Market Data Engineer
UK
The median Market Data Engineer salary in the UK is £150,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 29 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 735 | - | 865 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +410 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Market Data Engineer | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.008% | - | 0.004% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.009% | - | 0.004% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £62,625 |
| 25th Percentile | £145,000 | - | £70,313 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £150,000 | - | £86,250 |
| 75th Percentile | £155,000 | - | £102,813 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £110,875 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | - | - | - |
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 | 54,330 | 85,864 | 73,683 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.51% | 94.85% | 91.85% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 30,016 | 58,065 | 51,514 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,000 | £30,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,500 | £40,000 | £43,800 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -8.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,000 | £71,250 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £93,778 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £53,250 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -6.10% | +2.40% |
Market Data Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Market Data Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Market Data Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Market Data Engineer.
Market Data Engineer
Top 2 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Market Data Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 29 July 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | - | 5 | £150,000 | - | 2 |
| England | - | 5 | £150,000 | - | 2 |
Market Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 29 July 2025, Market 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 Market Data Engineer in the job title.
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Market 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: