Senior Data Engineer
UK > Work from Home
The median Senior Data Engineer daily rate for remote or hybrid work is £525, 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 |
| Rank |
276 |
295 |
381 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+19 |
+86 |
+127 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior Data Engineer |
34 |
40 |
57 |
| As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option |
0.33% |
0.30% |
0.25% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.36% |
0.32% |
0.27% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
24 |
29 |
37 |
| 10th Percentile |
£405 |
£458 |
£520 |
| 25th Percentile |
£413 |
£468 |
£550 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£525 |
£550 |
£600 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-4.55% |
-8.33% |
+5.96% |
| 75th Percentile |
£625 |
£650 |
£675 |
| 90th Percentile |
£700 |
£750 |
£700 |
| UK median daily rate |
£525 |
£600 |
£610 |
| % change year-on-year |
-12.50% |
-1.64% |
-2.40% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Median hourly rate |
- |
£67.50 |
- |
| UK median hourly rate |
£79.35 |
£44.62 |
£85.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
+77.85% |
-47.51% |
+7.94% |
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 |
9,575 |
12,320 |
21,234 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
93.84% |
93.57% |
94.85% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
6,354 |
8,296 |
14,964 |
| 10th Percentile |
£325 |
£325 |
£350 |
| 25th Percentile |
£413 |
£420 |
£432 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£513 |
£525 |
£533 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-2.38% |
-1.41% |
-0.93% |
| 75th Percentile |
£625 |
£638 |
£650 |
| 90th Percentile |
£750 |
£750 |
£750 |
| UK median daily rate |
£500 |
£525 |
£538 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.76% |
-2.33% |
-0.46% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
297 |
385 |
512 |
| 10th Percentile |
£12.85 |
£16.64 |
£16.98 |
| 25th Percentile |
£16.50 |
£27.84 |
£24.74 |
| Median hourly rate |
£34.48 |
£45.00 |
£49.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-23.38% |
-9.09% |
+10.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65.00 |
£66.61 |
£66.00 |
| 90th Percentile |
£70.60 |
£75.00 |
£78.10 |
| UK median hourly rate |
£25.15 |
£43.00 |
£42.75 |
| % change year-on-year |
-41.51% |
+0.58% |
+66.47% |
