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
Mid-Level Data Engineer (Python/ AWS)
Build and maintain cloud-based data pipelines and APIs in Python and AWS, enabling reliable data access and integration for teams.
Senior Microsoft Fabric Data Engineer — Analytics & Data Platform
Design and implement Microsoft Fabric-based data platforms and analytics solutions for public and private sector clients using Power BI, OneLake, and Synapse.
Data Platform Engineer - ETL/AI Pipelines
Designs and optimizes ETL/ELT pipelines, ingests data from multiple sources, and applies schema versions to build scalable data solutions for AI/ML workloads.
Remote Data Platform Engineer for AI Analytics & Pipelines
Build and optimize data pipelines and platforms for AI-driven analytics in a motor insurance company, using Python, AWS, and DevOps practices.
Senior Data Engineer, Platforms & Tooling (Cloud MI)
Senior Data Engineer builds and maintains cloud-based MI platforms using Azure and Power BI, automating workflows and resolving data incidents for a UK government body.
Senior Data Engineer – Real-Time Trading Data & APIs
Build and maintain scalable data pipelines and APIs to support real-time trading systems, ensuring high availability and data quality for traders and researchers.
Data Platform Engineer for Grid AI & Pipelines
Build and maintain the data infrastructure for a grid-focused AI platform, handling ingestion, transformation, validation, and serving of large datasets for grid operators.
Staff Data Engineer London Contract Inside IR35
Staff Data Engineer modernizes enterprise-scale data pipelines using PySpark, AWS Glue, and Airflow, while setting engineering standards and coaching teams on cloud-native architectures.
Senior Data Engineer (Microsoft Fabric & Azure Data Platform)
Design and build scalable data pipelines using Microsoft Fabric, Azure Databricks, and PySpark to transform and integrate enterprise datasets for analytics and insights.
Data Platform Engineer for Grid AI & Pipelines
Build and maintain data pipelines and models to ingest, transform, and serve complex grid datasets using Python, SQL, and modern orchestration tools.
Senior Data Engineer (Microsoft Fabric & Azure Data Platform)
Build and optimize cloud-native data pipelines using Microsoft Fabric, Azure Databricks, and PySpark to deliver scalable data solutions for enterprise clients.
Data Engineer: SQL/Python on Databricks Lakehouse (Hybrid)
Build and migrate data pipelines on Databricks Lakehouse, converting legacy SQL views to Declarative Pipelines and adding reconciliation checks.
GenAI Data Engineer for Trading – 6 Month Contract
Designs and deploys GenAI, RAG, and agentic AI systems for a trading-focused AI transformation, moving prototypes into production within a collaborative engineering team.
Senior Python Data Engineer – SC Clearance Preferred
Build secure, scalable Python data pipelines and APIs for a UK government program, integrating digital services with the Electronic Monitoring Data Store.
Senior Hadoop & Big Data Engineer — Hybrid, Bonus
Senior Hadoop & Big Data Engineer builds and maintains Hadoop-based data platforms for a fintech company, using Hive, Spark, Python, and Java in agile teams.
Python Data Engineer | Fintech | Hybrid & Flexible Perks
Builds and maintains Python-based data pipelines and SQL/dbt models to transform raw financial data into reliable, scalable data products for a fintech lender.