Data Engineer
UK
The median Data Engineer salary in the UK is £65,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 May 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 28 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 152 | 157 | 158 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +5 | +1 | +32 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Engineer | 1,929 | 2,251 | 4,450 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 1.88% | 2.31% | 2.67% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.98% | 2.53% | 2.77% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,231 | 1,585 | 2,055 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £46,250 | £43,050 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,500 | £57,000 | £51,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.14% | - | +12.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £83,375 | £92,500 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £98,474 | £120,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £57,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.17% | - | +9.09% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 97,260 | 88,990 | 160,374 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.78% | 91.41% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 69,382 | 56,369 | 85,188 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,663 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,173 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.63% | +5.63% |
Data Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Data Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Data Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Engineer.
Data Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Engineer over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.
Data Engineer
Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 28 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | -14 | 1,542 | £65,000 | -10.34% | 416 |
| UK excluding London | +58 | 1,263 | £57,500 | -4.17% | 205 |
| Work from Home | -53 | 641 | £65,000 | -6.40% | 194 |
| London | -30 | 588 | £75,000 | -11.76% | 239 |
| North of England | +87 | 388 | £56,250 | -13.46% | 67 |
| Scotland | +86 | 307 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 26 |
| North West | +93 | 252 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 48 |
| South East | -47 | 165 | £47,750 | -23.60% | 24 |
| Midlands | +9 | 159 | £55,000 | +4.76% | 29 |
| South West | -37 | 147 | £61,250 | -9.26% | 37 |
| West Midlands | +4 | 114 | £57,500 | +9.52% | 21 |
| Yorkshire | +66 | 84 | £51,000 | -23.96% | 12 |
| East of England | +15 | 71 | £55,000 | -12.00% | 10 |
| North East | +3 | 52 | £72,000 | +10.77% | 7 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 43 | £47,500 | -13.64% | 8 |
| Northern Ireland | +33 | 14 | £57,500 | - | 9 |
| Wales | -5 | 13 | £46,131 | +3.28% | 5 |
Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 28 May 2024, Data Engineer job roles required 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 featuring Data Engineer in the job title.
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Data Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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