Junior Data Engineer
UK
The median Junior Data Engineer salary in the UK is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 700 | 866 | 966 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +166 | +100 | +191 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Data Engineer | 11 | 29 | 13 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.020% | 0.029% | 0.013% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.022% | 0.031% | 0.014% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 11 | 24 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £24,000 | £33,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £24,750 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £25,000 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +80.00% | -44.44% | -10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £33,938 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £46,750 | £152,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £36,500 | £25,000 | £40,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +46.00% | -37.50% | -8.57% |
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 | 50,303 | 93,916 | 91,216 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.61% | 94.69% | 91.48% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,096 | 67,168 | 57,442 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,886 | £71,250 | £80,559 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,645 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.29% | -5.66% | +5.64% |
Junior Data Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Junior Data Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Junior Data Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Junior Data Engineer.
Junior Data Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Junior Data Engineer over the 6 months to 16 May 2025.
Junior Data Engineer
Top 6 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Junior Data Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 16 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 |
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| Work from Home | +122 | 7 | £45,000 | +36.36% | 1 |
| UK excluding London | +172 | 5 | £36,500 | +46.00% | 8 |
| England | +128 | 5 | £36,500 | +46.00% | 13 |
| South East | - | 4 | £39,500 | - | 3 |
| North of England | +44 | 1 | £32,500 | +30.00% | 1 |
| North West | +1 | 1 | £32,500 | +30.00% | 1 |
Junior Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 16 May 2025, Junior 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 Junior Data Engineer in the job title.
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Junior 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: