Data Engineer
UK > England
The median Data Engineer salary in England is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 251 | 169 | 155 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -82 | -14 | +1 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Engineer | 650 | 1,474 | 1,711 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 1.24% | 1.64% | 2.27% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.37% | 1.73% | 2.48% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 506 | 1,116 | 1,433 |
| 10th Percentile | £50,000 | £35,105 | £46,510 |
| 25th Percentile | £57,500 | £49,938 | £57,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £67,500 | £72,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.70% | -6.90% | +3.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £93,750 | £85,000 | £92,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £115,000 | £100,000 | £120,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £70,000 | £67,500 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.70% | -3.57% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title | 47,366 | 84,988 | 69,006 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.24% | 94.67% | 91.60% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,430 | 61,085 | 48,189 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,000 | £29,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £38,750 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,900 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.97% | -11.83% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
Data Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured Data Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
Data Engineer
Salary Trend in England
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Engineer in England.
Data Engineer
Salary Histogram in England
Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Engineer in England over the 6 months to 16 July 2025.
Data Engineer
Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Engineer within the England region over the 6 months to 16 July 2025. 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 |
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| London | +24 | 364 | £85,000 | +13.33% | 298 |
| North of England | -132 | 107 | £60,000 | - | 96 |
| Midlands | -9 | 58 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 56 |
| South East | -3 | 55 | £65,000 | +26.83% | 116 |
| Yorkshire | -5 | 50 | £60,000 | +17.65% | 34 |
| North West | -135 | 49 | £60,000 | -2.04% | 46 |
| South West | -3 | 33 | £62,500 | +13.64% | 48 |
| West Midlands | -6 | 32 | £60,000 | -0.41% | 47 |
| East of England | +13 | 27 | £65,127 | +15.78% | 11 |
| East Midlands | +33 | 26 | £65,000 | +26.21% | 9 |
| North East | -10 | 8 | £58,750 | -21.67% | 17 |
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Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 16 July 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 England region featuring Data Engineer in the job title.
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Data Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:
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