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 19 June 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 265 | 149 | 173 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -116 | +24 | -10 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Engineer | 671 | 2,038 | 1,916 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 1.20% | 1.83% | 2.09% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.33% | 1.93% | 2.29% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 519 | 1,358 | 1,557 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,250 | £35,000 | £46,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,000 | £47,500 | £56,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £65,000 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.69% | -7.14% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £95,000 | £84,875 | £92,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £115,000 | £100,000 | £120,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £62,500 | £57,500 | £62,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.70% | -7.26% | +1.64% |
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 | 50,413 | 105,630 | 83,521 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.88% | 94.81% | 91.17% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,637 | 74,686 | 54,530 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £39,000 | £38,734 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,055 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.11% | -6.54% | +7.00% |
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 19 June 2025.
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 19 June 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 |
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| England | -95 | 638 | £72,500 | +11.54% | 2,544 |
| London | +8 | 365 | £90,000 | +20.00% | 1,182 |
| UK excluding London | -169 | 279 | £62,500 | +8.70% | 1,554 |
| Work from Home | -68 | 269 | £75,000 | +15.38% | 1,169 |
| North of England | -133 | 103 | £60,000 | +0.42% | 440 |
| South East | -23 | 56 | £70,000 | +43.59% | 334 |
| North West | -144 | 50 | £61,938 | +3.23% | 218 |
| Yorkshire | +9 | 48 | £60,000 | +17.65% | 159 |
| Midlands | -11 | 47 | £60,000 | +6.19% | 206 |
| South West | -1 | 33 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 218 |
| East Midlands | +38 | 27 | £65,000 | +36.84% | 95 |
| East of England | -5 | 26 | £66,253 | +20.46% | 154 |
| West Midlands | -30 | 20 | £58,250 | +1.30% | 111 |
| Scotland | -72 | 12 | £52,500 | -21.05% | 135 |
| North East | -5 | 7 | £62,500 | -15.25% | 63 |
| Wales | +30 | 2 | £43,062 | -6.65% | 43 |
| Northern Ireland | +29 | 1 | - | - | 28 |
Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 19 June 2025, 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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