Data Engineer Jobs in Derby

Data Engineer
Derbyshire > Derby

The median Data Engineer salary in Derby is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 June 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 34 47 50
Rank change year-on-year +13 +3 -9
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Engineer 1 6 3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Derby 0.67% 1.05% 0.80%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.68% 1.11% 0.93%
Number of salaries quoted 1 3 3
10th Percentile - - £42,000
25th Percentile £67,500 £35,000 £43,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £40,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +75.00% -20.00% -
75th Percentile £72,500 £48,125 £57,500
90th Percentile - £50,000 £59,000
Derbyshire median annual salary £70,000 £53,750 £50,000
% change year-on-year +30.23% +7.50% +25.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Derby

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Derby. 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 Derby with a recognized job title 146 540 321
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.99% 94.74% 85.15%
Number of salaries quoted 113 367 179
10th Percentile £21,250 £26,000 £25,600
25th Percentile £26,250 £31,863 £30,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -22.22% - +12.50%
75th Percentile £47,500 £56,250 £57,500
90th Percentile £58,750 £68,750 £63,750
Derbyshire median annual salary £35,000 £44,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -21.35% -1.11% +7.14%

Data Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Derby

Job postings that featured Data Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Derby.

Job vacancy trend for Data Engineer in Derby

Data Engineer
Salary Trend in Derby

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Engineer in Derby.

Salary trend for Data Engineer in Derby

Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Derby

For the 6 months to 22 June 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 Derby region featuring Data Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Cognos
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Use Case
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Spreadsheet
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform

Data Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Derby 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Cognos