Lead Data Engineer
UK
The median Lead Data Engineer salary in the UK is £76,250 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 8 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 8 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 676 | 820 | 853 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +144 | +33 | -65 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Data Engineer | 215 | 175 | 394 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.22% | 0.17% | 0.25% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.23% | 0.19% | 0.26% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 156 | 147 | 160 |
| 10th Percentile | £55,000 | £62,500 | £58,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £67,500 | £66,250 | £74,656 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £76,250 | £85,000 | £90,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.29% | -5.56% | +10.77% |
| 75th Percentile | £96,322 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £110,000 | £113,000 | £116,246 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £75,000 | £73,250 | £80,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.39% | -8.44% | +14.29% |
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 | 93,864 | 92,882 | 151,282 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.64% | 91.46% | 96.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,182 | 58,425 | 84,716 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,517 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
Lead Data Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Lead Data Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Lead Data Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Lead Data Engineer.
Lead Data Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Lead Data Engineer over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.
Lead Data Engineer
Top 16 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Data Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 8 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 | +78 | 161 | £75,000 | -11.76% | 44 |
| UK excluding London | +91 | 149 | £75,000 | +2.39% | 16 |
| Work from Home | +78 | 102 | £80,000 | -1.54% | 27 |
| North of England | +86 | 63 | £81,250 | +4.17% | 6 |
| London | +86 | 63 | £90,000 | - | 34 |
| Scotland | - | 49 | £66,500 | - | 2 |
| North West | +35 | 34 | £70,000 | +3.70% | 4 |
| North East | +10 | 17 | £78,750 | +1.61% | 1 |
| South West | -12 | 17 | £70,576 | -21.58% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +84 | 12 | £85,000 | -5.56% | 1 |
| South East | +17 | 9 | £75,000 | +3.45% | 2 |
| East of England | +17 | 6 | £75,000 | -28.57% | |
| West Midlands | -3 | 2 | £80,000 | +23.08% | 1 |
| Midlands | -11 | 2 | £80,000 | +23.08% | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | £77,500 | - | 1 |
| Wales | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
Lead Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 8 May 2024, Lead 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 Lead Data Engineer in the job title.
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Lead 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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