Data Engineer Job Trends in Dartford

Data Engineer
Kent > Dartford

The median Data Engineer salary in Dartford is £47,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 October 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Engineer 5 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Dartford 3.40% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 3.91% - -
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £46,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 - -
75th Percentile £55,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Kent median annual salary £51,250 £65,000 -
% change year-on-year -21.15% - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Dartford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Dartford. 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 Dartford with a recognized job title 128 10 50
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 87.07% 71.43% 92.59%
Number of salaries quoted 105 8 28
10th Percentile £35,000 £25,575 £37,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £29,063 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £34,750 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +36.69% -13.13% -20.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £42,500 £58,750
90th Percentile £70,000 £50,000 -
Kent median annual salary £45,000 £40,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +12.50% -15.79% -5.00%

Data Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Dartford

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 Dartford.

Data Engineer job vacancy trend in Dartford

Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 29 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dartford

For the 6 months to 4 October 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 Dartford region featuring Data Engineer in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Analytics
1 5 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 5 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 5 (100.00%) Data Pipeline
1 5 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 5 (100.00%) ETL
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 5 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 5 (100.00%) Python
1 5 (100.00%) SQL
1 5 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 3 (60.00%) Azure
2 3 (60.00%) Azure Data Factory
2 3 (60.00%) Azure Synapse Analytics
2 3 (60.00%) Business Analytics
2 3 (60.00%) Data Engineering
2 3 (60.00%) Data Strategy
2 3 (60.00%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (40.00%) Change Management
3 2 (40.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (40.00%) Dashboard Development
3 2 (40.00%) Data Governance
3 2 (40.00%) Dynamics 365
3 2 (40.00%) ERP
3 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (40.00%) Power BI
3 2 (40.00%) Power Platform
3 2 (40.00%) Project Delivery
3 2 (40.00%) Requirements Gathering

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

Applications
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 3 (60.00%) Azure
1 3 (60.00%) Azure Data Factory
1 3 (60.00%) Azure Synapse Analytics
2 2 (40.00%) Dynamics 365
2 2 (40.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (60.00%) Data Warehouse
2 2 (40.00%) Power BI
General
1 5 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Analytics
1 5 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 5 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 5 (100.00%) Data Pipeline
1 5 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 5 (100.00%) ETL
1 5 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 5 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 3 (60.00%) Business Analytics
2 3 (60.00%) Data Engineering
2 3 (60.00%) Data Strategy
3 2 (40.00%) Change Management
3 2 (40.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (40.00%) Dashboard Development
3 2 (40.00%) Data Governance
3 2 (40.00%) ERP
3 2 (40.00%) Project Delivery
3 2 (40.00%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 5 (100.00%) Python
1 5 (100.00%) SQL
Vendors
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft