Senior Data Engineer Job Trends in Yorkshire
Senior Data Engineer
England > Yorkshire
The median Senior Data Engineer salary in Yorkshire is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 21 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 138 | 140 | 155 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +2 | +15 | +34 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Data Engineer | 54 | 24 | 16 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Yorkshire | 0.72% | 0.72% | 0.37% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.78% | 0.84% | 0.39% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 53 | 23 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | £62,376 | £54,500 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £65,000 | £58,125 | £52,954 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £65,000 | £65,465 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.38% | -0.71% | -6.48% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £69,375 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £84,000 | £75,000 | - |
| England median annual salary | £75,000 | £70,000 | £74,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.14% | -6.04% | -6.88% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
Yorkshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Yorkshire. 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.
| 6 months to 21 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies in Yorkshire with a recognized job title | 6,916 | 2,869 | 4,118 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 92.26% | 86.08% | 94.75% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5,001 | 1,544 | 2,038 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £26,000 | £28,925 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £30,263 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £45,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +16.67% | -10.00% | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £65,000 | £66,188 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £78,750 | £80,000 |
| England median annual salary | £59,832 | £54,000 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.80% | -6.09% | -4.17% |
Senior Data Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Senior Data Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire.
Senior Data Engineer Salary Trend in Yorkshire
Salary distribution trend for Senior Data Engineer job vacancies in Yorkshire.
Senior Data Engineer Salary Histogram in Yorkshire
Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Data Engineer in Yorkshire over the 6 months to 21 October 2026.
Senior Data Engineer Job Locations in Yorkshire
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 Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 21 October 2026. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Yorkshire | -16 | 39 | £75,000 | +20.00% | 13 |
| South Yorkshire | -24 | 14 | £75,000 | +11.11% | 1 |
| East Yorkshire | - | 1 | £60,000 | - | |
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Senior Data Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Yorkshire
For the 6 months to 21 October 2026, Senior Data Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Yorkshire region featuring Senior Data Engineer in the job title.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Analytics | 51.9% | 28 |
| 2 | Data Engineering | 40.7% | 22 |
| 2 | SQL | 40.7% | 22 |
| 4 | Business Intelligence | 33.3% | 18 |
| 5 | Python | 29.6% | 16 |
| 6 | CI/CD | 27.8% | 15 |
| 6 | Data Pipeline | 27.8% | 15 |
| 6 | Mentoring | 27.8% | 15 |
| 6 | Technical Leadership | 27.8% | 15 |
| 10 | Azure | 25.9% | 14 |
| 11 | Data Governance | 24.1% | 13 |
| 11 | Data Quality | 24.1% | 13 |
| 13 | Data Modelling | 22.2% | 12 |
| 14 | dbt | 20.4% | 11 |
| 14 | ETL | 20.4% | 11 |
| 14 | Kimball Methodology | 20.4% | 11 |
| 14 | Lakehouse | 20.4% | 11 |
| 18 | Databricks | 18.5% | 10 |
| 18 | Delta Lake | 18.5% | 10 |
| 18 | Observability | 18.5% | 10 |
| 18 | PySpark | 18.5% | 10 |
| 22 | Metadata | 16.7% | 9 |
| 22 | Metadata Management | 16.7% | 9 |
| 22 | Microsoft | 16.7% | 9 |
| 22 | Test Automation | 16.7% | 9 |
| 26 | Dimensional Modelling | 14.8% | 8 |
| 26 | Semantic Layer | 14.8% | 8 |
| 26 | Stakeholder Management | 14.8% | 8 |
| 29 | AWS | 13.0% | 7 |
| 29 | Azure Synapse Analytics | 13.0% | 7 |
Senior Data Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Yorkshire by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senior Databricks Data Engineer | 14.8% | 8 |
| 2 | Azure Data Engineer | 7.4% | 4 |
| 2 | Microsoft Engineer | 7.4% | 4 |
| 4 | AWS Data Engineer | 1.9% | 1 |
| 4 | Data Analytics Engineer | 1.9% | 1 |
| 4 | Senior Cloud Engineer | 1.9% | 1 |