Senior Data Engineer Job Trends in Newcastle upon Tyne

Senior Data Engineer
Tyne and Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne

The median Senior Data Engineer salary in Newcastle upon Tyne is £68,750 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 52 54 53
Rank change year-on-year +2 -1 +9
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Data Engineer 4 9 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne 0.69% 1.68% 0.47%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.71% 1.72% 0.49%
Number of salaries quoted 4 6 0
10th Percentile - £65,625 -
25th Percentile £66,250 £74,063 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £68,750 £96,250 -
Median % change year-on-year -28.57% - -
75th Percentile £70,000 £100,000 -
90th Percentile - £107,500 -
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £68,750 £96,250 -
% change year-on-year -28.57% - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Newcastle upon Tyne

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne. 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 Newcastle upon Tyne with a recognized job title 560 522 412
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.72% 97.39% 97.63%
Number of salaries quoted 432 215 361
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,869 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £73,889 £65,000
90th Percentile £84,875 £95,000 £77,500
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - - -6.98%

Senior Data Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Senior Data Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Senior Data Engineer job vacancy trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Senior Data Engineer
Salary Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Salary distribution trend for Senior Data Engineer job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Data Engineer job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne

Senior Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne

For the 6 months to 13 January 2026, Senior 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 Newcastle upon Tyne region featuring Senior Data Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (50.00%) AI
1 2 (50.00%) Azure
1 2 (50.00%) CI/CD
1 2 (50.00%) Data Engineering
1 2 (50.00%) Data Modelling
1 2 (50.00%) Data Warehouse
1 2 (50.00%) Python
1 2 (50.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 2 (50.00%) SQL

Senior Data Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (50.00%) Azure
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (50.00%) Data Warehouse
General
1 2 (50.00%) Retail
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) AI
1 2 (50.00%) CI/CD
1 2 (50.00%) Data Engineering
1 2 (50.00%) Data Modelling
1 2 (50.00%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 2 (50.00%) Python
1 2 (50.00%) SQL