Lead Data Engineer Job Trends in Swansea

Lead Data Engineer
West Wales > Swansea

The median Lead Data Engineer salary in Swansea is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 July 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 49 - 28
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Data Engineer 2 0 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Swansea 0.59% - 1.64%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.63% - 1.64%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £59,098
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 - £66,199
75th Percentile - - £76,650
90th Percentile - - £78,660
West Wales median annual salary £80,000 - £66,199

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Swansea

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Swansea. 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 Swansea with a recognized job title 319 37 183
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.55% 84.09% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 213 29 163
10th Percentile £35,000 £21,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £38,000 £31,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £37,733 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +45.76% -16.15% +9.80%
75th Percentile £75,000 £53,762 £55,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £59,857 £65,000
West Wales median annual salary £50,000 £37,733 £43,536
% change year-on-year +32.51% -13.33% +5.65%

Lead Data Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Swansea

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

Lead Data Engineer job vacancy trend in Swansea

Lead Data Engineer
Salary Trend in Swansea

Salary distribution trend for Lead Data Engineer job vacancies in Swansea.

Salary distribution trend for Lead Data Engineer job vacancies in Swansea

Lead Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Swansea

For the 6 months to 13 July 2026, Lead 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 Swansea region featuring Lead Data Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Apache
1 2 (100.00%) Apache Spark
1 2 (100.00%) Databricks
1 2 (100.00%) Python
1 2 (100.00%) SQL

Lead Data Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Swansea 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 2 (100.00%) Apache
1 2 (100.00%) Apache Spark
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) Python
1 2 (100.00%) SQL
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Databricks