The median Data Engineer salary in Sunderland is £48,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 July 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
3 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
24 |
- |
24 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Engineer |
1 |
0 |
16 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Sunderland |
0.60% |
- |
9.88% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.66% |
- |
10.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
0 |
12 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£46,500 |
- |
£62,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£48,000 |
- |
£82,500 |
| 75th Percentile |
£49,500 |
- |
£86,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Tyne and Wear median annual salary |
£62,500 |
£58,750 |
£75,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+6.38% |
-21.67% |
+15.38% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Sunderland. 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 Sunderland with a recognized job title |
152 |
42 |
159 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
91.57% |
95.45% |
98.15% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
98 |
20 |
139 |
| 10th Percentile |
£29,775 |
£29,825 |
£34,625 |
| 25th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£32,500 |
£40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£40,000 |
£50,500 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-20.79% |
-8.18% |
+33.33% |
| 75th Percentile |
£50,000 |
£59,063 |
£66,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£55,000 |
£66,500 |
£75,200 |
| Tyne and Wear median annual salary |
£52,500 |
£48,000 |
£47,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+9.38% |
+1.05% |
-9.52% |
