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 18 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 18 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 152 | 165 | 161 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +13 | -4 | +32 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Engineer | 1,924 | 2,276 | 4,230 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 1.93% | 2.30% | 2.63% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.03% | 2.51% | 2.74% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,220 | 1,605 | 2,053 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £46,000 | £42,600 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,875 | £56,250 | £51,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.14% | - | +12.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £83,250 | £92,500 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £120,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £57,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.17% | - | +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 | 94,593 | 90,744 | 154,424 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.69% | 91.51% | 96.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,603 | 57,335 | 84,442 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,521 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| 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 18 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 18 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 | -14 | 1,538 | £65,000 | -10.34% | 479 |
| UK excluding London | +55 | 1,251 | £57,500 | -4.17% | 271 |
| Work from Home | -52 | 639 | £65,000 | -6.40% | 231 |
| London | -25 | 592 | £75,000 | -11.76% | 291 |
| North of England | +89 | 386 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 61 |
| Scotland | +80 | 307 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 14 |
| North West | +92 | 251 | £60,000 | +15.38% | 38 |
| South East | -50 | 159 | £48,000 | -23.20% | 87 |
| Midlands | +1 | 157 | £55,000 | +3.29% | 31 |
| South West | -38 | 147 | £62,500 | -7.41% | 37 |
| West Midlands | +7 | 113 | £57,500 | +9.52% | 25 |
| Yorkshire | +68 | 83 | £51,000 | -23.88% | 15 |
| East of England | +21 | 69 | £57,500 | -8.00% | 19 |
| North East | +2 | 52 | £72,000 | +10.77% | 8 |
| East Midlands | +6 | 42 | £47,500 | -13.64% | 6 |
| Wales | 0 | 14 | £46,131 | +3.28% | 9 |
| Northern Ireland | +33 | 13 | £60,000 | - | 14 |
Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 18 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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