Data Engineering Jobs in United Kingdom
There are 5,071 open Data Engineering jobs in United Kingdom on freehire right now. 2,730 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 | £92,000 | 273 |
| GBP | day | £500 | £650 | £675 | 52 |
| 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 47%
- data-pipelines 46%
- cloud 44%
- data-engineering 43%
- analytics 41%
- ai 31%
- azure 29%
How the work is done
- Hybrid 1,189 · 23%
- Remote 230 · 5%
- Onsite 27 · 1%
Visa sponsorship offered in 29% of the 231 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 1,374
- Lead 671
- Principal 185
- Staff 109
- C-level 99
- Junior 75
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 433
- 501-1000 employees 218
- 51-200 employees 66
- 11-50 employees 57
- 201-500 employees 13
- 1-10 employees 6
Senior/Lead Data Engineer
Salary: £? - ? per year Requirements: Strong Spark and PySpark engineering experience Experience developing and modernising large-scale data pipelines Strong Python skills and software engineering fundamentals…
Data Governance Manager
Oversee UK/EU GDPR compliance and data governance for DBS Private Banking, advising stakeholders and implementing privacy controls across jurisdictions.
Head of Data Governance & Analytics
Lead data governance and analytics at a UK wealth manager, building frameworks to ensure trusted reporting and decision-making across client, portfolio, and regulatory data.
Data Governance - Responsible AI
Consultant helps global firms design and implement AI governance frameworks, ensuring compliance with regulations like the EU AI Act while balancing innovation and risk management.
Security Data Platform Engineer — Elastic SIEM & Cloud
Owns and scales Elastic SIEM data ingestion and automation for security telemetry across cloud, hybrid, and corporate environments.
Data Platform Engineering Lead — Strategy & CoE Delivery
Leads a data platform engineering team to build and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines, observability, and metadata systems while aligning delivery to strategic goals.
Senior Data Platform Engineer: Azure Fabric & Databricks
Designs and builds scalable data pipelines on Azure Fabric and Databricks to transform complex datasets and enable enterprise data analytics.
Senior AWS Data Platform Engineer (Fixed Term Contract)
Build and run a secure, scalable AWS data platform using IaC and CI/CD to power analytics and AI insights for a logistics-focused SaaS company.
Data Engineer - eSC or eDV Clearance Required
Lead a team to design and build advanced analytics solutions using Python, SQL, and big-data tools like Spark, while mentoring junior engineers and applying predictive analytics.
Data Engineer – AWS, Spark & AI
Build and optimize scalable data pipelines using Python, SQL, Spark and AWS, while leveraging AI-assisted tools to enhance engineering workflows and data quality.
Senior Data Engineer - Immediate start
Senior Data Engineer builds and maintains SQL/Python pipelines and a financial data warehouse, supporting reporting and analytics for a UK analytics agency.
Head of Data Engineering & Machine Learning
Lead a data engineering and ML team to build and scale AI-driven products, owning architecture, model estate, and commercial strategy for a fast-growing London tech platform.
Data Engineer
Data Engineer Please Note: Due to the Exciting nature of this work, Applicants must hold a valid British passport - Duel Nationality wont be accepted - sorry Salary: £45k - £60k London - Hybrid We are seeking an Data…
Data Engineer - Core MI
Build and maintain ETL pipelines and regulatory reports for a bank using SSIS, SSRS, SSAS, C#, and .NET, while supporting legacy systems like Equation and SharePoint integration.
Data Engineer
Palantir Data Engineer London | Bristol | Manchester | Hybrid | Permanent Our client is a leading global technology and consulting organisation , recognised as one of Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies ,…
Data Engineer
Build and maintain cloud data pipelines and AI-powered analytics platforms for ecommerce brands, deploying BigQuery-based infrastructure and SQL models to power business intelligence and PE due diligence.