Databricks Data Engineer Job Trends in the North West

Data Engineer - Databricks
England > North West

The median Data Engineer - Databricks salary in the North West is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 August 2026.

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

6 months to
30 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 242 238 256
Rank change year-on-year -4 +18 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Databricks Data Engineer 8 1 2
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 0.065% 0.019% 0.025%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.069% 0.021% 0.026%
Number of salaries quoted 8 1 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £42,500 £57,500 £58,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% -4.00% -
75th Percentile £63,125 £62,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 - -
England median annual salary £82,500 £85,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -2.94% +36.00% -3.85%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
North West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North West. 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 West with a recognized job title 11,605 4,689 7,782
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.94% 89.97% 95.45%
Number of salaries quoted 8,667 2,442 5,218
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,024 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% - -9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £80,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% - -8.33%

Databricks Data Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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 the North West.

Databricks Data Engineer job vacancy trend in the North West

Databricks Data Engineer
Salary Trend in the North West

Salary distribution trend for Databricks Data Engineer job vacancies in the North West.

Salary distribution trend for Databricks Data Engineer job vacancies in the North West

Databricks Data Engineer
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Databricks Data Engineer in the North West over the 6 months to 30 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Databricks Data Engineer in the North West

Databricks Data Engineer
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Databricks Data Engineer within the North West region over the 6 months to 30 August 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
Manchester -23 8 £50,000 -16.67%
Databricks Data Engineer
England

Databricks Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 28 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 30 August 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 North West region featuring Databricks Data Engineer in the job title.

1 8 (100.00%) Analytics
1 8 (100.00%) Azure
1 8 (100.00%) Data Engineering
1 8 (100.00%) Databricks
1 8 (100.00%) Python
1 8 (100.00%) SQL
2 6 (75.00%) Apache
2 6 (75.00%) Apache Spark
2 6 (75.00%) AWS
2 6 (75.00%) Business Intelligence
2 6 (75.00%) Data Pipeline
2 6 (75.00%) Data Quality
2 6 (75.00%) Decision-Making
2 6 (75.00%) GCP
2 6 (75.00%) Lakehouse
2 6 (75.00%) Scala
2 6 (75.00%) Validation
2 6 (75.00%) Workflow
3 4 (50.00%) Data Architecture
3 4 (50.00%) Data Transformation
4 2 (25.00%) AI
4 2 (25.00%) Data Analysis
4 2 (25.00%) Data Modelling
4 2 (25.00%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (25.00%) Delta Lake
4 2 (25.00%) Power BI
4 2 (25.00%) Power Platform
4 2 (25.00%) SQL Server

Databricks Data Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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 (75.00%) Apache
1 6 (75.00%) Apache Spark
Cloud Services
1 8 (100.00%) Azure
2 6 (75.00%) AWS
2 6 (75.00%) GCP
3 2 (25.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (25.00%) Data Warehouse
1 2 (25.00%) Delta Lake
1 2 (25.00%) Power BI
1 2 (25.00%) SQL Server
General
1 6 (75.00%) Law
1 6 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (25.00%) Finance
2 2 (25.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
Miscellaneous
1 4 (50.00%) Data Structures
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (100.00%) Analytics
1 8 (100.00%) Data Engineering
2 6 (75.00%) Business Intelligence
2 6 (75.00%) Data Pipeline
2 6 (75.00%) Decision-Making
2 6 (75.00%) Lakehouse
2 6 (75.00%) Validation
2 6 (75.00%) Workflow
3 4 (50.00%) Data Architecture
3 4 (50.00%) Data Transformation
4 2 (25.00%) AI
4 2 (25.00%) Data Analysis
4 2 (25.00%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 8 (100.00%) Python
1 8 (100.00%) SQL
2 6 (75.00%) Scala
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (75.00%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 8 (100.00%) Databricks