Data Engineer Contract Job Trends in Cumbria

Data Engineer
North West > Cumbria

As of 14 February 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Data Engineer daily rate in Cumbria.

6 months to
14 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 33 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Data Engineer 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Cumbria 1.36% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.39% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
North West median daily rate £425 £438 £500
% change year-on-year -2.86% -12.50% -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Cumbria

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cumbria. 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Cumbria with a recognized job title 144 206 219
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 97.96% 91.56% 95.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 107 100 157
10th Percentile £412 £387 £450
25th Percentile £460 £454 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £505 £625
Median % change year-on-year -0.99% -19.20% +46.37%
75th Percentile £594 £588 £672
90th Percentile £694 £672 £725
North West median daily rate £450 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +2.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 13 36
10th Percentile £14.36 £19.56 £12.06
25th Percentile £17.35 £25.26 £13.00
Median hourly rate £41.68 £31.76 £32.48
Median % change year-on-year +31.23% -2.20% -42.40%
75th Percentile £63.40 £73.56 £46.91
90th Percentile £67.32 £79.42 £52.78
North West median hourly rate £42.31 £29.52 £26.53
% change year-on-year +43.36% +11.27% -8.53%

Data Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cumbria

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Data Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cumbria.

Data Engineer job vacancy trend in Cumbria

Data Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Cumbria

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Data Engineer job vacancies in Cumbria.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Data Engineer job vacancies in Cumbria

Data Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Cumbria

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Engineer within the Cumbria region over the 6 months to 14 February 2026. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Penrith - 2 - -
Data Engineer
North West

Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cumbria

For the 6 months to 14 February 2026, Data Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Cumbria region featuring Data Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Power BI
1 2 (100.00%) Power Platform

Data Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cumbria by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Power BI
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Business Intelligence