Data Engineer
UK > Wales
The median Data Engineer daily rate in Wales is £445, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 August 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 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 36 | 33 | 52 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -3 | +19 | +12 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Data Engineer | 4 | 16 | 5 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Wales | 1.12% | 3.94% | 0.98% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.28% | 4.34% | 1.03% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 15 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £419 | - | £476 |
| 25th Percentile | £429 | £199 | £495 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £445 | £500 | £513 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.00% | -2.44% | +5.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £473 | - | £523 |
| 90th Percentile | £489 | £540 | £532 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £514 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.68% | -6.59% | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Wales
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Wales. 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 Wales with a recognized job title | 313 | 369 | 484 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 87.68% | 90.89% | 95.09% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 215 | 224 | 355 |
| 10th Percentile | £186 | £139 | £160 |
| 25th Percentile | £265 | £200 | £275 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £431 | £463 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.25% | -6.76% | -7.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £488 | £538 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £633 | £600 | £650 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | -0.46% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 25 | 59 | 32 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.08 | £14.61 | £15.03 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.00 | £18.95 | £16.73 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.51 | £25.36 | £18.14 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -27.01% | +39.80% | +9.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £21.01 | £43.75 | £25.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £24.57 | £52.75 | £48.13 |
| UK median hourly rate | £25.15 | £43.00 | £42.75 |
| % change year-on-year | -41.51% | +0.58% | +66.47% |
Data Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales
Job postings that featured Data Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wales.
Data Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Wales
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Engineer in Wales.
Data Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Wales
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Data Engineer in Wales.
Data Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Wales
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 Wales region over the 6 months to 3 August 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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| South Wales | -4 | 4 | £445 | -11.00% | 6 |
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Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 29 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales
For the 6 months to 3 August 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 across the Wales region featuring Data Engineer in the job title.
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Data Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales 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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