it's usually the more reliable figure to benchmark your own offer against.
The benchmark median salary in Yorkshire & North East is £67K in 2026, based on published market compensation data.
Yorkshire & North East is currently below the national benchmark by £14K (-17%).
Data Scientist is the highest-paying tech role tracked in Yorkshire & North East, with a median salary of £78K. See the full role table on this page for salary ranges across every tracked discipline.
Data & Analytics has more tracked roles in Yorkshire & North East than any other category, ahead of the other disciplines tracked on this page.
This city benchmark is marked Moderate Confidence. High Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only.
A city's tech salaries move with its own mix of employers, its cost of living, and which specific roles are actually being hired there, plus how much data we've been able to collect for that city. All of that can pull a city's numbers away from the national average, in either direction.
Meaningfully. See the salary by seniority breakdown on this page for how median pay in Yorkshire & North East moves from entry-level through to senior and lead roles.