Data Engineer
West Midlands > Birmingham
The median Data Engineer salary in Birmingham is £63,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 100 | 102 | 93 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +2 | -9 | +10 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Engineer | 8 | 45 | 42 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham | 0.57% | 1.62% | 2.21% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.60% | 1.72% | 2.37% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 6 | 36 | 41 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,875 | £28,000 | £45,759 |
| 25th Percentile | £56,250 | £44,375 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £63,750 | £65,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.92% | +13.04% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £68,438 | £70,000 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £68,750 | £77,250 | £77,500 |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £60,000 | £57,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.35% | +9.52% | -4.55% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Birmingham
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Birmingham. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in Birmingham with a recognized job title | 1,329 | 2,618 | 1,772 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.73% | 94.38% | 93.17% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 777 | 2,127 | 1,354 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,500 | £31,250 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £41,125 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| 75th Percentile | £68,750 | £70,000 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £83,750 | £84,964 | £81,425 |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £52,443 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.89% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
Data Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Job postings that featured Data Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
Data Engineer
Salary Trend in Birmingham
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Engineer in Birmingham.
Data Engineer
Salary Histogram in Birmingham
Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Engineer in Birmingham over the 6 months to 17 May 2025.
Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 17 May 2025, Data Engineer 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 permanent job ads across the Birmingham region featuring Data Engineer in the job title.
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Data Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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: