The median Data Engineer daily rate in Oxford is £419, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to 18 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
19 |
- |
11 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+7 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Data Engineer |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Oxford |
1.67% |
- |
3.03% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
1.94% |
- |
3.33% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| 10th Percentile |
£407 |
- |
£203 |
| 25th Percentile |
£408 |
- |
£253 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£419 |
- |
£335 |
| 75th Percentile |
£433 |
- |
£418 |
| 90th Percentile |
£436 |
- |
£467 |
| Oxfordshire median daily rate |
£419 |
- |
£175 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-67.44% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Oxford. 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 Oxford with a recognized job title |
103 |
51 |
60 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
85.83% |
96.23% |
90.91% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
54 |
19 |
44 |
| 10th Percentile |
£289 |
£214 |
£160 |
| 25th Percentile |
£363 |
£222 |
£274 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£490 |
£363 |
£413 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+35.17% |
-12.12% |
+3.13% |
| 75th Percentile |
£538 |
£494 |
£500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£664 |
£618 |
£567 |
| Oxfordshire median daily rate |
£480 |
£400 |
£450 |
| % change year-on-year |
+20.00% |
-11.11% |
- |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
20 |
6 |
8 |
| 10th Percentile |
£33.00 |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£34.50 |
£25.15 |
£12.18 |
| Median hourly rate |
£37.00 |
£51.08 |
£18.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-27.56% |
+179.86% |
+0.94% |
| 75th Percentile |
£63.75 |
£87.97 |
£21.75 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£89.63 |
- |
| Oxfordshire median hourly rate |
£37.00 |
£25.83 |
£20.50 |
| % change year-on-year |
+43.27% |
+25.98% |
-36.53% |