Data Engineer
UK
The median Data Engineer salary in the UK is £65,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 27 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 148 | 166 | 163 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +18 | -3 | +29 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Engineer | 1,930 | 2,400 | 3,899 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 1.97% | 2.29% | 2.53% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.08% | 2.50% | 2.63% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,214 | 1,687 | 2,047 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £45,759 | £43,200 |
| 25th Percentile | £48,000 | £56,151 | £51,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £70,000 | £68,823 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.14% | +1.71% | +14.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £82,500 | £92,500 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £120,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £57,500 | £60,000 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.17% | +4.35% | +4.55% |
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 | 92,756 | 95,826 | 148,057 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.61% | 91.56% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,592 | 60,202 | 85,221 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,550 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.42% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +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 27 April 2024.
Data Engineer
Top 17 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 27 April 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 | -5 | 1,550 | £65,000 | -7.28% | 357 |
| UK excluding London | +55 | 1,263 | £57,500 | -4.17% | 181 |
| Work from Home | -59 | 620 | £65,000 | -6.40% | 190 |
| London | -27 | 585 | £75,000 | -11.76% | 193 |
| North of England | +94 | 391 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 56 |
| Scotland | +77 | 302 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 20 |
| North West | +97 | 252 | £60,000 | +15.38% | 35 |
| South East | -32 | 167 | £49,000 | -18.33% | 27 |
| South West | -24 | 153 | £66,250 | +0.45% | 20 |
| Midlands | -6 | 145 | £55,000 | +3.29% | 25 |
| West Midlands | +5 | 104 | £58,750 | +10.33% | 12 |
| Yorkshire | +63 | 86 | £51,000 | -21.54% | 17 |
| East of England | +40 | 77 | £60,000 | +11.63% | 17 |
| North East | +7 | 53 | £67,750 | +4.23% | 4 |
| East Midlands | -5 | 40 | £47,500 | -13.64% | 13 |
| Wales | +8 | 17 | £46,096 | +3.20% | 13 |
| Northern Ireland | +42 | 12 | £60,000 | - | 6 |
Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 27 April 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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