Lead Data Engineer Contract Job Trends in Staines

Lead Data Engineer
Surrey > Staines

The median Lead Data Engineer daily rate in Staines is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 25 January 2026.

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

 6 months to
25 Jan 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 14 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Lead Data Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Staines 2.86% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 3.03% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £513 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - -
75th Percentile £538 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Surrey median daily rate £525 £525 £620
% change year-on-year - -15.32% -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Staines

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Staines. 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 Staines with a recognized job title 33 17 51
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.29% 94.44% 91.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 26 9 50
10th Percentile £183 £195 £207
25th Percentile £363 £203 £249
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £205 £360
Median % change year-on-year +113.41% -43.06% +8.27%
75th Percentile £547 £208 £622
90th Percentile £1,050 £290 £653
Surrey median daily rate £475 £475 £500
% change year-on-year - -5.00% -

Lead Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Staines

For the 6 months to 25 January 2026, Lead 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 Staines region featuring Lead Data Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Data Integration
1 1 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality
1 1 (100.00%) dbt
1 1 (100.00%) Integration Patterns
1 1 (100.00%) Metadata
1 1 (100.00%) Metadata Management
1 1 (100.00%) Metadata Repository
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared

Lead Data Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Staines 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%) dbt
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Metadata
1 1 (100.00%) Metadata Repository
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Data Integration
1 1 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Integration Patterns
1 1 (100.00%) Metadata Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality
Lead Data Engineer jobs