Data Engineer
UK
The median Data Engineer salary in the UK is £65,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 16 May 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 16 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 146 | 163 | 162 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +17 | -1 | +29 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Engineer | 1,927 | 2,272 | 4,193 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 1.93% | 2.28% | 2.62% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.04% | 2.49% | 2.73% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,223 | 1,596 | 2,042 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £46,000 | £42,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,750 | £56,250 | £51,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.14% | - | +12.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £83,250 | £92,500 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £120,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £57,500 | £60,000 | £59,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.17% | +1.69% | +7.27% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 94,378 | 91,115 | 153,780 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.69% | 91.48% | 96.09% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,475 | 57,415 | 84,334 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,521 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,173 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +5.64% | +5.63% |
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
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Engineer.
Data Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Engineer over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.
Data Engineer
Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 16 May 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 Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | -12 | 1,541 | £65,000 | -10.34% | 384 |
| UK excluding London | +59 | 1,256 | £57,500 | -4.17% | 197 |
| Work from Home | -50 | 641 | £65,000 | -6.40% | 203 |
| London | -27 | 591 | £75,000 | -11.76% | 211 |
| North of England | +86 | 386 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 52 |
| Scotland | +70 | 308 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 13 |
| North West | +89 | 252 | £60,000 | +15.38% | 33 |
| South East | -54 | 160 | £49,000 | -21.60% | 26 |
| Midlands | +10 | 157 | £55,750 | +6.19% | 34 |
| South West | -35 | 149 | £62,500 | -5.24% | 31 |
| West Midlands | +8 | 113 | £57,500 | +9.52% | 26 |
| Yorkshire | +58 | 82 | £51,000 | -21.54% | 12 |
| East of England | +20 | 69 | £57,500 | -8.00% | 19 |
| North East | 0 | 52 | £72,000 | +10.77% | 7 |
| East Midlands | +7 | 42 | £47,500 | -13.64% | 8 |
| Wales | +1 | 15 | £46,096 | +3.20% | 9 |
| Northern Ireland | +38 | 13 | £60,000 | - | 15 |
Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 16 May 2024, Data Engineer 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 permanent 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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