Senior Data Engineer
Central London > City of London
The median Senior Data Engineer salary in the City of London is £85,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
14 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
103 |
152 |
152 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+49 |
0 |
+62 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Data Engineer |
31 |
13 |
15 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London |
1.34% |
0.49% |
0.54% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
1.43% |
0.53% |
0.56% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
23 |
12 |
15 |
| 10th Percentile |
£70,500 |
£61,125 |
£52,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£71,250 |
£65,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£85,000 |
£80,000 |
£80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+6.25% |
- |
-5.88% |
| 75th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£84,688 |
£105,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£99,500 |
£87,500 |
- |
| Central London median annual salary |
£85,000 |
£80,000 |
£75,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+6.25% |
+6.67% |
-14.29% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the City of London. 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 the City of London with a recognized job title |
2,173 |
2,445 |
2,683 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
94.19% |
92.09% |
95.79% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1,627 |
1,587 |
2,388 |
| 10th Percentile |
£40,532 |
£45,000 |
£40,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£57,500 |
£55,000 |
£54,875 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£75,000 |
£74,000 |
£74,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+1.35% |
- |
-1.33% |
| 75th Percentile |
£99,375 |
£95,000 |
£96,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£110,000 |
£115,000 |
£113,750 |
| Central London median annual salary |
£75,000 |
£72,500 |
£72,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+3.45% |
- |
-3.33% |
