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 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 | |
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| Rank | 152 | 176 | 161 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +24 | -15 | +30 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Engineer | 1,942 | 1,983 | 4,452 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 1.85% | 2.10% | 2.64% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.95% | 2.30% | 2.75% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,248 | 1,576 | 2,028 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £46,250 | £43,563 |
| 25th Percentile | £48,000 | £56,770 | £52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.14% | - | +12.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £83,063 | £92,500 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £120,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £57,500 | £62,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.26% | +3.33% | +9.09% |
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% |
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 1 June 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 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 | +7 | 1,561 | £65,000 | -10.34% | 434 |
| UK excluding London | +101 | 1,273 | £57,500 | -7.26% | 238 |
| Work from Home | -21 | 647 | £65,000 | -6.40% | 205 |
| London | -31 | 591 | £75,000 | -11.76% | 225 |
| North of England | +119 | 392 | £55,000 | -15.38% | 97 |
| Scotland | +82 | 300 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 25 |
| North West | +104 | 255 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 65 |
| South East | -39 | 168 | £47,500 | -24.00% | 30 |
| Midlands | +24 | 162 | £55,000 | +4.76% | 34 |
| South West | -20 | 152 | £62,500 | -7.41% | 34 |
| West Midlands | -2 | 118 | £57,500 | +9.52% | 26 |
| Yorkshire | +67 | 84 | £51,000 | -23.96% | 20 |
| East of England | +57 | 72 | £55,000 | -12.00% | 8 |
| North East | +17 | 53 | £71,500 | +10.00% | 12 |
| East Midlands | +10 | 42 | £47,500 | -13.64% | 8 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 15 | £55,000 | - | 6 |
| Wales | +3 | 13 | £46,131 | +3.28% | 5 |
Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 June 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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