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 3 April 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 3 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 83 | 98 | 110 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +15 | +12 | -4 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Data Engineer | 885 | 973 | 1,436 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 3.04% | 2.20% | 2.30% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 3.28% | 2.38% | 2.43% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 648 | 755 | 1,050 |
| 10th Percentile | £357 | £285 | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £419 | £413 | £475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -9.09% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £600 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £688 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £463 | £460 | £513 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.54% | -10.38% | +2.65% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 14 | 43 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | £25.14 | £31.25 | £35.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £26.27 | £48.00 | £37.88 |
| Median hourly rate | £47.50 | £65.00 | £64.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -26.92% | +1.56% | +40.66% |
| 75th Percentile | £74.38 | £80.00 | £80.81 |
| 90th Percentile | £89.24 | - | £91.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £26.50 | £75.00 | £43.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -64.67% | +72.41% | -3.33% |
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 | 26,982 | 40,962 | 59,132 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.76% | 92.78% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,736 | 26,805 | 41,307 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £408 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £520 | £525 | £544 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.95% | -3.40% | +3.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £628 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £740 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £489 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.86% | -2.20% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 943 | 2,528 | 1,673 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.00 | £12.86 | £14.30 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.47 | £16.25 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £32.50 | £33.00 | £44.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.52% | -25.00% | +95.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £64.50 | £60.00 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £76.25 | £71.75 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £31.64 | £33.00 | £42.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.12% | -21.43% | +115.83% |
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 3 April 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 3 April 2025.
Data Engineer
Top 18 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 3 April 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 | +18 | 756 | £500 | -1.96% | 655 |
| London | +20 | 463 | £530 | +0.95% | 450 |
| Work from Home | +32 | 322 | £500 | -4.76% | 343 |
| UK excluding London | +37 | 316 | £463 | +0.54% | 261 |
| North of England | +42 | 100 | £456 | +1.96% | 73 |
| Midlands | +47 | 69 | £475 | -5.00% | 31 |
| North West | +30 | 61 | £463 | +6.32% | 53 |
| West Midlands | +43 | 57 | £484 | -3.30% | 22 |
| Scotland | +35 | 49 | £438 | -4.89% | 19 |
| South East | +36 | 43 | £503 | +0.50% | 76 |
| South West | +2 | 33 | £500 | -4.76% | 34 |
| Yorkshire | +11 | 25 | £450 | - | 12 |
| East of England | +13 | 17 | £315 | +56.52% | 21 |
| North East | +8 | 14 | £475 | -0.42% | 8 |
| East Midlands | +17 | 12 | £399 | -20.25% | 9 |
| Wales | +11 | 12 | £525 | +163.16% | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | -6 | 1 | £500 | +185.71% | 8 |
| Channel Islands | - | 1 | - | - |
Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 3 April 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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