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 | 54 |
| 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 (Principal/Lead)
Principal Data Engineer builds and scales a commercial SaaS data platform serving 200+ enterprise clients, focusing on high availability and AWS/Databricks stacks.
Senior Data Engineer: Data Platform DevOps & Architecture
Senior Data Engineer to modernize analytics infrastructure by building an automated, Azure-based data platform with DevOps, pipelines, and governance for real-time insights.
Regulatory Data Engineer — BigQuery & Cloud Pipelines
Build and maintain cloud data pipelines in BigQuery and GCP to generate regulatory reports for a global betting company.
Senior Data Engineer - UK
At CluePoints, we’re redefining how clinical trials are run. As the premier provider of Risk-Based Quality Management (RBQM) and Data Quality Oversight software, we harness advanced statistics, artificial intelligence,…
Procurement Data Steward - £60k - Cambridge
Maintains procurement data quality and governance, ensuring accuracy and consistency across teams while improving automation and reporting.
Cloud Data Platform Specialist
Contract role managing and improving a Microsoft Azure data platform using Databricks, Fabric, Data Factory, and SQL, with occasional onsite work near Cardiff.
Senior Data Governance Analyst
Senior Data Governance Analyst ensures UK GDPR, PECR and BCBS239 compliance, improves data quality, and supports projects to maximize data value for a UK consumer finance provider.
Data Governance Lead - Risk & Compliance
Lead the bank’s data governance framework, ensuring compliance with GDPR and BCBS239 while collaborating with risk teams to operationalize policies and leverage AI tooling.
Data Platform Lead
Lead the evolution of an enterprise Microsoft Fabric data platform, setting architecture standards, improving automation and governance, and mentoring a small team of data engineers.
Data Governance & Controls Consultant - Banking
Consultant reviews a mortgage provider’s data governance and controls, identifying risks and gaps to produce a remediation plan.
Data Governance & Design Delivery Lead
Oversee data governance and coordinate design delivery for infrastructure projects, ensuring data integrity and compliance while managing timelines and stakeholder needs.
Principal Data Governance Lead
Leads the design and implementation of a federated data governance function for a global pharmaceutical R&D environment, defining strategy, frameworks, and policies to ensure compliance and data quality.
Data Governance and Tooling Lead
Leads the delivery and rollout of data governance tools like Alation and Profisee, coordinating teams and vendors to ensure smooth go-live and transition to business-as-usual operations.
Purview Data Governance Analyst
Configure Microsoft Purview to govern data lineage, classification, and access in a Microsoft Fabric/Azure platform, ensuring traceable, secure enterprise data assets.
CyberSecurity OpenSource Data Platform Solution Architect
Designs and governs a petabyte-scale open-source cybersecurity data platform, defining secure architectures and driving standardization across Spark, Trino, Airflow, and cloud stacks.