Data Engineering Jobs in United Kingdom
There are 5,083 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 46%
- data-pipelines 46%
- cloud 44%
- data-engineering 43%
- analytics 41%
- ai 31%
- azure 29%
How the work is done
- Hybrid 1,190 · 23%
- Remote 231 · 5%
- Onsite 27 · 1%
Visa sponsorship offered in 29% of the 231 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 1,376
- Lead 672
- 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
Data Engineer
Senior Data Engineer - Python, Databricks *** Banking Experience Required *** *** £450 - £475 per day inside IR35*** *** No remote working permitted - 5 days on site *** *** No Sponsorship Given *** As a Senior Data…
Data Engineer - Quantitative Analysis
BettingJobs is seeking a Data Engineer to join a small but growing quant team in the sports betting industry. Working alongside the modelling team, you will be responsible for ensuring they have access to reliable,…
Data Engineer
Data Engineer leads complex data migrations between CRM/billing systems (Salesforce, Chargebee, Dynamics), focusing on discovery, mapping, and validation to prevent post-migration issues.
Data Engineer
A 6-month contract role building and maintaining data pipelines, writing SQL queries, and scripting automation tools (bash) to process and transform data for a government contractor requiring SC clearance.
Principal AI Data Engineer with World Leading Energy Company
Principal AI Data Engineer builds and scales GenAI/agentic AI systems for a leading energy company using Azure AI Foundry, Databricks Mosaic AI, and LangChain.
Senior Data Engineer
£50,000 - 68,000 GBP Bonus, Pension, Benefits Hybrid WORKING Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne, North East - United Kingdom Type: Permanent Senior Data Engineer Data & Cloud Engineering Location: Newcastle / Hybrid…
AWS Data Engineer
Design and build scalable AWS-based data pipelines using Python, Spark, and cloud-native services to power analytics and reporting.
AWS Data Engineer
Build and optimize scalable data pipelines using Python, Spark, and AWS services like Glue, EMR, and S3 to power a modern data platform for financial indices.
Data Engineer
Builds secure data pipelines and transformations for a UK government client, focusing on geospatial and official datasets using SQL, Python, and modern tooling.
Data Engineer — ML Forecasts for Renewable Energy Assets
Build Python-based ML models to forecast renewable energy production for wind and solar assets, and collaborate on training pipelines with data scientists.
Data Governance Officer
Implement data governance frameworks, catalog data assets, and set quality metrics while collaborating with IT and business teams to align data rules with departmental goals.
Data Governance Lead
Lead IG’s data governance framework, defining standards, ownership, and quality rules to ensure trusted, fit-for-purpose data across the fintech’s global operations.
London GCP Data Engineer — Immediate Start, 4-Week Contract
Build and maintain GCP-based data pipelines and BigQuery solutions for a 4-week contract in Central London.
Contract GCP Data Engineer - £700/pd Outside IR35
Build and maintain GCP data pipelines (BigQuery, Dataflow, Pub/Sub) for an insurance broker, ensuring reliable analytics and reporting in a fast-paced environment.