Senior Data Engineer
UK
The median Senior Data Engineer salary in the UK is £72,700 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 | 552 | 503 | 517 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -49 | +14 | +97 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Data Engineer | 383 | 589 | 1,024 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.39% | 0.57% | 0.65% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.41% | 0.62% | 0.68% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 308 | 468 | 410 |
| 10th Percentile | £39,375 | £56,250 | £57,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £60,000 | £67,000 | £65,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £72,700 | £80,000 | £80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.13% | - | +10.34% |
| 75th Percentile | £85,000 | £95,313 | £92,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £113,250 | £102,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £65,000 | £62,500 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -3.85% | +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 | 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% |
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 3 May 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 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 | -37 | 349 | £75,000 | -6.25% | 113 |
| London | -16 | 191 | £80,000 | -8.57% | 66 |
| Work from Home | -2 | 159 | £73,000 | -2.67% | 60 |
| UK excluding London | +12 | 158 | £65,000 | +4.00% | 45 |
| North of England | +98 | 75 | £62,500 | +4.17% | 9 |
| North West | +53 | 59 | £62,500 | +29.68% | 7 |
| Midlands | +15 | 26 | £70,000 | +19.15% | 8 |
| South East | -34 | 21 | £61,750 | -11.79% | 10 |
| West Midlands | +14 | 19 | £70,000 | +21.74% | 5 |
| South West | -42 | 18 | £55,000 | -24.14% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +76 | 10 | £55,000 | -10.20% | 1 |
| Scotland | -61 | 8 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 4 |
| East of England | - | 8 | £76,250 | - | 9 |
| North East | 0 | 6 | £80,000 | +18.52% | 1 |
| East Midlands | -2 | 6 | - | - | 3 |
| Wales | +9 | 3 | £46,131 | +6.05% | 1 |
Senior Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 3 May 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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