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 2 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 2 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 82 | 102 | 108 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +20 | +6 | -1 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Data Engineer | 885 | 970 | 1,447 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 3.04% | 2.19% | 2.29% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 3.28% | 2.36% | 2.43% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 648 | 753 | 1,059 |
| 10th Percentile | £356 | £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 | £457 | £514 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.31% | -11.19% | +2.80% |
| 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 | 41,031 | 59,665 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.80% | 92.82% | 94.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,741 | 26,885 | 41,699 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £408 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £520 | £525 | £545 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.05% | -3.58% | +3.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £628 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £738 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £488 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.56% | -2.50% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 945 | 2,527 | 1,683 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.07 | £12.86 | £14.30 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.85 | £16.25 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £32.50 | £32.90 | £43.86 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.20% | -25.00% | +93.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £64.50 | £60.00 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £76.25 | £71.87 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £31.76 | £33.00 | £41.91 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.76% | -21.25% | +115.12% |
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 2 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 2 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 2 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 | +17 | 756 | £500 | -1.96% | 663 |
| London | +12 | 462 | £528 | +0.48% | 458 |
| Work from Home | +23 | 321 | £500 | -4.76% | 343 |
| UK excluding London | +50 | 317 | £463 | +1.31% | 263 |
| North of England | +46 | 100 | £456 | +1.96% | 74 |
| Midlands | +51 | 69 | £475 | -5.00% | 31 |
| North West | +27 | 61 | £463 | +6.32% | 53 |
| West Midlands | +44 | 57 | £484 | -3.30% | 22 |
| Scotland | +34 | 49 | £438 | -4.89% | 18 |
| South East | +38 | 43 | £503 | +0.50% | 76 |
| South West | +3 | 33 | £500 | -2.44% | 36 |
| Yorkshire | +11 | 25 | £450 | - | 13 |
| East of England | +9 | 18 | £315 | +56.52% | 21 |
| North East | +6 | 14 | £475 | -0.42% | 8 |
| East Midlands | +17 | 12 | £399 | -20.25% | 9 |
| Wales | +12 | 12 | £525 | +163.16% | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | -7 | 1 | £500 | +185.71% | 8 |
| Channel Islands | - | 1 | - | - |
Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 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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