Data Engineer Contract Job Trends in South Croydon
Data Engineer
Croydon > South Croydon
The median Data Engineer daily rate in South Croydon is £590, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 6 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract Data Engineer jobs | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in South Croydon | 9.52% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 9.52% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £590 | - | - |
| Croydon median daily rate | £590 | £479 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | +23.30% | -20.25% | - |
All Contract IT Job Roles
South Croydon
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in South Croydon matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 26 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in South Croydon matching a recognised job title | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 100.00% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £164 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £590 | - | - |
| Croydon median daily rate | £525 | £514 | £511 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.19% | +0.54% | -5.19% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £20.26 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £25.26 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £33.60 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Croydon median hourly rate | £33.60 | - | £19.50 |
Data Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in South Croydon
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Data Engineer job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in South Croydon.
Data Engineer Daily Rate Trend in South Croydon
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Engineer job vacancies in South Croydon.
Data Engineer Skill Set Top 29 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Croydon
For the 6 months to 26 October 2026, Data Engineer contract job ads cited 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 Data Engineer job ads across the South Croydon region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Actionable Insight | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Analytics | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Azure | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Azure Data Factory | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Azure SQL Database | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Azure Synapse Analytics | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Business Intelligence | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Continuous Improvement | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Dashboard Development | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Data Lake | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Data Modelling | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Data Pipeline | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Data Quality | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Data Transformation | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Data Visualisation | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Data Warehouse | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Databricks | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Master Data Management | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Microsoft | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Power BI | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Power Platform | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | PowerShell | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Problem-Solving | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Python | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | SQL | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | SQL Server | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Stakeholder Engagement | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | T-SQL | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Visualisation | 100.0% | 2 |
Data Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Croydon by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Cloud Services
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azure | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Azure Data Factory | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Azure Synapse Analytics | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Power Platform | 100.0% | 2 |