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 Engineer — Airflow, Snowflake & AI Pipelines
Design and maintain scalable data pipelines in a cloud environment using Airflow and Snowflake to power Moody’s digital content platform.
Data Engineering Tech Lead: AI Pipelines & Data Foundations
Leads design and build of data foundations and AI-driven automated pipelines for an energy-trading firm, mentoring engineers and translating strategy into IT solutions.
Bio Data Engineer: AI-Driven Pipelines & Lakehouse
Designs and builds scalable data pipelines and lakehouse systems to power AI-driven predictive models of cellular behavior for a TechBio company.
Data Engineering Lead
Lead a team building and delivering enterprise data pipelines using Python, Spark, and Databricks for a major bank, balancing hands-on coding with technical leadership.
Data Engineering Lead
Lead a team of data engineers to design and deploy cloud-native data pipelines and warehouses, migrating IAG Cargo from on-premise to AWS and Snowflake.
Data Engineering Lead - Cloud-Native Data Architect
Leads a team to design and deploy scalable, cloud-native data pipelines for a logistics company’s data modernization program.
Head of Data Engineering
Lead a hybrid team of data engineers, define the data strategy, and build scalable pipelines and platforms to support analytics and business-critical initiatives in a financial-services organisation.
Data Engineering Team Lead
Lead a team of data engineers to design and implement data solutions, optimize workflows, and ensure data quality and accessibility for a biometric talent company.
Senior Data Engineer: Cloud-Powered Data Pipelines
Senior Data Engineer builds and maintains cloud-based data pipelines using GCP/AWS, BigQuery, and Airflow to deliver analytics and insights for editorial, marketing, and product teams.
Principal Data Engineer — Scale AI Pipelines for SaaS
Principal Data Engineer designs and builds scalable SaaS data pipelines for AI and analytics, leading a team to ensure data quality and architecture excellence.
Automation & Data Engineer — AI-Driven Workflows & ETL
Design and maintain automated workflows and ETL pipelines to modernize council operations, using SQL and scripting to build AI-assisted tools and data-driven decision systems.
Regulatory Data Engineer: Cloud BigQuery & AI Pipelines
Design and maintain regulatory reporting systems using SQL Server and Google Cloud BigQuery, building automated pipelines for data ingestion, transformation, and validation.
Senior Data Engineering Manager
Lead a team to modernize Unum’s data platforms using Azure, Databricks, and Kafka, building scalable pipelines and cloud/hybrid architectures to enable analytics and AI across the business.
Head of Data Engineering and Machine Learning
Lead a team building and scaling data infrastructure and ML models that power a global comparison platform, turning business goals into measurable performance.
Head of Data Engineering
Leads a global data engineering team to modernize insurance data infrastructure using Microsoft, Databricks, and cloud warehousing, ensuring robust data management and analytics capabilities.
Head of Data Engineering
Lead a data engineering team to build a real-time cloud data platform for a mid-market financial services firm, enabling business insights and cross-departmental analytics.