Data Engineering Jobs in United Kingdom
There are 5,008 open Data Engineering jobs in United Kingdom on freehire right now. 2,753 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 | £95,000 | 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 45%
- cloud 43%
- data-engineering 42%
- analytics 40%
- ai 30%
- azure 28%
How the work is done
- Hybrid 1,144 · 23%
- Remote 217 · 4%
- Onsite 25 · 0%
Visa sponsorship offered in 26% of the 224 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 1,362
- Lead 660
- Principal 176
- Staff 111
- C-level 96
- Junior 76
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 415
- 501-1000 employees 210
- 51-200 employees 66
- 11-50 employees 58
- 201-500 employees 12
- 1-10 employees 6
Senior Data Engineer
Senior Data Engineer building a strategic Research data platform on Databricks, Python, SQL, Spark, and Azure for TD Bank's global Research Technology team in Belfast.
Senior Data Engineer
Senior Data Engineer on a 3-4 month contract in London, designing and building data pipelines end-to-end from messy source data to production-grade outputs using Python, orchestration tools (Dagster/Airflow/Prefect), AWS/S3/Parquet, and AI coding assistants.
Senior Data Engineer: Scale Data Pipelines & Cloud DW
Senior Data Engineer building scalable data pipelines and a cloud data warehouse for an online casino and casual gaming company, using Python and SQL in a London-based, cross-functional role.
Senior Data Engineer
Leads data engineering efforts to ingest, cleanse, and model data into a single source of truth (Kimball datasets) for BI, ML, and AI, while managing a team of data engineers and ensuring pipeline quality, governance, and compliance.
AWS Data Engineer
Data Engineer at a consultancy building and maintaining AWS-based data pipelines, cloud data platforms, and API integrations using Python, Terraform, and AWS ETL services for enterprise clients.
Senior Data Engineer
Senior Data Engineer owning a Databricks-based data platform—writing pipeline code, building jobs, and data modelling daily using Databricks, Delta Lake, Azure Data Factory, and Microsoft Fabric.
Data Engineer: Build Scalable Pipelines & Platforms
Data Engineer designing, building, and maintaining scalable data pipelines and platforms using SQL, Python, and Microsoft Fabric, collaborating with Reporting, Data Science, and IT teams.
Junior Data Engineer
Junior Data Engineer building and maintaining Azure data pipelines, data models and Power BI reports to support data-driven decision making across the UKI business at DHL Supply Chain.
Lead Data Engineer
Hands-on technical Lead Data Engineer owning enterprise-scale cloud data platforms—designing data pipelines, shaping data architecture, and mentoring engineers within a global organisation's Data Services function.
Data Engineer
Data Engineer on a 6-month contract building scalable data pipelines for UK Defence programmes using Python, SQL, and Databricks on AWS with a planned migration to Google Secure Cloud.
Data Engineer - Data & Insights
Data Engineer building a composable CDP (Atlas) at an entertainment marketing agency, working with Snowflake, dbt, Python pipelines, and AI-assisted development tools.
Data Engineer - Cloud, Warehousing & Analytics
Builds and optimizes cloud-based data pipelines, warehouses, and analytics solutions using Python, SQL, and cloud platforms (Snowflake/BigQuery/Redshift) to enable data-driven decision-making in a startup environment.
Lead Data Engineer
Lead Data Engineer owning the design and execution of a UK wealth management firm's data platform, leading a small team and working hands-on with Azure Data Factory, Azure SQL, Dataverse, and the Microsoft 365 ecosystem.
Fabric Data Engineer
Build and optimize a Microsoft Fabric-based data warehouse using Kimball methodology, migrating from Azure Data Factory to support analytics and reporting in a data-driven SaaS business.
Senior Data Engineer (AWS) - Pipelines & Data Lake
Design, build, and maintain data pipelines and ETL processes on AWS, develop real-time data integrations, and support cloud migration and data quality initiatives as part of a Manchester-based data team.
Lead Data Engineer
Lead data pipelines and platform architecture for a retail brand, designing scalable solutions, setting engineering standards, and mentoring engineers while collaborating with stakeholders to deliver high-quality data solutions.