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 May 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 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 83 | 101 | 115 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +18 | +14 | -5 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Data Engineer | 858 | 961 | 1,321 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 2.93% | 2.23% | 2.24% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 3.16% | 2.40% | 2.36% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 640 | 750 | 993 |
| 10th Percentile | £358 | £263 | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £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 | £730 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £463 | £460 | £515 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.54% | -10.59% | +2.90% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 12 | 45 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £25.36 | £31.25 | £40.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £37.52 | £49.25 | £52.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £58.75 | £65.00 | £64.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.62% | +1.56% | +41.91% |
| 75th Percentile | £77.80 | £80.00 | £79.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £92.25 | - | £85.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £26.93 | £75.00 | £43.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -64.10% | +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 | 27,127 | 40,034 | 55,895 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.50% | 92.76% | 94.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,721 | 26,064 | 39,048 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £280 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £409 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £514 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.10% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.06% | -2.00% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,053 | 2,665 | 1,566 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.14 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £16.30 | £19.11 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.00 | £36.50 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.55% | -18.89% | +90.68% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £61.30 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £76.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.00 | £40.00 | £42.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -30.00% | -4.76% | +115.16% |
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 May 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 May 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 May 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 | +20 | 745 | £500 | -1.96% | 594 |
| London | +7 | 463 | £525 | - | 308 |
| Work from Home | +27 | 312 | £500 | -3.45% | 285 |
| UK excluding London | +34 | 299 | £463 | +0.54% | 367 |
| North of England | +43 | 112 | £463 | +2.78% | 98 |
| North West | +34 | 69 | £463 | +8.82% | 46 |
| Midlands | +35 | 58 | £461 | -4.16% | 37 |
| West Midlands | +32 | 46 | £475 | -9.52% | 24 |
| Scotland | +23 | 45 | £450 | -0.66% | 34 |
| South East | +15 | 37 | £475 | -7.32% | 120 |
| South West | +8 | 35 | £494 | -3.66% | 48 |
| Yorkshire | +16 | 27 | £450 | -5.26% | 34 |
| North East | +14 | 17 | £425 | -10.90% | 20 |
| East of England | +3 | 15 | £315 | +70.27% | 28 |
| East Midlands | +10 | 12 | £410 | -8.89% | 10 |
| Wales | +8 | 5 | £206 | +3.42% | 4 |
| Northern Ireland | -12 | 1 | £500 | +185.71% | 6 |
Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 6 May 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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