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
Mid-Level Data Engineer (Microsoft Fabric)
Builds and maintains Microsoft Fabric pipelines and data models that power a healthcare AI platform, transforming care-sector data into predictive insights.
Senior Data Platform Engineer - Ground-Up Lakehouse (AWS)
Build a new AWS-based Lakehouse data platform from scratch using Python, Terraform, and scalable architectures to process 100TB–1PB of data reliably.
Senior Python Data Engineer - Azure Data Pipelines
Build and maintain Python-based data pipelines and ETL/ELT processes on Azure to support business analytics and BI.
ClickHouse Data Engineer for Finance & Trading
Design and build scalable ClickHouse-based data pipelines and analytics for global financial markets, integrating with trading and risk systems.
Data Engineer: AI-Powered Care on Microsoft Fabric
Builds scalable data pipelines and AI-driven analytics on Microsoft Fabric to support care-focused applications, using cloud technologies and data transformations.
Senior Data Platform Engineer - AWS & Data Pipelines
Design, build, and maintain AWS-based data platforms and pipelines, ensuring scalable ingestion, processing, and delivery of data for analytics and automation.
Data Platform Engineer
Own and operate a Databricks Lakehouse platform, focusing on reliability, governance, and cost optimization for a fintech company.
Lead Cloud Data Engineer
Salary: £66,000 - 106,000 per year Requirements: We are looking for a passionate data engineering leader with deep expertise in AWS and modern cloud-native data platforms. We need hands-on experience designing and…
Data Governance Manager
Oversee day-to-day data governance operations, maintain policies, and engage stakeholders to ensure compliance and effective governance in a financial-services context.
Data Platform Engineer
Design and maintain scalable cloud-based data platforms using Azure and AWS, enabling analytics and ML workflows for a large Canadian insurer.
Lead Cloud Data Engineer
Lead the design and build of a modern AWS cloud data platform for a UK charity, implementing data lakehouse and governance solutions to support digital transformation.
Data Engineer
Role Overview We are looking for a hands-on Snowflake Data Engineer to support the modernization of an enterprise data warehouse to a cloud-native analytics platform on AWS and Snowflake . You will be responsible for…
Data Engineer
Senior Databricks consultant designs, builds, and optimizes cloud data pipelines and Lakehouse platforms using PySpark, SQL, and Databricks tools for enterprise clients.
Data Engineering Manager
Lead two data engineering teams for a SaaS energy-retail platform, improving pipelines, governance, and financial-reporting deadlines using Databricks, Spark, Python, and cloud infrastructure.
Senior Data Engineer
Senior Data Engineer builds scalable pipelines, event streaming, and AI-powered tooling for Just Eat’s retail media platform, using BigQuery, dbt, Airflow, and GCP/AWS.
Lead Cloud Data Engineer
Lead the design and build of a modern AWS cloud data platform for a UK charity, driving data governance and analytics to support debt advice services.