Senior Data Engineer
UK
The median Senior Data Engineer salary in the UK is £72,500 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 | 571 | 482 | 492 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -89 | +10 | +114 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Data Engineer | 374 | 554 | 1,207 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.36% | 0.59% | 0.72% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.38% | 0.64% | 0.74% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 311 | 448 | 436 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £56,907 | £56,625 |
| 25th Percentile | £61,875 | £66,250 | £65,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £72,500 | £80,000 | £80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.38% | - | +8.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £86,250 | £95,000 | £92,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £115,000 | £99,375 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £65,000 | £65,250 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.38% | +0.38% | +8.33% |
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% |
Senior Data Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Senior Data Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Senior Data Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Data Engineer.
Senior Data Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Data Engineer over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
Senior 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 Senior 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 | -85 | 337 | £75,000 | -6.25% | 97 |
| London | -10 | 193 | £80,000 | -5.88% | 66 |
| Work from Home | -24 | 166 | £72,950 | -2.73% | 39 |
| UK excluding London | -33 | 149 | £65,000 | -0.38% | 33 |
| North of England | +80 | 73 | £62,500 | +4.17% | 14 |
| North West | +41 | 60 | £66,250 | +20.45% | 12 |
| Midlands | -5 | 26 | £70,000 | +18.14% | 3 |
| West Midlands | -11 | 17 | £70,000 | +19.15% | 2 |
| South West | -43 | 17 | £55,000 | -21.43% | 4 |
| South East | -55 | 17 | £66,250 | -5.36% | 4 |
| Yorkshire | +62 | 8 | £49,136 | -25.83% | 1 |
| East Midlands | -13 | 8 | - | - | 1 |
| Scotland | -62 | 8 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 4 |
| East of England | - | 6 | £75,000 | - | 2 |
| North East | -7 | 5 | £80,000 | +18.52% | 1 |
| Wales | +11 | 3 | £46,131 | +6.05% |
Senior Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, Senior 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 Senior Data Engineer in the job title.
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Senior 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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