Senior Data Engineer
UK
The median Senior Data Engineer salary in the UK is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 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 18 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 556 | 547 | 502 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -9 | -45 | +10 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Data Engineer | 175 | 364 | 566 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.31% | 0.36% | 0.57% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.34% | 0.39% | 0.62% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 132 | 305 | 452 |
| 10th Percentile | £52,625 | £37,500 | £56,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £61,250 | £61,250 | £66,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £72,500 | £80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.45% | -9.38% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £82,500 | £86,250 | £95,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £93,750 | £100,000 | £115,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £70,000 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.69% | - | - |
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 | 50,837 | 94,491 | 90,806 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.77% | 94.69% | 91.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,317 | 67,546 | 57,366 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,500 | £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 | £71,000 | £80,000 |
| 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% | +6.00% |
Senior Data Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Senior Data Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Senior Data Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Data Engineer.
Senior Data Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Data Engineer over the 6 months to 18 May 2025.
Senior Data Engineer
Top 15 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Data Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 18 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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| England | -9 | 168 | £70,000 | -6.67% | 382 |
| UK excluding London | +133 | 100 | £70,000 | +7.69% | 274 |
| London | 0 | 70 | £80,000 | - | 165 |
| Work from Home | +34 | 65 | £75,000 | +2.81% | 121 |
| North of England | +12 | 38 | £62,500 | - | 60 |
| South East | +106 | 32 | £70,000 | +16.67% | 87 |
| Yorkshire | +77 | 18 | £60,000 | +12.53% | 24 |
| North West | -44 | 16 | £63,000 | -3.08% | 28 |
| Midlands | +53 | 15 | £65,000 | -7.14% | 42 |
| East Midlands | +24 | 8 | £65,000 | - | 13 |
| West Midlands | +37 | 7 | £62,500 | -10.71% | 26 |
| Scotland | +109 | 5 | £57,500 | -11.54% | 19 |
| South West | +99 | 5 | £55,000 | - | 32 |
| East of England | +38 | 5 | £82,500 | +10.00% | 33 |
| North East | +35 | 4 | £67,500 | -15.63% | 9 |
Senior Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 18 May 2025, Senior 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 Senior Data Engineer in the job title.
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Senior 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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