Data Engineer
East of England > Cambridgeshire
The median Data Engineer salary in Cambridgeshire is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 65 | 89 | 80 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +24 | -9 | +64 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Engineer | 3 | 10 | 9 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire | 0.47% | 0.66% | 0.88% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.50% | 0.70% | 1.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £56,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £57,500 | £40,000 | £68,125 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £55,000 | £75,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -26.67% | +17.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £62,500 | £72,500 | £81,875 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £79,000 | £83,750 |
| East of England median annual salary | £65,127 | £56,250 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.78% | -13.46% | +4.00% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cambridgeshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cambridgeshire. 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 Cambridgeshire with a recognized job title | 598 | 1,424 | 859 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 93.29% | 93.93% | 84.22% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 399 | 1,086 | 457 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,500 | £28,250 | £27,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £36,250 | £36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £52,500 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.52% | - | +1.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £62,500 | £70,000 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £72,000 | £85,000 | £85,000 |
| East of England median annual salary | £47,683 | £48,500 | £54,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.68% | -10.19% | +8.00% |
Data Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire
Job postings that featured Data Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire.
Data Engineer
Salary Trend in Cambridgeshire
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Engineer in Cambridgeshire.
Data Engineer
Job Locations in Cambridgeshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Engineer within the Cambridgeshire region over the 6 months to 19 July 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Huntingdon | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Data Engineer East of England |
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Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridgeshire
For the 6 months to 19 July 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 Cambridgeshire region featuring Data Engineer in the job title.
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Data Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridgeshire 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: