Data Engineering Jobs in United Kingdom
There are 4,986 open Data Engineering jobs in United Kingdom on freehire right now. 2,717 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 46%
- sql 46%
- data-pipelines 45%
- cloud 43%
- data-engineering 42%
- analytics 40%
- ai 30%
- azure 28%
How the work is done
- Hybrid 1,147 · 23%
- Remote 221 · 4%
- Onsite 24 · 0%
Visa sponsorship offered in 27% of the 225 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 1,355
- Lead 650
- Principal 182
- Staff 107
- C-level 99
- Junior 72
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 418
- 501-1000 employees 213
- 51-200 employees 66
- 11-50 employees 58
- 201-500 employees 12
- 1-10 employees 6
Data Engineering Consultant
Design and deliver enterprise analytics solutions on Azure and Databricks, mentor teams, and advise clients on data-driven decisions.
Senior Data Engineering Consultant
Senior Data Engineering Consultant builds and optimizes data pipelines using PySpark and Databricks, delivers Power BI dashboards, and advises clients on cloud data solutions across Azure, AWS, and GCP.
SAS Data Engineering Consultant
Consultant builds and delivers SAS-based data pipelines and analytics solutions for clients, using SQL, cloud platforms, and BI tools.
Staff Data Engineer
Build and optimize distributed data pipelines and data lakes to normalize varied partner datasets using Apache Spark and modern data architectures.
Senior Data Engineering Consultant
Designs and builds scalable cloud data platforms and ETL/ELT pipelines using Azure Data Factory, Databricks, and SQL for enterprise clients in a consultancy setting.
Lead GCP Data Engineer - Data Pipelines and Architecture
Lead the design and implementation of production-grade GCP data pipelines and cloud-native architectures for client programmes, mentoring teams and shaping data strategy.
AI-Driven Data Engineer for Scalable Analytics
Build and maintain Snowflake-based data platforms and automated pipelines to power analytics, AI, and ML workloads for a UK insurance company.
Data Engineering Lead (SVP)
Lead the design and delivery of cloud-native data services for Citi’s strategic platform, migrating to Databricks and building scalable Spark/Scala solutions on AWS to power global finance operations.
Data Engineer: Hybrid Work & AI-Driven Pipelines
Designs and evolves data architectures and robust integration points using Python and software architecture best practices.
Principal Cloud Data Engineer — Health AI & Platform
Architects and builds scalable cloud data pipelines on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure for AI-driven healthcare analytics using Java and Python.
Data Engineer - Core Engineering
Build and maintain data pipelines, warehouses, and lakes to power analytics and AI at a UK mutual insurer using Python, SQL, Spark, and cloud tools like Databricks and Snowflake.
Autonomy Data Engineer: Scale AI Pipelines on AWS/Databricks
Build and scale AWS/Databricks data pipelines for a London-based electric-vehicle maker, ensuring robust analytics infrastructure to support global teams.
Data Engineering Lead
Lead a team to build and maintain a large AWS-based data platform, designing scalable pipelines and setting engineering standards for batch and streaming data workflows.
Contract AI Data Engineer (Trading)
Design and deploy enterprise-scale GenAI, RAG, and agentic AI solutions for a global energy trading firm, using Azure OpenAI, Databricks, and LangChain to automate workflows and enhance decision-making.