The median Lead Data Engineer salary in Sheffield is £67,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 August 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
15 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
48 |
70 |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+22 |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Data Engineer |
1 |
5 |
0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Sheffield |
0.25% |
0.54% |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.25% |
0.56% |
- |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
5 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£58,750 |
- |
- |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£67,500 |
£85,000 |
- |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-20.59% |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£76,250 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| South Yorkshire median annual salary |
£67,500 |
£85,000 |
- |
| % change year-on-year |
-20.59% |
- |
- |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Sheffield. 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 Sheffield with a recognized job title |
396 |
886 |
491 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
97.54% |
96.20% |
89.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
296 |
639 |
378 |
| 10th Percentile |
£26,000 |
£29,750 |
£24,150 |
| 25th Percentile |
£31,250 |
£39,305 |
£32,200 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
£45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
+11.11% |
-10.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65,000 |
£62,500 |
£60,800 |
| 90th Percentile |
£78,875 |
£77,500 |
£70,000 |
| South Yorkshire median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£50,000 |
£45,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-10.00% |
+11.11% |
-10.00% |
