Junior Data Engineer Contracts in London

Junior Data Engineer
England > London

The median Junior Data Engineer daily rate in London is £325, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 July 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
12 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 364 386 478
Rank change year-on-year +22 +92 +133
Contract jobs requiring a Junior Data Engineer 1 7 4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 0.007% 0.040% 0.016%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.008% 0.043% 0.017%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 7 4
10th Percentile - £300 -
25th Percentile £300 £319 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £325 £350 £363
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% -3.45% -23.68%
75th Percentile £350 £375 £397
90th Percentile - £450 £414
England median daily rate £325 £350 £363
% change year-on-year -7.14% -3.45% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 12,695 16,421 24,222
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.26% 93.94% 94.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,583 11,721 17,706
10th Percentile £332 £325 £363
25th Percentile £425 £444 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -
75th Percentile £675 £675 £700
90th Percentile £788 £800 £800
England median daily rate £513 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.38% -4.55% +1.85%
Number of hourly rates quoted 196 295 276
10th Percentile £18.47 £16.25 £18.50
25th Percentile £22.98 £20.50 £23.27
Median hourly rate £31.75 £28.00 £38.25
Median % change year-on-year +13.39% -26.80% +9.29%
75th Percentile £50.50 £48.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £63.75 £68.75 £82.38
England median hourly rate £28.18 £40.00 £44.00
% change year-on-year -29.55% -9.09% +76.00%

Junior Data Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings that featured Junior Data Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for Junior Data Engineer in London

Junior Data Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Junior Data Engineer in London.

Daily rate trend for Junior Data Engineer in London

Junior Data Engineer
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Junior Data Engineer within the London region over the 6 months to 12 July 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
Central London - 1 £325 - 1
Junior Data Engineer
England

Junior Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 17 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 12 July 2025, Junior Data Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the London region featuring Junior Data Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Statistics
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Data Cleansing
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality
1 1 (100.00%) Task Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills

Junior Data Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Data Cleansing
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Statistics
1 1 (100.00%) Task Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft