Data Engineer Contract Job Trends in Derby

Data Engineer
Derbyshire > Derby

The median Data Engineer daily rate in Derby is £463, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 October 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 21 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Data Engineer 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Derby 1.83% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.00% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £456 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 - -
75th Percentile £469 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Derbyshire median daily rate £463 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Derby

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Derby. 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 Derby with a recognized job title 100 122 105
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.74% 98.39% 96.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 51 61 67
10th Percentile £171 £250 £220
25th Percentile £384 £310 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% +25.00%
75th Percentile £609 £588 £631
90th Percentile £725 £630 £664
Derbyshire median daily rate £500 £453 £475
% change year-on-year +10.50% -4.74% +15.15%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 12 14
10th Percentile £17.50 - £15.99
25th Percentile £25.04 £17.00 -
Median hourly rate £25.15 £22.89 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year +9.90% +29.15% +4.64%
75th Percentile - £24.18 -
90th Percentile - - £20.00
Derbyshire median hourly rate £25.15 £24.18 £17.72
% change year-on-year +4.01% +36.46% +14.32%

Data Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Derby

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 Derby.

Data Engineer job vacancy trend in Derby

Data Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Derby

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Engineer job vacancies in Derby.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Engineer job vacancies in Derby

Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Derby

For the 6 months to 14 October 2025, 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 Derby region featuring Data Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Java
1 2 (100.00%) SQL
1 2 (100.00%) Python
1 2 (100.00%) Data Warehouse
1 2 (100.00%) ETL
1 2 (100.00%) Analytics
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Azure
1 2 (100.00%) Data Quality
1 2 (100.00%) Data Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Data Pipeline
1 2 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 2 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Power Platform
2 1 (50.00%) Storytelling
2 1 (50.00%) ISO 19650
2 1 (50.00%) Power BI
2 1 (50.00%) Machine Learning
2 1 (50.00%) AWS
2 1 (50.00%) Data Governance
2 1 (50.00%) Hadoop
2 1 (50.00%) Data Analysis Expressions
2 1 (50.00%) Relational Database
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Apache Spark
2 1 (50.00%) GCP
2 1 (50.00%) Dashboard Development

Data Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Derby 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (50.00%) Apache Spark
Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Azure
2 1 (50.00%) AWS
2 1 (50.00%) GCP
2 1 (50.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (50.00%) Hadoop
2 1 (50.00%) Power BI
2 1 (50.00%) Relational Database
2 1 (50.00%) SQL Server
General
1 2 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Analytics
1 2 (100.00%) Data Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) Data Pipeline
1 2 (100.00%) ETL
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (50.00%) Dashboard Development
2 1 (50.00%) Data Governance
2 1 (50.00%) ETL Development
2 1 (50.00%) Machine Learning
2 1 (50.00%) Storytelling
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) Java
1 2 (100.00%) Python
1 2 (100.00%) SQL
2 1 (50.00%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) Data Quality
2 1 (50.00%) ISO 19650
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Cognos
1 1 (50.00%) IBM