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 9 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 9 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 41 | 100 | 112 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +59 | +12 | +50 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Engineer | 36 | 38 | 63 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds | 4.60% | 1.68% | 2.13% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 4.91% | 1.75% | 2.24% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 36 | 34 | 50 |
| 10th Percentile | £47,000 | £35,750 | £38,719 |
| 25th Percentile | £52,500 | £46,250 | £48,438 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £51,000 | £63,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +17.65% | -20.00% | -3.77% |
| 75th Percentile | £74,164 | £82,500 | £77,715 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £87,500 | £92,500 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary | £60,000 | £51,000 | £63,750 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.65% | -20.00% | +2.00% |
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 | 733 | 2,175 | 2,816 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 93.61% | 95.94% | 95.14% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 506 | 1,578 | 1,694 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,250 | £31,250 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £40,000 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,250 | £52,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.14% | -4.55% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £78,486 | £69,914 | £73,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £84,056 | £87,125 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary | £57,250 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.50% | -9.09% | +4.76% |
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 9 May 2025.
Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leeds
For the 6 months to 9 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 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: