Data Engineer
UK
The median Data Engineer salary in the UK is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 July 2024.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Jul 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 150 | 175 | 162 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +25 | -13 | +47 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Engineer | 1,598 | 1,698 | 4,549 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 1.77% | 2.10% | 2.60% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.86% | 2.29% | 2.72% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,062 | 1,431 | 2,083 |
| 10th Percentile | £37,500 | £46,000 | £45,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £56,250 | £52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £85,000 | £91,250 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £115,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £62,500 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.00% | - | +13.64% |
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 | 85,709 | 74,085 | 167,386 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.83% | 91.81% | 95.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 58,134 | 51,472 | 87,435 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £43,800 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £52,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +1.92% | +9.47% |
Data Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Data Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Data Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Engineer.
Data Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Engineer over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.
Data Engineer
Top 18 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 26 July 2024. 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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| England | -9 | 1,282 | £68,000 | -6.21% | 132 |
| UK excluding London | +78 | 1,035 | £60,000 | -4.00% | 108 |
| Work from Home | -42 | 527 | £70,000 | +0.80% | 67 |
| London | -44 | 486 | £80,000 | -5.88% | 43 |
| North of England | +101 | 351 | £60,000 | -4.00% | 36 |
| Scotland | +98 | 241 | £67,000 | +11.67% | 8 |
| North West | +96 | 216 | £62,500 | +13.64% | 17 |
| Midlands | 0 | 132 | £60,000 | +10.09% | 15 |
| South West | +5 | 128 | £55,000 | -20.45% | 19 |
| South East | -63 | 120 | £45,000 | -28.00% | 18 |
| West Midlands | -3 | 96 | £60,000 | +11.11% | 13 |
| Yorkshire | +71 | 91 | £51,000 | -23.88% | 3 |
| East of England | +19 | 44 | £55,000 | -18.52% | 4 |
| North East | +8 | 44 | £72,500 | +16.00% | 16 |
| East Midlands | -3 | 34 | £50,750 | -3.33% | 2 |
| Wales | +25 | 14 | £66,199 | +48.21% | 4 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 5 | £35,000 | - | 4 |
| Channel Islands | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 July 2024, 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 featuring Data Engineer in the job title.
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Data Engineer 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:
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