Data Engineer
UK
The median Data Engineer daily rate in the UK is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 October 2024.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Oct 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 96 | 134 | 130 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +38 | -4 | -25 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Data Engineer | 889 | 926 | 1,721 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 2.37% | 1.94% | 2.09% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.55% | 2.06% | 2.19% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 619 | 693 | 1,238 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £407 | £425 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £475 | £494 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | - | +3.77% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £650 | £660 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £718 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 12 | 30 |
| 10th Percentile | £53.55 | £35.06 | £16.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £60.00 | £38.79 | £27.38 |
| Median hourly rate | £95.00 | £61.75 | £54.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +53.85% | +14.35% | +66.15% |
| 75th Percentile | £97.50 | £68.44 | £63.56 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £78.75 | £80.21 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £60.00 | £57.00 | £55.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | +3.64% | +98.34% |
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 | 34,853 | 44,903 | 78,425 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.94% | 94.00% | 95.27% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 21,022 | 30,697 | 55,029 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £300 | £323 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £413 | £433 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £528 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.47% | -4.09% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £745 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | - | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,438 | 1,521 | 1,723 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.00 | £14.65 | £13.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.30 | £19.06 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.27 | £45.00 | £26.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.30% | +69.81% | +32.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £65.00 | £59.19 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £77.50 | £71.35 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £42.50 | £44.50 | £22.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.49% | +97.78% | +25.00% |
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 12 October 2024.
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 12 October 2024.
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 12 October 2024. 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 | +27 | 758 | £550 | - | 309 |
| London | +11 | 461 | £570 | -0.87% | 137 |
| Work from Home | +36 | 333 | £513 | -2.38% | 356 |
| UK excluding London | +59 | 303 | £500 | -4.76% | 201 |
| South East | +39 | 75 | £550 | +4.76% | 38 |
| North of England | +37 | 74 | £493 | -6.19% | 67 |
| Midlands | +17 | 59 | £448 | -22.17% | 21 |
| West Midlands | +14 | 44 | £490 | -14.78% | 15 |
| North West | +38 | 42 | £488 | -9.30% | 30 |
| South West | +5 | 32 | £538 | +3.61% | 26 |
| Yorkshire | +24 | 29 | £485 | -7.62% | 15 |
| Wales | +28 | 24 | £500 | -2.44% | 10 |
| Scotland | +14 | 22 | £500 | - | 10 |
| East of England | +26 | 17 | £375 | -28.57% | 14 |
| East Midlands | - | 15 | £375 | - | 6 |
| North East | -13 | 3 | £585 | +20.62% | 22 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | £498 | - | 16 |
Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 12 October 2024, 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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