Data Engineer Contract Job Trends in Derbyshire

Data Engineer
East Midlands > Derbyshire

The median Data Engineer daily rate in Derbyshire is £463, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 October 2025.

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

6 months to
13 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 22 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Data Engineer 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Derbyshire 1.48% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.72% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £456 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 - -
75th Percentile £469 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East Midlands median daily rate £463 £375 -
% change year-on-year +23.33% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Derbyshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Derbyshire. 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 Derbyshire with a recognized job title 116 165 143
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 85.93% 98.21% 94.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 63 70 90
10th Percentile £144 £250 £162
25th Percentile £330 £323 £331
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £453 £475
Median % change year-on-year +10.50% -4.74% +15.15%
75th Percentile £631 £588 £625
90th Percentile £725 £631 £664
East Midlands median daily rate £415 £425 £475
% change year-on-year -2.35% -10.53% +5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 19 21
10th Percentile £17.50 £17.00 £17.71
25th Percentile £25.04 £18.65 -
Median hourly rate £25.15 £24.18 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year +4.01% +36.46% +14.32%
75th Percentile - £50.00 £28.75
90th Percentile - £51.00 £54.00
East Midlands median hourly rate £21.13 £24.09 £17.95
% change year-on-year -12.31% +34.24% +2.19%

Data Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Derbyshire

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 Derbyshire.

Data Engineer job vacancy trend in Derbyshire

Data Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Derbyshire

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

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

Data Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Derbyshire

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

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

Data Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Derbyshire

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 Derbyshire region over the 6 months to 13 October 2025. 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
Derby - 2 £463 - 1
Data Engineer
East Midlands

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

For the 6 months to 13 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 Derbyshire 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 Derbyshire 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