Junior Data Engineer Job Trends in Gateshead

Junior Data Engineer
Tyne and Wear > Gateshead

The median Junior Data Engineer salary in Gateshead is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 September 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Data Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Gateshead 0.53% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.75% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 - -
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £40,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Gateshead

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Gateshead. 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 Gateshead with a recognized job title 134 32 54
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 71.28% 88.89% 98.18%
Number of salaries quoted 100 23 30
10th Percentile £28,000 £26,220 £24,960
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £40,000 £44,500
Median % change year-on-year - -10.11% -0.84%
75th Percentile £50,000 £42,500 £52,813
90th Percentile £100,000 - £55,000
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £55,000 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +22.22% - -14.29%

Junior Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gateshead

For the 6 months to 30 September 2026, Junior 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 Gateshead region featuring Junior Data Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Data Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Data Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) ETL
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) SQL

Junior Data Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gateshead by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Data Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Data Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) ETL
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared