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 to 29 November 2023.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 29 Nov 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
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| Rank | 152 | 185 | 196 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +33 | +11 | -1 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Engineer | 1,194 | 2,623 | 2,579 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 2.21% | 2.08% | 2.00% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.31% | 2.19% | 2.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 928 | 1,859 | 1,895 |
| 10th Percentile | £43,750 | £47,500 | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £52,500 | £55,000 | £50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £70,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +7.69% | +8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £87,500 | £87,500 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £57,500 | £60,840 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.49% | +10.62% | +4.76% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 51,668 | 119,945 | 122,710 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 95.49% | 95.32% | 95.07% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 37,837 | 75,409 | 83,805 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £32,750 | £32,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +4.35% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £81,250 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £97,750 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.00% | +5.26% |
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 29 November 2023.
Data Engineer
Top 16 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 29 November 2023. 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 | +37 | 1,134 | £70,000 | - | 493 |
| Work from Home | +39 | 604 | £70,000 | - | 299 |
| London | +23 | 568 | £80,000 | +3.23% | 269 |
| UK excluding London | +20 | 552 | £57,500 | -5.49% | 276 |
| North of England | +41 | 186 | £55,000 | -18.52% | 84 |
| North West | +74 | 122 | £50,000 | -18.70% | 50 |
| South West | +47 | 114 | £75,000 | +36.36% | 31 |
| South East | +43 | 94 | £61,750 | -5.00% | 73 |
| Midlands | +26 | 87 | £53,500 | -10.83% | 32 |
| West Midlands | +25 | 51 | £56,750 | -7.72% | 16 |
| Yorkshire | +17 | 45 | £57,500 | -20.69% | 17 |
| East Midlands | +28 | 36 | £50,000 | -16.67% | 16 |
| East of England | +106 | 30 | £71,250 | +3.26% | 20 |
| Scotland | +24 | 26 | £47,557 | -20.74% | 15 |
| North East | +36 | 19 | £55,000 | -31.25% | 17 |
| Wales | -5 | 15 | £46,060 | -19.28% | 20 |
Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 29 November 2023, 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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