Data Engineer
North East > Durham
The median Data Engineer salary in Durham is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 August 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
4 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
46 |
- |
35 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-6 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Engineer |
1 |
0 |
8 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Durham |
0.21% |
- |
2.35% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.22% |
- |
2.81% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
0 |
3 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£42,500 |
- |
£31,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£45,000 |
- |
£32,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-40.91% |
| 75th Percentile |
£47,500 |
- |
£37,125 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£39,150 |
| North East median annual salary |
£61,250 |
£67,500 |
£72,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-9.26% |
-6.90% |
+16.00% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Durham. 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 Durham with a recognized job title |
451 |
171 |
285 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
92.99% |
77.03% |
83.82% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
242 |
83 |
190 |
| 10th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£25,087 |
£27,375 |
| 25th Percentile |
£35,000 |
£27,875 |
£35,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£35,000 |
£45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+42.86% |
-22.22% |
-10.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65,000 |
£52,500 |
£62,088 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£84,000 |
£70,000 |
| North East median annual salary |
£52,130 |
£45,000 |
£45,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+15.84% |
- |
-10.00% |
