Data Engineer
England > London
The median Data Engineer salary in London is £90,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 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 12 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 119 | 126 | 98 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +7 | -28 | +22 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Engineer | 367 | 589 | 1,156 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London | 2.84% | 2.49% | 3.37% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 3.15% | 2.65% | 3.55% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 294 | 479 | 937 |
| 10th Percentile | £53,225 | £46,150 | £55,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £69,063 | £57,500 | £66,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £90,000 | £75,000 | £85,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.00% | -11.76% | +13.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £115,000 | £91,991 | £106,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £138,750 | £114,000 | £140,000 |
| England median annual salary | £72,500 | £65,000 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.54% | -7.14% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
London
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title | 11,666 | 22,251 | 32,572 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.22% | 94.14% | 95.07% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7,370 | 16,680 | 24,004 |
| 10th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,000 | £42,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,000 | £51,250 | £55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £70,000 | £72,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.14% | -3.45% | +3.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £100,000 | £93,750 | £95,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £122,500 | £115,000 | £115,000 |
| England median annual salary | £57,500 | £53,500 | £60,800 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.48% | -12.01% | +1.33% |
Data Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in London
Job postings that featured Data Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.
Data Engineer
Salary Trend in London
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Engineer in London.
Data Engineer
Salary Histogram in London
Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Engineer in London over the 6 months to 12 May 2025.
Data Engineer
Job Locations in London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Engineer within the London region over the 6 months to 12 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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| Central London | +13 | 59 | £82,500 | +17.86% | 32 |
| West London | +26 | 4 | £61,250 | +11.36% | 9 |
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Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London
For the 6 months to 12 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 London region featuring Data Engineer in the job title.
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Data Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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:
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