Big Data Developer Jobs

Big Data Developer
UK

As of 1 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Big Data Developer salary in the UK.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 691 892 975
Rank change year-on-year +201 +83 +189
Permanent jobs requiring a Big Data Developer 1 4 14
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.002% 0.004% 0.013%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.002% 0.004% 0.015%
Number of salaries quoted 0 4 11
10th Percentile - - £71,250
25th Percentile - £29,000 £80,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £51,750 £90,000
Median % change year-on-year - -42.50% +20.00%
75th Percentile - £75,938 £100,000
90th Percentile - £79,875 £107,500
UK excluding London median annual salary - £72,500 £100,000
% change year-on-year - -27.50% +90.48%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title 46,902 93,183 95,132
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.12% 94.62% 91.53%
Number of salaries quoted 27,275 66,883 59,840
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,000 £38,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £52,777 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.95% -12.04% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £81,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £90,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +4.00% -4.76% +5.00%

Big Data Developer
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Big Data Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Big Data Developer in the UK

Big Data Developer
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Big Data Developer.

Salary trend for Big Data Developer in the UK

Big Data Developer
Top 3 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Big Data Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 1 May 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
UK excluding London +209 1 - - 1
Work from Home - 1 - -
Northern Ireland - 1 - -

Big Data Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Big Data Developer 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 featuring Big Data Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle
1 1 (100.00%) Unix
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Apache
1 1 (100.00%) SOA
1 1 (100.00%) Shell Script
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Law
1 1 (100.00%) JSON
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) Use Case
1 1 (100.00%) Multithreading
1 1 (100.00%) Git
1 1 (100.00%) Apache Hive
1 1 (100.00%) NoSQL
1 1 (100.00%) HBase
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle SOA Suite
1 1 (100.00%) Big Data
1 1 (100.00%) Kafka
1 1 (100.00%) Apache Avro
1 1 (100.00%) Low Latency
1 1 (100.00%) HDFS
1 1 (100.00%) Impala
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Apache Spark
1 1 (100.00%) Greenfield Project
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity

Big Data Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) Apache
1 1 (100.00%) Apache Spark
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle SOA Suite
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Apache Hive
1 1 (100.00%) Big Data
1 1 (100.00%) HBase
1 1 (100.00%) Impala
1 1 (100.00%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Git
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (100.00%) Law
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Apache Avro
1 1 (100.00%) JSON
1 1 (100.00%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Low Latency
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Multithreading
1 1 (100.00%) SOA
1 1 (100.00%) Storyboarding
1 1 (100.00%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) Shell Script
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) HDFS
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle