Data Engineering
North East > Durham
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Durham requiring Data Engineering skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 7 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 7 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 8 | 10 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | +2 | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Data Engineering | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Durham | 3.57% | 1.75% | - |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 4.35% | 2.44% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| North East median daily rate | £450 | £585 | £423 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.08% | +38.30% | -34.92% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £26.50 | - |
| North East median hourly rate | £69.44 | £26.50 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +162.04% | - | - |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Durham
Data Engineering falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Durham.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 23 | 41 | 38 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Durham | 82.14% | 71.93% | 66.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6 | 24 | 21 |
| 10th Percentile | £147 | £309 | £263 |
| 25th Percentile | £170 | £425 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £231 | £525 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -56.00% | +23.53% | -0.58% |
| 75th Percentile | £456 | £588 | £569 |
| 90th Percentile | £524 | £731 | £588 |
| North East median daily rate | £450 | £465 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.23% | -2.11% | -13.64% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £52.06 | - | £10.60 |
| 25th Percentile | £67.50 | - | £11.01 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £26.50 | £15.46 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +164.15% | +71.41% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £72.50 | - | £20.77 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| North East median hourly rate | £60.00 | £16.50 | £17.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +263.64% | -5.71% | -57.06% |
Data Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in Durham
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Data Engineering relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Durham.
Data Engineering
Daily Rate Trend in Durham
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Durham citing Data Engineering.
Data Engineering
Contract Job Locations in Durham
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Engineering within the Durham region over the 6 months to 7 March 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darlington | +3 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Data Engineering North East |
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Data Engineering
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Durham 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:
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