Senior Data Engineer Job Trends in the North East

Senior Data Engineer
England > North East

The median Senior Data Engineer salary in the North East is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 February 2026.

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

6 months to
11 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 84 74 96
Rank change year-on-year -10 +22 +1
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Data Engineer 2 5 5
As % of all permanent jobs in the North East 0.16% 0.60% 0.38%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.17% 0.63% 0.39%
Number of salaries quoted 2 5 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £72,500 -
Median % change year-on-year -3.45% - -
England median annual salary £72,500 £70,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year +3.57% -6.67% -6.25%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
North East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North East. 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 the North East with a recognized job title 1,174 796 1,277
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.60% 95.79% 96.96%
Number of salaries quoted 825 324 1,086
10th Percentile £28,250 £29,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £33,000 £37,500 £35,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +10.53% -5.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £69,936 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £75,772
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -11.29%

Senior Data Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the North East

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 the North East.

Senior Data Engineer job vacancy trend in the North East

Senior Data Engineer
Salary Trend in the North East

Salary distribution trend for Senior Data Engineer job vacancies in the North East.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Data Engineer job vacancies in the North East

Senior Data Engineer
Job Locations in the North East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Data Engineer within the North East region over the 6 months to 11 February 2026. 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
Tyne and Wear -9 2 £70,000 -24.32%
Senior Data Engineer
England

Senior Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 2 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North East

For the 6 months to 11 February 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 North East region featuring Senior Data Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) AI
1 2 (100.00%) Data Engineering

Senior Data Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North East 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) AI
1 2 (100.00%) Data Engineering