Data Engineer
West Yorkshire > Leeds
The median Data Engineer salary in Leeds is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 March 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 20 Mar 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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Rank | 45 | 94 | 132 |
Rank change year-on-year | +49 | +38 | +22 |
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Engineer | 35 | 40 | 59 |
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds | 4.52% | 1.85% | 1.87% |
As % of the Job Titles category | 4.85% | 1.92% | 1.96% |
Number of salaries quoted | 33 | 34 | 40 |
10th Percentile | £47,000 | £42,500 | £38,442 |
25th Percentile | £52,500 | £46,306 | £51,250 |
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £51,000 | £63,750 |
Median % change year-on-year | +17.65% | -20.00% | +8.05% |
75th Percentile | £73,886 | £82,500 | £77,500 |
90th Percentile | £80,000 | £87,500 | £80,500 |
West Yorkshire median annual salary | £60,000 | £51,000 | £65,000 |
% change year-on-year | +17.65% | -21.54% | +10.17% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Leeds
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Leeds. 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 Leeds with a recognized job title | 722 | 2,079 | 3,010 |
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 93.16% | 96.34% | 95.28% |
Number of salaries quoted | 484 | 1,442 | 1,843 |
10th Percentile | £27,750 | £31,250 | £32,000 |
25th Percentile | £40,038 | £41,063 | £41,250 |
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £54,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
Median % change year-on-year | -1.82% | - | - |
75th Percentile | £77,500 | £70,000 | £73,750 |
90th Percentile | £97,500 | £85,000 | £86,250 |
West Yorkshire median annual salary | £55,000 | £52,500 | £55,000 |
% change year-on-year | +4.76% | -4.55% | +10.00% |
Data Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds
Job postings that featured Data Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Leeds.

Data Engineer
Salary Trend in Leeds
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Engineer in Leeds.
Data Engineer
Salary Histogram in Leeds
Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Engineer in Leeds over the 6 months to 20 March 2025.
Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leeds
For the 6 months to 20 March 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 Leeds region featuring Data Engineer in the job title.
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Data Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leeds 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: