Data Engineer Job Trends, Salaries & Skill Sets in York

Data Engineer
North Yorkshire > York

The median Data Engineer salary in York is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 July 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

	6 months to 1 Jul 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	34	-	-
Rank change year-on-year	-	-	-
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Engineer	2	0	0
As % of all permanent jobs in York	0.64%	-	-
As % of the Job Titles category	0.67%	-	-
Number of salaries quoted	2	0	0
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£65,000	-	-
North Yorkshire median annual salary	£65,000	-	-

All Permanent IT Job Roles
York

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in York. 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 York with a recognized job title	297	271	426
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title	95.50%	57.17%	96.16%
Number of salaries quoted	153	60	295
10^th Percentile	£30,000	£33,000	£27,200
25^th Percentile	£40,000	£44,063	£32,250
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£50,000	£60,000	£50,000
Median % change year-on-year	-16.67%	+20.00%	-13.04%
75^th Percentile	£60,000	£70,000	£65,000
90^th Percentile	£87,500	£86,500	£85,000
North Yorkshire median annual salary	£45,000	£42,500	£42,500
% change year-on-year	+5.88%	-	-10.53%

Data Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in York

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Data Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in York.