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 3 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 3 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 151 | 160 | 159 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +9 | -1 | +33 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Engineer | 1,938 | 2,372 | 4,026 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 1.97% | 2.29% | 2.57% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.08% | 2.50% | 2.68% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,218 | 1,666 | 2,062 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £46,000 | £43,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £48,000 | £56,250 | £51,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £70,000 | £69,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.14% | +0.72% | +15.83% |
| 75th Percentile | £83,000 | £92,500 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £120,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £57,500 | £60,000 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.17% | +4.35% | +4.55% |
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 | 93,314 | 94,990 | 150,394 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.53% | 96.09% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,914 | 59,752 | 85,367 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,508 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.49% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +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
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 3 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 3 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 | -10 | 1,552 | £65,000 | -7.21% | 378 |
| UK excluding London | +56 | 1,270 | £57,500 | -4.17% | 204 |
| Work from Home | -56 | 630 | £65,000 | -6.40% | 207 |
| London | -24 | 583 | £75,000 | -11.76% | 200 |
| North of England | +86 | 392 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 56 |
| Scotland | +74 | 308 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 20 |
| North West | +85 | 252 | £60,000 | +15.38% | 39 |
| South East | -48 | 165 | £47,750 | -23.60% | 26 |
| South West | -32 | 152 | £65,000 | -1.45% | 24 |
| Midlands | +7 | 150 | £55,000 | +1.62% | 36 |
| West Midlands | +1 | 109 | £57,500 | +7.98% | 23 |
| Yorkshire | +55 | 85 | £51,000 | -21.54% | 15 |
| East of England | +40 | 76 | £58,750 | -6.00% | 19 |
| North East | +7 | 55 | £67,750 | +4.23% | 2 |
| East Midlands | +6 | 40 | £46,250 | -15.91% | 13 |
| Wales | +1 | 16 | £46,060 | +3.12% | 16 |
| Northern Ireland | +40 | 12 | £60,000 | - | 8 |
Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 3 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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