Data Engineering Jobs in United Kingdom
There are 5,080 open Data Engineering jobs in United Kingdom on freehire right now. 2,739 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 45%
- cloud 44%
- data-engineering 43%
- analytics 41%
- ai 30%
- azure 29%
How the work is done
- Hybrid 1,171 · 23%
- Remote 230 · 5%
- Onsite 27 · 1%
Visa sponsorship offered in 28% of the 234 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 1,379
- Lead 669
- Principal 185
- Staff 108
- C-level 100
- Junior 73
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 435
- 501-1000 employees 219
- 51-200 employees 67
- 11-50 employees 58
- 201-500 employees 13
- 1-10 employees 6
Senior Cybersecurity & Data Engineering Associate
Design secure identity and access management workflows, deploy cloud infrastructure, and build data pipelines while developing React/Angular UIs for financial technology services.
Google Cloud Platform Data Engineer
Build and maintain scalable Google Cloud data pipelines using BigQuery, Dataflow, and Pub/Sub, ensuring high-quality, reliable data for analytics and business users.
Senior Data Engineer: Build Scalable AI Data Platforms
Design and build scalable data platforms and ETL/ELT pipelines, ensuring data quality and governance while integrating AI-powered tooling.
Data Engineer II (Data Platform)
Build and maintain Tripadvisor’s petabyte-scale data pipelines and platforms using Java, Python, Spark, Flink, and Snowflake to power analytics, experimentation, and GenAI across the travel giant’s global brands.
Data Engineer, Azure Databricks
Builds and maintains scalable HR data pipelines on Azure Databricks and ADF, focusing on automated, high-quality analytics solutions for employee lifecycle data.
Principal Data Engineer
Principal Data Engineer designs and builds modern, cloud-native data platforms and real-time pipelines using Databricks, Snowflake, AWS/GCP, Spark, Kafka, and Flink for enterprises and government clients.
DV-Cleared Data Engineer for Defence & AI Platforms
Design and build secure data pipelines and storage for Defence & AI platforms, enabling analytics and reporting in classified environments.
Software & Data Engineer (Newcastle Based)
A 12-week training program in Newcastle teaching full-stack JavaScript/TypeScript and React or Python-based data engineering with SQL, ETL, and cloud basics.
Data Engineer – 11788AW-ENGINEER
Data Engineer builds and maintains data pipelines, warehouses, and reports using SQL Server, SSIS, Power BI, and Microsoft Fabric to support analytics and compliance.
Senior Data Engineer
Senior Data Engineer builds and maintains enterprise data models for a client’s re-platforming project using Python, Java, SQL, and DevOps practices in an Agile consultancy role.
Mid-Level Data Engineer
Build and maintain data pipelines in Python and SQL on AWS to support an insurtech startup’s analytics and client integrations.
Data Engineer - Microsoft Fabric
Build and manage cloud data pipelines using Microsoft Fabric, Databricks, and ETL tools to deliver end-to-end data warehousing and analytics solutions for enterprise clients.
Data Engineering Director – Platform Strategy & Delivery
Leads data engineering teams to design and deliver scalable data platforms for client projects using Databricks and cloud architectures.
Senior Data Engineer - Azure
Design and implement scalable Azure-based ETL pipelines and data flows for a UK fintech firm, using Azure Data Factory, Synapse, and Spark to improve financial well-being analytics.
Director: Lead Data Engineer
Lead a team building and optimizing scalable data pipelines using Spark, Azure Data Factory, and cloud platforms to power AI-driven products and analytics.
Data Engineer (Snowflake & Airflow)
Build and maintain data pipelines for a UK banking client using Snowflake and Airflow, working in small Agile teams.
Principal Data Engineer
Principal Data Engineer designs scalable Azure-based data pipelines and analytics platforms, using Python, SQL, and Power BI to enable self-service insights for a growing product team.