Data Engineering Jobs in United Kingdom
There are 5,008 open Data Engineering jobs in United Kingdom on freehire right now. 2,753 of them were posted recently. The skills employers ask for most often are python, sql and data-pipelines.
Salary
| Currency | Period | 25th | Median | 75th | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBP | year | £65,000 | £85,000 | £95,000 | 273 |
| GBP | day | £500 | £650 | £675 | 54 |
| USD | year | $78,884 | $86,767 | $158,125 | 10 |
From postings that disclose pay. Currencies are counted separately, never converted.
Most requested skills
- python 47%
- sql 46%
- data-pipelines 45%
- cloud 43%
- data-engineering 42%
- analytics 40%
- ai 30%
- azure 28%
How the work is done
- Hybrid 1,144 · 23%
- Remote 217 · 4%
- Onsite 25 · 0%
Visa sponsorship offered in 26% of the 224 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 1,362
- Lead 660
- Principal 176
- Staff 111
- C-level 96
- Junior 76
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 415
- 501-1000 employees 210
- 51-200 employees 66
- 11-50 employees 58
- 201-500 employees 12
- 1-10 employees 6
Senior Data Engineer: Snowflake-to-Fabric Migration Lead
Senior Data Engineer leading a Snowflake-to-Microsoft Fabric migration for a live analytics platform, handling scoping, schema mapping, cutover planning, and hands-on execution with Fabric Lakehouse/OneLake.
Data Engineer: Real-Time Streaming & Lakes (Hybrid)
Data engineer designing real-time streaming analytics and scalable data pipelines for BBC's iPlayer and BBC Sounds media distribution platforms, working hybrid from London.
Senior Data Engineer: Scale BigQuery Platform & Lead Pipelines
Senior Data Engineer owning a major BigQuery platform rebuild, building scalable ETL/ELT pipelines and leading data migration/integration post-acquisition at a London-based company spanning home services, financial services and energy transition.
Data Engineer: Databricks & Azure Platform (Remote)
Designs and maintains scalable data pipelines on Databricks/Azure, focusing on ELT and analytics for the UK veterinary sector’s data platform.
Data Engineer (3-6 Month Contract)
Contract Data Engineer building a greenfield AI-powered BI assistant (Claude/MCP-based) connected to BigQuery, dbt, Metabase, and GitHub — owning the project solo from architecture through evaluation to deployment over 3–6 months.
Senior Data Engineer & Platform Lead (AWS)
Design and maintain scalable AWS-based data pipelines and warehouses for Liverpool FC, leading offshore teams and ensuring data quality for analytics.
Technical Solutions Architect II -- Data Engineer
Pre-sales Technical Solutions Architect focused on data engineering, helping enterprise customers design AI-ready data platforms using Snowflake and Databricks on major clouds while partnering with sales teams to shape services opportunities.
Senior Data Engineer - Outside IR35
Senior Data Engineer building scalable data products and pipelines on cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) using tools like Databricks, Snowflake, Spark, and Airflow.
Senior Data Engineer: Cloud Data Integration & Migration
Design, build, and support cloud-based data solutions across AWS and Azure, driving data migration, integration, and governance using ETL/ELT, data warehousing, and data lakehouse architectures.
Data Engineer - eSC or eDV Clearance Required
Managing Data Engineer leading advanced analytics solutions at IBM Consulting UK, using Python, R, SQL, SPSS, and data manipulation tools to solve complex business problems for public and private sector clients.
Lead Data Engineer - Public Sector Analytics & Mentoring
Lead data engineering for public sector/defence clients, building analytics pipelines with Python/R/SQL, mentoring junior engineers, and analyzing data trends.
Senior Data Engineer | Betty CA
Build and optimize scalable data pipelines for a regulated online casino platform, using Python, SQL, and cloud warehouses like Snowflake or Redshift.
Lead Data Platform Engineer – BigQuery & GCP
Lead data engineer designing and delivering scalable data pipelines into BigQuery and GCP, setting engineering standards for data modelling, testing, and cost optimisation while mentoring engineers and promoting data governance.
Remote Data Engineer – Databricks, Azure & Python
Mid-level Data Engineer designing and deploying data pipelines on Azure Databricks, ingesting data from REST APIs using Python and SQL, while engaging clients and contributing to CI/CD and infrastructure as code.
Lead Data Engineer - Databricks & Platform Modernisation
Lead a Data Engineering team through a Databricks-centric platform modernization, designing and governing data pipelines and Bronze to Platinum layer data assets.
Data Engineer - SQL, ETL, Azure & Analytics
Data Engineer designing and evolving SQL Server databases, ETL ingestion processes, and dashboards for a digital publisher, working hybrid in London with Azure and analytics tools.