Lead Data Engineer
UK
The median Lead Data Engineer salary in the UK is £77,500 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 685 | 802 | 857 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +117 | +55 | -74 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Data Engineer | 212 | 168 | 388 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.22% | 0.16% | 0.25% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.23% | 0.18% | 0.26% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 153 | 141 | 157 |
| 10th Percentile | £55,000 | £62,500 | £58,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £67,500 | £66,250 | £67,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £77,500 | £85,000 | £87,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.82% | -2.86% | +6.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £95,000 | £96,250 | £96,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £106,000 | £113,750 | £110,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £75,000 | £75,000 | £72,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +3.45% | +3.57% |
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% |
Lead Data Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Lead Data Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Lead Data Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Lead Data Engineer.
Lead Data Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Lead Data Engineer over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
Lead 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 Lead 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 | +119 | 159 | £77,500 | -8.82% | 45 |
| UK excluding London | +108 | 145 | £75,000 | - | 17 |
| Work from Home | +103 | 103 | £82,500 | +8.20% | 24 |
| London | +104 | 64 | £90,000 | - | 32 |
| North of England | +94 | 62 | £81,250 | +4.50% | 8 |
| Scotland | - | 48 | £66,500 | - | 1 |
| North West | +40 | 33 | £70,000 | +3.70% | 4 |
| South West | +12 | 17 | £70,576 | -21.58% | |
| North East | +9 | 16 | £82,500 | +6.45% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +97 | 13 | £85,000 | -5.56% | 3 |
| South East | +31 | 8 | £70,000 | -3.45% | 2 |
| East of England | +18 | 6 | £75,000 | -28.57% | |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | £77,500 | - | 1 |
| West Midlands | +8 | 1 | £85,000 | +30.77% | 1 |
| Midlands | -10 | 1 | £85,000 | +30.77% | 2 |
| Wales | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
Lead Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 27 April 2024, Lead 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 Lead Data Engineer in the job title.
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Lead 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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