Data Engineer
UK
The median Data Engineer daily rate in the UK is £500 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 June 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 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 103 | 119 | 114 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +16 | -5 | +4 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Data Engineer | 952 | 1,216 | 2,058 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 2.21% | 2.17% | 2.35% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.38% | 2.29% | 2.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 733 | 918 | 1,483 |
| 10th Percentile | £199 | £413 | £407 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £475 | £475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.09% | - | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £594 | £650 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £685 | £730 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £525 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.29% | +0.10% | +10.42% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 43 | 5 | 21 |
| 10th Percentile | £32.50 | - | £18.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £49.25 | £62.00 | £18.62 |
| Median hourly rate | £67.50 | £75.50 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.60% | +67.78% | +55.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £80.00 | £82.50 | £50.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £87.00 | £61.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £75.00 | £75.50 | £45.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.66% | +67.78% | +78.22% |
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 | 39,969 | 53,015 | 83,520 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.83% | 94.58% | 95.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,870 | 37,031 | 58,844 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £315 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +5.26% | +10.21% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,841 | 1,476 | 1,963 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £24.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +83.67% | +12.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.60 | £65.75 | £49.33 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £76.13 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
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 1 June 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 1 June 2024.
Data Engineer
Top 16 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 1 June 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 | 821 | £500 | -9.09% | 433 |
| London | +17 | 499 | £525 | -8.70% | 226 |
| UK excluding London | +19 | 325 | £450 | -14.29% | 237 |
| Work from Home | -6 | 325 | £500 | -9.09% | 204 |
| North of England | +12 | 81 | £463 | -22.92% | 96 |
| South West | +16 | 66 | £513 | -2.38% | 33 |
| North West | +6 | 50 | £425 | -19.05% | 66 |
| South East | -24 | 46 | £463 | -7.50% | 30 |
| Midlands | +12 | 42 | £425 | -26.09% | 34 |
| East of England | +25 | 37 | £185 | -64.76% | 8 |
| Scotland | +16 | 35 | £453 | -9.40% | 26 |
| Yorkshire | +20 | 31 | £475 | -26.92% | 20 |
| West Midlands | -5 | 30 | £469 | -18.48% | 26 |
| Wales | +25 | 12 | £400 | -23.08% | 5 |
| East Midlands | +20 | 12 | £400 | -11.11% | 8 |
| Northern Ireland | +6 | 6 | £175 | -65.00% | 6 |
Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 June 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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