Big Data Engineer
UK > Work from Home
The median Big Data Engineer daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £380, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
13 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
314 |
310 |
390 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-4 |
+80 |
+143 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Big Data Engineer |
4 |
6 |
1 |
| As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options |
0.039% |
0.049% |
0.006% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.042% |
0.053% |
0.006% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
4 |
1 |
1 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£380 |
£413 |
£750 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-7.88% |
-45.00% |
+15.38% |
| UK median daily rate |
£380 |
£613 |
£750 |
| % change year-on-year |
-37.96% |
-18.33% |
+15.38% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title |
9,503 |
11,296 |
16,780 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
93.31% |
93.10% |
94.34% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
6,215 |
7,149 |
11,556 |
| 10th Percentile |
£325 |
£325 |
£325 |
| 25th Percentile |
£413 |
£413 |
£425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£513 |
£525 |
£525 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-2.38% |
- |
-4.55% |
| 75th Percentile |
£620 |
£638 |
£638 |
| 90th Percentile |
£723 |
£750 |
£738 |
| UK median daily rate |
£500 |
£525 |
£525 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.76% |
- |
-4.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
335 |
206 |
378 |
| 10th Percentile |
£15.18 |
£18.50 |
£17.60 |
| 25th Percentile |
£20.50 |
£24.26 |
£26.24 |
| Median hourly rate |
£43.69 |
£38.25 |
£52.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+14.22% |
-27.14% |
-4.55% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65.00 |
£65.00 |
£70.00 |
| 90th Percentile |
£70.00 |
£75.00 |
£86.63 |
| UK median hourly rate |
£25.15 |
£34.75 |
£44.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
-27.63% |
-21.02% |
+40.98% |
Big Data Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Big Data Engineer' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
Big Data Engineer
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Big Data Engineer job vacancies.
Big Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs
For the 6 months to 13 December 2025, Big Data Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Big Data Engineer in the job title.
Big Data Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
