Data Engineer Job Trends in Chatham

Data Engineer
Kent > Chatham

The median Data Engineer salary in Chatham is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 January 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 - 12
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Engineer 2 0 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Chatham 4.76% - 7.27%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.00% - 8.00%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £58,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - £61,000
75th Percentile - - £64,313
90th Percentile - - £64,875
Kent median annual salary £65,000 £38,000 £60,500
% change year-on-year +71.05% -37.19% -6.92%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Chatham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Chatham. 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 Chatham with a recognized job title 40 31 50
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.24% 100.00% 90.91%
Number of salaries quoted 24 15 43
10th Percentile £38,875 £38,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £44,500 £36,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £54,000 £48,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.85% +11.34% -3.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £93,125 £64,625
90th Percentile £127,500 £97,500 £71,000
Kent median annual salary £40,000 £55,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -27.27% +22.22% -10.00%

Data Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Chatham

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

Data Engineer job vacancy trend in Chatham

Data Engineer
Salary Trend in Chatham

Salary distribution trend for Data Engineer job vacancies in Chatham.

Salary distribution trend for Data Engineer job vacancies in Chatham

Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 2 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chatham

For the 6 months to 15 January 2026, 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 Chatham region featuring Data Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared

Data Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chatham 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 2 (100.00%) Public Sector
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared