Data Engineer - BigQuery
UK > Work from Home
The median Data Engineer - BigQuery daily rate for remote or hybrid work is £413, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 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
1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
303 |
- |
476 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+139 |
| Contract jobs requiring a BigQuery Data Engineer |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option |
0.010% |
- |
0.004% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.011% |
- |
0.004% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£406 |
- |
£463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£413 |
- |
£475 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-38.71% |
| 75th Percentile |
£419 |
- |
£488 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| UK median daily rate |
£413 |
- |
£475 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-38.71% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with WFH or hybrid 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 |
9,288 |
14,354 |
24,650 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
93.77% |
93.54% |
95.33% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
6,350 |
9,595 |
17,415 |
| 10th Percentile |
£337 |
£325 |
£360 |
| 25th Percentile |
£414 |
£425 |
£444 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£525 |
£525 |
£540 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
-2.69% |
+2.76% |
| 75th Percentile |
£638 |
£638 |
£650 |
| 90th Percentile |
£763 |
£750 |
£750 |
| UK median daily rate |
£515 |
£525 |
£540 |
| % change year-on-year |
-1.90% |
-2.78% |
+2.86% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
228 |
579 |
565 |
| 10th Percentile |
£14.00 |
£14.38 |
£18.50 |
| 25th Percentile |
£18.19 |
£23.39 |
£26.00 |
| Median hourly rate |
£38.00 |
£44.74 |
£55.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-15.06% |
-18.65% |
+57.14% |
| 75th Percentile |
£66.00 |
£63.00 |
£68.75 |
| 90th Percentile |
£75.00 |
£75.25 |
£80.25 |
| UK median hourly rate |
£29.00 |
£36.42 |
£45.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
-20.37% |
-19.07% |
+91.49% |
