Data Engineer
North West > Manchester
The median Data Engineer salary in Manchester is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 4 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 134 | 96 | 166 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -38 | +70 | -30 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Engineer | 36 | 144 | 57 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester | 1.46% | 2.44% | 1.32% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.61% | 2.57% | 1.43% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 30 | 116 | 44 |
| 10th Percentile | £44,750 | £41,875 | £39,544 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,313 | £47,500 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £60,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +16.67% | +4.35% | -7.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £85,938 | £72,813 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £90,000 | £72,125 |
| North West median annual salary | £61,188 | £60,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.98% | +9.09% | -11.29% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Manchester
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title | 2,239 | 5,605 | 3,973 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 91.05% | 95.11% | 92.25% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,330 | 4,096 | 2,578 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £30,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £40,988 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £54,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.85% | -6.09% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £73,886 | £67,968 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,822 | £80,000 | £82,500 |
| North West median annual salary | £50,055 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.11% | -9.09% | +4.76% |
Data Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Job postings that featured Data Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
Data Engineer
Salary Trend in Manchester
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Engineer in Manchester.
Data Engineer
Salary Histogram in Manchester
Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Engineer in Manchester over the 6 months to 4 July 2025.
Data Engineer
Job Locations in Manchester
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Engineer within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 4 July 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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| Stockport | +10 | 1 | £75,000 | +50.00% | 8 |
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Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester
For the 6 months to 4 July 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 Manchester region featuring Data Engineer in the job title.
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Data Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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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