Data Engineer Job Trends in the East Midlands
Data Engineer
England > East Midlands
The median Data Engineer salary in the East Midlands is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 123 | 112 | 144 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -11 | +32 | -54 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Engineer | 63 | 31 | 17 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the East Midlands | 0.93% | 1.34% | 0.48% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.01% | 1.43% | 0.51% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 42 | 21 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,250 | £51,250 | £45,625 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £66,250 | £46,563 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £67,500 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.70% | +35.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £72,750 | £58,375 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £77,500 | £64,125 |
| England median annual salary | £70,000 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -2.15% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
East Midlands
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the East Midlands. 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.
| 6 months to 20 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies in the East Midlands with a recognized job title | 6,207 | 2,162 | 3,357 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 91.36% | 93.63% | 94.86% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4,139 | 1,228 | 1,617 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,000 | £26,000 | £28,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £30,000 | £35,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £48,250 | £40,000 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.62% | -15.79% | -9.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £57,500 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,000 | £72,500 | £73,750 |
| England median annual salary | £59,853 | £53,688 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.48% | -6.63% | -4.17% |
Data Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands
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 the East Midlands.
Data Engineer Salary Trend in the East Midlands
Salary distribution trend for Data Engineer job vacancies in the East Midlands.
Data Engineer Salary Histogram in the East Midlands
Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Engineer in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 20 October 2026.
Data Engineer Job Locations in the East Midlands
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Engineer within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 20 October 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leicestershire | -29 | 24 | £80,000 | +18.52% | 5 |
| Derbyshire | -2 | 18 | £50,000 | -28.83% | 3 |
| Nottinghamshire | -17 | 14 | £87,000 | +28.89% | 16 |
| Lincolnshire | -6 | 5 | £65,000 | +73.33% | 4 |
| Northamptonshire | - | 2 | £60,000 | - | 7 |
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Data Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands
For the 6 months to 20 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 East Midlands region featuring Data Engineer in the job title.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Analytics | 34.9% | 22 |
| 2 | AI | 22.2% | 14 |
| 2 | AWS | 22.2% | 14 |
| 2 | Data Modelling | 22.2% | 14 |
| 2 | SQL | 22.2% | 14 |
| 6 | Data Pipeline | 20.6% | 13 |
| 7 | Data Engineering | 19.0% | 12 |
| 7 | Python | 19.0% | 12 |
| 9 | Azure | 15.9% | 10 |
| 9 | Data Integration | 15.9% | 10 |
| 11 | Continuous Improvement | 14.3% | 9 |
| 11 | Databricks | 14.3% | 9 |
| 11 | Mentoring | 14.3% | 9 |
| 14 | Data Quality | 12.7% | 8 |
| 15 | Business Intelligence | 11.1% | 7 |
| 15 | CI/CD | 11.1% | 7 |
| 15 | Data Transformation | 11.1% | 7 |
| 15 | ETL | 11.1% | 7 |
| 15 | Power BI | 11.1% | 7 |
| 15 | Power Platform | 11.1% | 7 |
| 15 | PySpark | 11.1% | 7 |
| 22 | Data Warehouse | 9.5% | 6 |
| 22 | Microsoft | 9.5% | 6 |
| 24 | Azure Data Factory | 7.9% | 5 |
| 24 | Data Governance | 7.9% | 5 |
| 24 | Data Lake | 7.9% | 5 |
| 24 | Data Strategy | 7.9% | 5 |
| 24 | Platform Engineering | 7.9% | 5 |
| 29 | Coaching | 6.3% | 4 |
| 29 | Data Architecture | 6.3% | 4 |
Data Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senior Data Engineer | 22.2% | 14 |
| 2 | Principal Data Engineer | 17.5% | 11 |
| 3 | AWS Data Engineer | 15.9% | 10 |
| 4 | Data Integration Engineer | 11.1% | 7 |
| 5 | Lead Data Engineer | 7.9% | 5 |
| 5 | Platform Engineer | 7.9% | 5 |
| 7 | Digital Transformation | 6.3% | 4 |
| 7 | Power BI Engineer | 6.3% | 4 |
| 9 | Azure Data Engineer | 3.2% | 2 |
| 9 | Cloud Security Engineer | 3.2% | 2 |
| 9 | Senior Business Intelligence Developer | 3.2% | 2 |
| 9 | Senior Cloud Engineer | 3.2% | 2 |
| 9 | Senior Security Engineer | 3.2% | 2 |