Data Engineer
East Midlands > Leicestershire
The median Data Engineer salary in Leicestershire is £47,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 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 14 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 62 | 98 | 93 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +36 | -5 | 0 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Engineer | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leicestershire | 0.57% | 0.37% | 0.38% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.60% | 0.40% | 0.40% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £42,850 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £44,875 | £43,750 | £56,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,250 | £47,500 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.53% | -17.39% | -6.12% |
| 75th Percentile | £50,813 | £51,250 | £58,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £51,825 | - | - |
| East Midlands median annual salary | £56,250 | £47,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.42% | -13.64% | -15.38% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Leicestershire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Leicestershire. 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 Leicestershire with a recognized job title | 662 | 1,008 | 748 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.84% | 93.77% | 93.73% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 172 | 568 | 267 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,000 | £26,675 | £25,201 |
| 25th Percentile | £32,375 | £31,750 | £32,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £48,000 | £45,000 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.67% | - | +5.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £57,500 | £58,750 | £57,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,000 | £72,500 | £67,500 |
| East Midlands median annual salary | £45,000 | £42,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.88% | -15.00% | +5.26% |
Data Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicestershire
Job postings that featured Data Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Leicestershire.
Data Engineer
Salary Trend in Leicestershire
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Engineer in Leicestershire.
Data Engineer
Job Locations in Leicestershire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Engineer within the Leicestershire region over the 6 months to 14 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Leicester | +42 | 4 | £47,250 | -0.53% | 2 |
| Data Engineer East Midlands |
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Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicestershire
For the 6 months to 14 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 Leicestershire region featuring Data Engineer in the job title.
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Data Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicestershire 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: