Data Engineer
UK > England
The median Data Engineer salary in England is £72,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 207 | 160 | 152 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -47 | -8 | +1 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Engineer | 668 | 1,558 | 2,215 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 1.45% | 1.83% | 2.39% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.61% | 1.94% | 2.62% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 537 | 1,126 | 1,565 |
| 10th Percentile | £50,000 | £32,500 | £46,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £56,250 | £47,500 | £56,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £72,500 | £65,000 | £72,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.54% | -10.34% | +3.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £100,000 | £85,000 | £95,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £115,000 | £96,539 | £124,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £72,500 | £65,000 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.54% | -7.14% | +1.71% |
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 | 41,506 | 80,486 | 84,681 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.13% | 94.46% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 24,507 | 60,251 | 53,657 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £38,250 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £53,773 | £60,567 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.93% | -11.22% | +0.95% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £72,000 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £91,250 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £57,500 | £52,777 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.95% | -12.04% | - |
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 1 May 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 1 May 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 | +7 | 372 | £92,500 | +23.33% | 379 |
| North of England | -93 | 98 | £62,500 | +13.64% | 112 |
| South East | +25 | 75 | £70,000 | +42.86% | 170 |
| Midlands | -9 | 52 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 40 |
| North West | -118 | 49 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 62 |
| Yorkshire | +39 | 47 | £60,000 | +17.65% | 34 |
| South West | -3 | 31 | £55,000 | -15.38% | 67 |
| West Midlands | -27 | 28 | £58,750 | - | 27 |
| East Midlands | +34 | 24 | £56,250 | +18.42% | 11 |
| East of England | +5 | 24 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 27 |
| North East | +2 | 6 | £72,500 | +1.40% | 19 |
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Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 1 May 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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