Data Engineer
South East > Surrey
The median Data Engineer daily rate in Surrey is £438, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 August 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 5 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 35 | 41 | 45 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +6 | +4 | -1 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Data Engineer | 5 | 18 | 27 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Surrey | 1.57% | 3.10% | 3.70% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.62% | 3.35% | 3.84% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 8 | 27 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £292 | £490 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £420 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £438 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £472 | £550 | £556 |
| 90th Percentile | £511 | - | £588 |
| South East median daily rate | £450 | £480 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.25% | -8.57% | -7.89% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Surrey
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Surrey. 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 Surrey with a recognized job title | 309 | 538 | 703 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 96.87% | 92.60% | 96.43% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 223 | 389 | 564 |
| 10th Percentile | £204 | £203 | £205 |
| 25th Percentile | £290 | £313 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £475 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -9.52% | +2.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £575 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £616 | £682 | £750 |
| South East median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 26 | 44 | 23 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.44 | £15.96 | £18.45 |
| 25th Percentile | £24.78 | £25.36 | £35.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.00 | £45.00 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -37.78% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £51.16 | £72.67 | £60.82 |
| 90th Percentile | £66.33 | £76.86 | £62.37 |
| South East median hourly rate | £25.15 | £57.35 | £50.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -56.15% | +14.70% | +134.25% |
Data Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Surrey
Job postings that featured Data Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Surrey.
Data Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Surrey
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Engineer in Surrey.
Data Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Surrey
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Data Engineer in Surrey.
Data Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Surrey
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Engineer within the Surrey region over the 6 months to 5 August 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 |
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| Camberley | -4 | 2 | £425 | -22.73% | |
| Guildford | -2 | 1 | £450 | - | |
| Reigate | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Data Engineer South East |
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Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Surrey
For the 6 months to 5 August 2025, 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 Surrey region featuring Data Engineer in the job title.
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Data Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Surrey 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:
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