Data Engineer
UK
The median Data Engineer daily rate in the UK is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 6 July 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 6 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 110 | 99 | 124 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -11 | +25 | -4 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Data Engineer | 770 | 989 | 1,202 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 2.42% | 2.28% | 2.12% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.63% | 2.46% | 2.24% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 559 | 748 | 920 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £234 | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £413 | £475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -9.09% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £578 | £600 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £688 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £463 | £450 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.78% | -14.29% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 11 | 40 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.22 | £31.25 | £57.09 |
| 25th Percentile | £46.75 | £48.63 | £62.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £52.50 | £66.25 | £71.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.75% | -7.02% | +52.31% |
| 75th Percentile | £78.10 | £80.00 | £79.69 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | - | £84.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £48.46 | £75.00 | £49.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -35.39% | +53.06% | +2.94% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 29,294 | 40,276 | 53,656 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.97% | 93.01% | 94.48% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18,671 | 25,908 | 37,253 |
| 10th Percentile | £287 | £285 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £409 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +1.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.65% | -1.40% | +4.17% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,326 | 2,804 | 1,565 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.75 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.36 | £16.65 | £19.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.45 | £37.50 | £43.63 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -29.47% | -14.05% | +74.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.25 | £62.96 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.25 | £74.00 | £77.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | - | +100.00% |
Data Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Data Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Data Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Engineer.
Data Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Engineer over the 6 months to 6 July 2025.
Data Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Data Engineer.
Data Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Data Engineer over the 6 months to 6 July 2025.
Data Engineer
Top 17 Contract Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 6 July 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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| England | -5 | 673 | £500 | -3.85% | 1,877 |
| London | -3 | 419 | £525 | -4.55% | 928 |
| Work from Home | -4 | 282 | £488 | -2.50% | 965 |
| UK excluding London | -7 | 259 | £463 | +2.78% | 1,103 |
| North of England | +5 | 84 | £475 | +2.70% | 335 |
| Midlands | +22 | 56 | £450 | +5.88% | 161 |
| North West | +11 | 51 | £475 | +15.15% | 172 |
| West Midlands | +13 | 40 | £460 | +2.22% | 87 |
| South East | +27 | 37 | £425 | -9.33% | 203 |
| South West | +8 | 36 | £500 | -4.76% | 168 |
| Scotland | +4 | 32 | £469 | +3.48% | 72 |
| Yorkshire | +1 | 27 | £475 | -2.06% | 116 |
| East Midlands | +2 | 14 | £410 | +2.50% | 73 |
| East of England | +2 | 13 | £318 | +71.89% | 93 |
| North East | - | 7 | £438 | - | 47 |
| Wales | -4 | 3 | £435 | -13.00% | 45 |
| Northern Ireland | -15 | 2 | £500 | +185.71% | 30 |
Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 6 July 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 featuring Data Engineer in the job title.
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Data Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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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