Lead Data Engineer
UK
The median Lead Data Engineer salary in the UK is £81,250 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 June 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 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 684 | 779 | 852 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +95 | +73 | -43 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Data Engineer | 227 | 169 | 432 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.22% | 0.18% | 0.26% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.23% | 0.20% | 0.27% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 168 | 151 | 165 |
| 10th Percentile | £52,750 | £62,500 | £58,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £67,500 | £66,250 | £75,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £81,250 | £85,000 | £90,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.41% | -5.56% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £98,474 | £98,750 | £96,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £110,000 | £107,500 | £116,246 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £75,000 | £77,500 | £82,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.23% | -6.06% | +17.86% |
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 | 99,552 | 86,380 | 162,088 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.85% | 91.27% | 96.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 70,786 | 55,655 | 84,889 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,244 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.48% | +5.78% |
Lead Data Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Lead Data Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Lead Data Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Lead Data Engineer.
Lead Data Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Lead Data Engineer over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
Lead Data Engineer
Top 16 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lead 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 Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +44 | 171 | £82,500 | -2.94% | 69 |
| UK excluding London | +59 | 149 | £75,000 | -3.23% | 40 |
| Work from Home | +59 | 104 | £82,500 | - | 34 |
| London | +94 | 74 | £92,500 | +2.78% | 34 |
| North of England | +74 | 64 | £80,000 | +2.56% | 23 |
| Scotland | - | 50 | £73,250 | - | 4 |
| North West | +26 | 35 | £70,000 | +3.70% | 12 |
| North East | +2 | 17 | £78,750 | +1.61% | 5 |
| South West | -17 | 15 | £70,576 | -13.93% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +62 | 12 | £85,000 | -5.56% | 6 |
| South East | -6 | 11 | £65,000 | -23.53% | 6 |
| East of England | +3 | 5 | £75,000 | -28.57% | |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | £77,500 | - | 1 |
| Midlands | -29 | 1 | £75,000 | +15.38% | 4 |
| West Midlands | -30 | 1 | £75,000 | +15.38% | 4 |
| Wales | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Lead Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, Lead 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 Lead Data Engineer in the job title.
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Lead 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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