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 28 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 28 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 253 | 163 | 149 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -90 | -14 | +7 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Engineer | 633 | 1,530 | 2,100 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 1.31% | 1.73% | 2.41% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.44% | 1.83% | 2.64% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 505 | 1,116 | 1,481 |
| 10th Percentile | £49,250 | £33,000 | £46,549 |
| 25th Percentile | £57,500 | £47,500 | £57,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £72,500 | £65,000 | £72,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.54% | -10.34% | +3.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £97,500 | £85,000 | £95,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £115,000 | £100,000 | £127,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £70,000 | £65,000 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.69% | -7.14% | - |
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 | 43,919 | 83,679 | 79,671 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.79% | 94.64% | 91.48% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 23,116 | 62,210 | 50,998 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,250 | £28,500 | £32,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,084 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,000 | £52,500 | £60,800 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -13.65% | +1.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £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 28 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 28 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 | +10 | 348 | £90,000 | +20.00% | 412 |
| North of England | -126 | 105 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 124 |
| South East | -10 | 61 | £70,000 | +45.83% | 67 |
| North West | -139 | 53 | £63,876 | +6.46% | 66 |
| Yorkshire | +27 | 49 | £60,000 | +17.65% | 37 |
| Midlands | -47 | 44 | £60,000 | +11.11% | 50 |
| South West | +14 | 35 | £55,000 | -10.20% | 54 |
| East of England | -1 | 26 | £66,253 | +20.46% | 18 |
| East Midlands | +20 | 24 | £55,000 | +15.79% | 20 |
| West Midlands | -24 | 20 | £60,000 | +4.35% | 30 |
| North East | +3 | 7 | £66,250 | -7.99% | 21 |
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Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 28 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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