Data Engineer Contract Job Trends in Middlesex

Data Engineer
South East > Middlesex

The median Data Engineer daily rate in Middlesex is £475, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 February 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 6 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Data Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Middlesex 6.25% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 6.25% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £463 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 - -
75th Percentile £488 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £513 £525 £588
% change year-on-year -2.38% -10.64% +11.90%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Middlesex

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Middlesex. 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 Middlesex with a recognized job title 16 5 28
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 5 14
10th Percentile £463 £400 £263
25th Percentile £521 £400 £278
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £577 £500 £450
Median % change year-on-year +15.40% +11.11% -43.75%
75th Percentile £738 £600 -
90th Percentile £740 £690 £556
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £500
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £19.73
25th Percentile - - £28.31
Median hourly rate £25.15 - £43.25
75th Percentile - - £58.81
90th Percentile - - £67.78
South East median hourly rate £26.64 £42.69 £45.00
% change year-on-year -37.61% -5.13% -

Data Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Middlesex

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 Middlesex.

Data Engineer job vacancy trend in Middlesex

Data Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Middlesex

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

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

Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Middlesex

For the 6 months to 15 February 2026, 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 Middlesex region featuring Data Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) API Integration
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Data Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Data Pipeline
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) ETL
1 1 (100.00%) Logistics
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement

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

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) API Integration
1 1 (100.00%) Data Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Data Pipeline
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) ETL
1 1 (100.00%) Logistics
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality