Lead Data Engineer
UK > Work from Home
The median Lead Data Engineer salary for remote or hybrid work is £89,819 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 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
2 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
383 |
484 |
579 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+101 |
+95 |
+101 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Data Engineer |
30 |
105 |
92 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option |
0.20% |
0.31% |
0.22% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.22% |
0.32% |
0.22% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
26 |
100 |
81 |
| 10th Percentile |
£67,250 |
£64,975 |
£60,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£71,563 |
£68,718 |
£65,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£89,819 |
£80,000 |
£80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+12.27% |
- |
-11.11% |
| 75th Percentile |
£102,410 |
£95,313 |
£96,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£103,750 |
£101,000 |
£115,000 |
| UK median annual salary |
£94,637 |
£75,000 |
£85,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+26.18% |
-11.76% |
-2.86% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with WFH or hybrid options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title |
13,568 |
32,486 |
41,019 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
90.66% |
95.98% |
96.07% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
9,888 |
24,950 |
29,138 |
| 10th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£33,116 |
£36,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£43,750 |
£42,500 |
£47,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£56,451 |
£62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+6.29% |
-9.68% |
+4.17% |
| 75th Percentile |
£77,500 |
£75,000 |
£81,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£92,500 |
£100,000 |
| UK median annual salary |
£57,500 |
£52,900 |
£60,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+8.70% |
-11.83% |
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