Lead Data Engineer
Yorkshire > South Yorkshire
The median Lead Data Engineer salary in South Yorkshire 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 | 57 | 74 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | +17 | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Data Engineer | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Yorkshire | 0.15% | 0.44% | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.17% | 0.47% | - |
| 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 | - | - | - |
| Yorkshire median annual salary | £70,000 | £85,000 | £90,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -17.65% | -5.56% | -21.74% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South Yorkshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in South Yorkshire. 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 South Yorkshire with a recognized job title | 576 | 1,058 | 674 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 84.83% | 93.05% | 82.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 407 | 757 | 523 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,087 | £30,000 | £25,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £28,875 | £39,500 | £32,875 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £50,000 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.00% | +11.11% | -10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £62,500 | £61,250 | £57,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,000 | £75,000 | £69,550 |
| Yorkshire median annual salary | £45,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.00% | -4.76% | +4.50% |
Lead Data Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in South Yorkshire
Job postings that featured Lead Data Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in South Yorkshire.
Lead Data Engineer
Salary Trend in South Yorkshire
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Lead Data Engineer in South Yorkshire.
Lead Data Engineer
Job Locations in South Yorkshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Data Engineer within the South Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 15 August 2025. 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 |
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| Sheffield | +22 | 1 | £67,500 | -20.59% | 1 |
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Lead Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 17 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Yorkshire
For the 6 months to 15 August 2025, Lead Data Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the South Yorkshire region featuring Lead Data Engineer in the job title.
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Lead Data Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Yorkshire by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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