Junior Data Engineer Job Trends in Cambridge

Junior Data Engineer
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The median Junior Data Engineer salary in Cambridge is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 November 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 54 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Data Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridge 0.23% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.25% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £32,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 - -
75th Percentile £37,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £35,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cambridge

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cambridge. 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 Cambridge with a recognized job title 399 558 371
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.22% 95.71% 92.75%
Number of salaries quoted 267 328 245
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,000 £29,009
25th Percentile £30,956 £47,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £65,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -23.08% +18.18% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £88,250
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year -13.64% +2.80% +1.90%

Junior Data Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Junior Data Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.

Junior Data Engineer job vacancy trend in Cambridge

Junior Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridge

For the 6 months to 19 November 2025, Junior Data Engineer 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 permanent job ads across the Cambridge region featuring Junior Data Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Client Onboarding
1 1 (100.00%) Deep Learning
1 1 (100.00%) LLM
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Software Deployment
1 1 (100.00%) SQL

Junior Data Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridge 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Billing
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Client Onboarding
1 1 (100.00%) Deep Learning
1 1 (100.00%) LLM
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Software Deployment
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) SQL