The median Data Engineer salary in Leicester is £67,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 January 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
13 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
28 |
32 |
46 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+4 |
+14 |
+3 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Engineer |
11 |
1 |
3 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Leicester |
3.24% |
0.54% |
0.99% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
3.46% |
0.59% |
1.04% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
3 |
1 |
3 |
| 10th Percentile |
£47,250 |
- |
£45,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£54,375 |
£56,250 |
£48,125 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£67,500 |
£62,500 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+8.00% |
+13.64% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£68,750 |
£68,750 |
£57,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Leicestershire median annual salary |
£67,500 |
£62,500 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+8.00% |
+13.64% |
- |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Leicester. 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 Leicester with a recognized job title |
318 |
170 |
289 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
93.81% |
91.40% |
95.70% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
246 |
99 |
248 |
| 10th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£28,950 |
£26,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£35,000 |
£36,875 |
£36,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£45,000 |
£50,500 |
£50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-10.89% |
+1.00% |
+5.26% |
| 75th Percentile |
£60,000 |
£62,500 |
£60,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£70,000 |
£77,100 |
£67,500 |
| Leicestershire median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£43,750 |
£49,990 |
| % change year-on-year |
+2.86% |
-12.48% |
+8.09% |
