Data Engineer
UK
The median Data Engineer daily rate in the UK is £500 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 29 April 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 29 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 102 | 113 | 109 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +11 | -4 | +9 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Data Engineer | 963 | 1,354 | 2,195 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 2.21% | 2.27% | 2.47% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.38% | 2.40% | 2.59% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 747 | 1,015 | 1,567 |
| 10th Percentile | £263 | £414 | £410 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £475 | £475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.09% | - | +5.77% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £650 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £725 | £735 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £453 | £515 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.04% | +3.00% | +6.10% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 45 | 8 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | £31.25 | £35.70 | £18.56 |
| 25th Percentile | £49.25 | £41.63 | £40.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £64.00 | £45.10 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.56% | +41.91% | +18.68% |
| 75th Percentile | £80.00 | £77.44 | £59.50 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £84.75 | £67.89 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £75.00 | £43.50 | £45.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +72.41% | -3.33% | +73.08% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 40,448 | 56,471 | 84,729 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.78% | 94.61% | 95.48% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,348 | 39,474 | 59,497 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £734 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £492 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.60% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,658 | 1,569 | 2,098 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.29 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.50 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.00 | £45.00 | £23.46 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.00% | +91.86% | +3.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.75 | £65.75 | £48.94 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.75 | £63.36 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £38.50 | £42.50 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.41% | +117.95% | +2.63% |
Data Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Data Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Data Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Engineer.
Data Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Engineer over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.
Data Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Data Engineer.
Data Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Data Engineer over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.
Data Engineer
Top 17 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 29 April 2024. 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +16 | 844 | £510 | -7.27% | 389 |
| London | +12 | 506 | £525 | -8.70% | 214 |
| Work from Home | -16 | 331 | £524 | -4.77% | 212 |
| UK excluding London | +16 | 327 | £453 | -12.04% | 193 |
| North of England | +9 | 77 | £450 | -14.29% | 59 |
| South West | +18 | 65 | £513 | -2.38% | 23 |
| South East | -23 | 58 | £513 | -2.38% | 26 |
| North West | +4 | 46 | £425 | -15.00% | 40 |
| Midlands | +28 | 44 | £463 | -15.91% | 30 |
| East of England | +34 | 40 | £185 | -63.90% | 17 |
| Scotland | +3 | 31 | £453 | -7.55% | 20 |
| Yorkshire | +20 | 30 | £475 | -26.92% | 16 |
| West Midlands | +19 | 30 | £513 | -6.82% | 17 |
| East Midlands | +32 | 14 | £450 | - | 13 |
| Wales | +13 | 6 | £200 | -60.10% | 13 |
| Northern Ireland | +10 | 6 | £175 | -65.00% | 7 |
| North East | +13 | 1 | £477 | -20.50% | 3 |
Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 29 April 2024, Data Engineer contract 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 contract job ads featuring Data Engineer in the job title.
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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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