Data Engineering Jobs in United Kingdom
There are 5,082 open Data Engineering jobs in United Kingdom on freehire right now. 2,729 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
Builds and maintains data pipelines in BigQuery to power AI-driven operations for a B Corp-certified bag and accessories company.
Data Engineer: Microsoft Fabric & Azure - 6-Month Contract
Designs and builds data pipelines, models, and reports using Microsoft Fabric and Azure for scalable analytics and dashboards.
Scientific Data Engineer - Product Safety & Data Platforms
Design and build scalable ETL/ELT pipelines and Databricks-based data products to generate regulatory-ready insights for product safety in agriculture.
Data Engineer - All Levels
Data Engineer & AI Engineer - Belfast (Hybrid)Multiple Roles | Competitive Salary + Strong Career Growth The Opportunity A leading organisation is seeking multiple Data Engineers to join a growing technology team…
Senior Data Platform Engineer | Azure, Databricks, PySpark
Design and build scalable data pipelines on Azure and Databricks using PySpark, collaborating with data scientists and engineers while mentoring teams on modern data practices.
Data Governance Engineer - Google Cloud, Dataplex & Atlan
Designs and implements data governance frameworks in Google Cloud using Dataplex and Atlan for a large telecom transformation, ensuring metadata management and data quality standards.
Cloud Data Platform Engineer - Hybrid (Python/PySpark)
Build and maintain scalable cloud data pipelines and analytics workloads using Python, PySpark, Databricks, Snowflake, and Microsoft Fabric in a hybrid London role.
Real-Time Data Platform Engineer | Golang & Kafka
Build and enhance real-time data infrastructure for a global gambling platform using Golang, Python, Kafka, and cloud databases like GCP Spanner and BigQuery.
Senior Data Platform Engineer: Python + Databricks (Hybrid)
Build and maintain a financial data platform on Databricks using Python, data pipelines, APIs, and data models in a hybrid Edinburgh role.
AWS Data Platform Engineer – Hybrid, Bonus, Growth
Build and scale AWS-based data platforms using cloud and DevOps practices for a tech recruitment agency.
Senior Data Platform Engineer — ML Infra & Databricks
Senior Data Platform Engineer builds and maintains Databricks infrastructure on AWS to power ML workloads and gaming analytics at a large betting company.
Staff Data Platform Engineer - Streaming & AI Infra
Build and scale an event streaming platform with Kafka and Flink to power AI applications at a global fintech company.
Data Platform Engineer: Scale Lakehouse for Analytics & AI
Build and scale a Databricks lakehouse on AWS to power analytics and AI for a B2B SaaS company, writing Python ETL pipelines and maintaining data infrastructure.