Databricks Data Engineer Job Trends in Manchester

Data Engineer - Databricks
North West > Manchester

The median Data Engineer - Databricks salary in Manchester is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 October 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 198 154 -
Rank change year-on-year -44 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Databricks Data Engineer 6 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.078% 0.043% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.083% 0.047% -
Number of salaries quoted 6 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £42,500 £57,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £60,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% - -
75th Percentile £55,000 £62,500 -
90th Percentile £57,500 - -
North West median annual salary £45,000 £60,000 -
% change year-on-year -25.00% - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 7,199 2,121 3,649
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.51% 90.60% 94.63%
Number of salaries quoted 5,404 1,277 1,897
10th Percentile £33,150 £28,250 £33,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £35,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -4.55% -8.33%
75th Percentile £78,750 £70,000 £69,500
90th Percentile £96,250 £85,000 £84,300
North West median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -9.09%

Databricks Data Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Databricks Data Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Databricks Data Engineer job vacancy trend in Manchester

Databricks Data Engineer
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for Databricks Data Engineer job vacancies in Manchester.

Salary distribution trend for Databricks Data Engineer job vacancies in Manchester

Databricks Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 25 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 14 October 2026, Databricks Data Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Manchester region featuring Databricks Data Engineer in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) Analytics
1 6 (100.00%) Apache
1 6 (100.00%) Apache Spark
1 6 (100.00%) AWS
1 6 (100.00%) Azure
1 6 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 6 (100.00%) Data Engineering
1 6 (100.00%) Data Pipeline
1 6 (100.00%) Data Quality
1 6 (100.00%) Databricks
1 6 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 6 (100.00%) GCP
1 6 (100.00%) Lakehouse
1 6 (100.00%) Python
1 6 (100.00%) Scala
1 6 (100.00%) SQL
1 6 (100.00%) Validation
1 6 (100.00%) Workflow
2 4 (66.67%) Data Architecture
2 4 (66.67%) Data Transformation
3 2 (33.33%) Data Analysis
3 2 (33.33%) Data Modelling
3 2 (33.33%) Delta Lake
3 2 (33.33%) Power BI
3 2 (33.33%) Power Platform

Databricks Data Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 6 (100.00%) Apache
1 6 (100.00%) Apache Spark
Cloud Services
1 6 (100.00%) AWS
1 6 (100.00%) Azure
1 6 (100.00%) GCP
2 2 (33.33%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (33.33%) Delta Lake
1 2 (33.33%) Power BI
General
1 6 (100.00%) Law
1 6 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 4 (66.67%) Data Structures
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Analytics
1 6 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 6 (100.00%) Data Engineering
1 6 (100.00%) Data Pipeline
1 6 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 6 (100.00%) Lakehouse
1 6 (100.00%) Validation
1 6 (100.00%) Workflow
2 4 (66.67%) Data Architecture
2 4 (66.67%) Data Transformation
3 2 (33.33%) Data Analysis
3 2 (33.33%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 6 (100.00%) Python
1 6 (100.00%) Scala
1 6 (100.00%) SQL
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (100.00%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 6 (100.00%) Databricks