The median Data Engineer daily rate in Leeds is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 September 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
19 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
56 |
48 |
68 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-8 |
+20 |
+32 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Data Engineer |
12 |
19 |
17 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Leeds |
2.00% |
2.64% |
1.55% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
2.05% |
2.88% |
1.59% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
5 |
13 |
13 |
| 10th Percentile |
£431 |
£422 |
£435 |
| 25th Percentile |
£463 |
£450 |
£488 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£500 |
£500 |
£525 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
-4.76% |
+23.53% |
| 75th Percentile |
£550 |
£575 |
£613 |
| 90th Percentile |
£565 |
£685 |
£670 |
| West Yorkshire median daily rate |
£525 |
£500 |
£538 |
| % change year-on-year |
+5.00% |
-6.98% |
+19.44% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Leeds. 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 Leeds with a recognized job title |
586 |
660 |
1,071 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
97.50% |
91.79% |
97.72% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
388 |
425 |
739 |
| 10th Percentile |
£304 |
£350 |
£340 |
| 25th Percentile |
£400 |
£413 |
£441 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£500 |
£500 |
£525 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
-4.76% |
+5.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£569 |
£575 |
£625 |
| 90th Percentile |
£649 |
£650 |
£700 |
| West Yorkshire median daily rate |
£500 |
£500 |
£525 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
-4.76% |
+5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
2 |
31 |
13 |
| 10th Percentile |
£25.05 |
£18.13 |
£12.00 |
| 25th Percentile |
£25.13 |
£19.50 |
£15.75 |
| Median hourly rate |
£25.50 |
£24.18 |
£19.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+5.46% |
+27.26% |
-11.63% |
| 75th Percentile |
£26.13 |
£43.75 |
£21.31 |
| 90th Percentile |
£26.35 |
£48.75 |
£23.45 |
| West Yorkshire median hourly rate |
£50.00 |
£24.18 |
£19.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
+106.78% |
+27.26% |
-9.52% |
