Data Engineer Contract Job Trends in York
Data Engineer
North Yorkshire > York
The median Data Engineer daily rate in York is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 25 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 25 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 16 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract Data Engineer jobs | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in York | 1.11% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.16% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £613 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £625 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| North Yorkshire median daily rate | £460 | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Roles
York
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in York matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 25 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in York matching a recognised job title | 86 | 27 | 68 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 95.56% | 96.43% | 95.77% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 53 | 15 | 24 |
| 10th Percentile | £200 | - | £130 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £120 | £178 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £190 | £275 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +150.00% | -30.91% | -12.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £506 | £350 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £563 | £518 |
| North Yorkshire median daily rate | £475 | £250 | £375 |
| % change year-on-year | +90.00% | -33.33% | -6.25% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £19.99 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £21.33 | - | £10.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £23.33 | - | £10.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -53.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £24.28 | - | £10.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £27.86 | - | - |
| North Yorkshire median hourly rate | £15.09 | £20.69 | £17.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -27.07% | +18.20% | -20.45% |
Data Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in York
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Data Engineer job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in York.
Data Engineer Daily Rate Trend in York
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Engineer job vacancies in York.
Data Engineer Skill Set Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in York
For the 6 months to 25 October 2026, Data Engineer contract job ads cited 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 Data Engineer job ads across the York region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Analytics | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Business Intelligence | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Data Modelling | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Databricks | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Dimensional Modelling | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Microsoft | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Power BI | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Power Platform | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Python | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Star Schema | 100.0% | 1 |
Data Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in York by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Cloud Services
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power Platform | 100.0% | 1 |