Data Engineer Job Trends in Dudley

Data Engineer
West Midlands > Dudley

The median Data Engineer salary in Dudley is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 October 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 23 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Dudley 0.82% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.87% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 - -
West Midlands median annual salary £70,000 £61,250 £56,500
% change year-on-year +14.29% +8.41% +1.80%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Dudley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Dudley. 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 Dudley with a recognized job title 115 10 22
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.26% 62.50% 95.65%
Number of salaries quoted 104 10 3
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,500 -
25th Percentile £39,375 £37,500 £28,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £75,000 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -36.67% +130.77% -12.83%
75th Percentile £55,000 £80,000 £36,250
90th Percentile £60,000 £85,000 -
West Midlands median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,974
% change year-on-year +10.00% -1.91% +1.95%

Data Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Dudley

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 Dudley.

Data Engineer job vacancy trend in Dudley

Data Engineer
Salary Trend in Dudley

Salary distribution trend for Data Engineer job vacancies in Dudley.

Salary distribution trend for Data Engineer job vacancies in Dudley

Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dudley

For the 6 months to 13 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 Dudley region featuring Data Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Data Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Data Pipeline
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality
1 1 (100.00%) Data Transformation
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Git
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Relational Database
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) Translating Business Requirements

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

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Git
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Data Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Data Pipeline
1 1 (100.00%) Data Transformation
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Translating Business Requirements
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality