Data Engineer Job Trends in Preston

Data Engineer
Lancashire > Preston

As of 12 January 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Data Engineer salary in Preston.

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 19 26 6
Rank change year-on-year +7 -20 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Engineer 1 3 13
As % of all permanent jobs in Preston 1.09% 2.19% 12.87%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.12% 2.29% 13.83%
Number of salaries quoted 0 3 6
10th Percentile - £62,250 £42,625
25th Percentile - £63,750 £44,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £67,500 £47,000
Median % change year-on-year - +43.62% -
75th Percentile - £81,875 -
90th Percentile - £89,750 £49,000
Lancashire median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £46,000
% change year-on-year -7.69% +41.30% -12.38%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Preston

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Preston. 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 Preston with a recognized job title 89 131 94
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.74% 95.62% 93.07%
Number of salaries quoted 67 81 73
10th Percentile £30,000 £36,000 £23,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,000 £31,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% +22.22% +6.89%
75th Percentile £58,943 £66,750 £57,500
90th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £67,500
Lancashire median annual salary £45,000 £50,055 £45,000
% change year-on-year -10.10% +11.23% -

Data Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Preston

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

Data Engineer job vacancy trend in Preston

Data Engineer
Salary Trend in Preston

Salary distribution trend for Data Engineer job vacancies in Preston.

Salary distribution trend for Data Engineer job vacancies in Preston

Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 22 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston

For the 6 months to 12 January 2026, 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 Preston region featuring Data Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Alteryx
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Change Control
1 1 (100.00%) Data Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Data Ingestion
1 1 (100.00%) Data Pipeline
1 1 (100.00%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (100.00%) Dimensional Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) ETL
1 1 (100.00%) ETL Development
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Relational Database
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server Integration Services
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Verification and Validation

Data Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (100.00%) Relational Database
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server Integration Services
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 1 (100.00%) Documentation Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Change Control
1 1 (100.00%) Data Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Data Ingestion
1 1 (100.00%) Data Pipeline
1 1 (100.00%) Dimensional Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) ETL
1 1 (100.00%) ETL Development
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Alteryx
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft