Principal Data Engineer
West Yorkshire > Leeds
The median Principal Data Engineer salary in Leeds is £79,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 September 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 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
82 |
- |
121 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Data Engineer |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds |
0.11% |
- |
0.062% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.11% |
- |
0.063% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£74,500 |
- |
£87,049 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£79,000 |
- |
£92,169 |
| 75th Percentile |
£83,500 |
- |
£97,290 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£79,000 |
- |
£92,169 |
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 |
881 |
1,653 |
1,582 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
95.97% |
95.94% |
97.65% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
597 |
1,095 |
1,202 |
| 10th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£31,550 |
£31,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£42,500 |
£42,210 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+9.09% |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£72,500 |
£70,000 |
£73,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£82,500 |
£88,450 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£52,500 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+4.76% |
-4.55% |
+4.76% |
