Data Engineer
UK
The median Data Engineer daily rate in the UK is £500 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 17 May 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 17 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 103 | 115 | 113 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +12 | -2 | +8 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Data Engineer | 924 | 1,276 | 2,115 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 2.17% | 2.24% | 2.42% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.34% | 2.37% | 2.53% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 712 | 966 | 1,520 |
| 10th Percentile | £199 | £413 | £407 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £475 | £475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.09% | - | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £595 | £650 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £730 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £515 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.54% | +2.90% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 45 | 5 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | £31.25 | - | £23.19 |
| 25th Percentile | £49.25 | £62.00 | £44.81 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £75.50 | £45.35 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.91% | +66.48% | +20.93% |
| 75th Percentile | £80.00 | £82.50 | £59.25 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £87.00 | £63.76 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £75.00 | £75.50 | £45.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.66% | +67.78% | +83.67% |
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 | 39,532 | 53,805 | 83,473 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.79% | 94.61% | 95.40% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,714 | 37,580 | 58,666 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.82% | +2.90% | +9.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,672 | 1,503 | 2,037 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.82 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.29 | £19.30 | £15.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +88.21% | +6.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.90 | £76.00 | £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 17 May 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 17 May 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 17 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 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 | +14 | 804 | £500 | -9.09% | 454 |
| London | +10 | 486 | £525 | -8.70% | 277 |
| UK excluding London | +27 | 315 | £450 | -12.54% | 263 |
| Work from Home | -14 | 313 | £525 | -4.55% | 213 |
| North of England | +9 | 79 | £445 | -15.24% | 57 |
| South West | +6 | 65 | £500 | -9.09% | 33 |
| North West | -1 | 49 | £425 | -19.05% | 35 |
| South East | -17 | 47 | £463 | -7.50% | 85 |
| Midlands | +29 | 41 | £425 | -22.73% | 32 |
| East of England | +32 | 37 | £185 | -65.58% | 19 |
| West Midlands | +19 | 32 | £500 | -9.09% | 26 |
| Scotland | +14 | 32 | £453 | -7.55% | 14 |
| Yorkshire | +13 | 30 | £475 | -19.15% | 14 |
| East Midlands | +18 | 9 | £413 | -8.33% | 6 |
| Wales | +23 | 8 | £200 | -61.63% | 9 |
| Northern Ireland | +5 | 6 | £175 | -65.00% | 15 |
Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 17 May 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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