Data Engineering Jobs in United Kingdom
There are 5,026 open Data Engineering jobs in United Kingdom on freehire right now. 2,774 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 | £92,750 | 272 |
| 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 1,149 · 23%
- Remote 221 · 4%
- Onsite 24 · 0%
Visa sponsorship offered in 26% of the 224 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 1,370
- Lead 659
- Principal 175
- Staff 111
- C-level 97
- Junior 76
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 415
- 501-1000 employees 210
- 51-200 employees 66
- 11-50 employees 58
- 201-500 employees 11
- 1-10 employees 6
Copy of Data Engineer
Design and build scalable AWS data pipelines (ETL, data lakes, warehouses) using Python, Spark, and AWS services like Glue, RedShift, and Kinesis to process large datasets for clients across multiple sectors.
Staff Data Engineer (Exclusive)
Build and own large-scale distributed data pipelines using Airflow/Dagster, Spark, dbt, Kafka, and AWS to power global retail analytics and decision-making.
Lead Data Engineer
Lead a team to design and build scalable data pipelines and AI-ready infrastructure for an AI startup, focusing on real-time processing, vector search, and ML data workflows.
Operational / Data Engineer - SC cleared
Build and maintain data pipelines and ETL workflows using SAS, Pentaho, Talend, and Denodo to automate risk assessment for HMRC tax registrations.
Data Engineer - 6 Month FTC
Build and maintain data pipelines, ETL/ELT processes, and a central data lake to support reporting and analytics for a London-based organisation undergoing data transformation.
Junior Data Engineer
Build and maintain cloud-based data pipelines using Azure technologies to integrate and transform business data for reporting and decision-making.
Senior Data Engineer
Senior Data Engineer builds and maintains cloud-based data pipelines, warehouses, and BI reports using Snowflake, dbt, and Power BI to deliver trusted data for business decisions.
Lead Data Engineer
Lead a cloud data platform team, designing scalable pipelines and warehouses in AWS, setting engineering standards, and mentoring engineers to deliver high-performance data solutions.
Senior Data Engineer (Snowflake)
Designs and builds Snowflake-based data pipelines and dimensional models for a UK wealth manager’s suitability and regulatory reporting initiative, using dbt and modern engineering practices.
Senior Data Engineer
Senior Data Engineer builds and maintains scalable data pipelines for analytics in a travel industry SaaS platform, using SQL, Snowflake, and Python.
AI & Data Engineer
Build and deploy Azure-based machine learning models using Python and AutoML, then monitor and retrain them to keep them accurate and ethical in production.
Senior Data Engineering Leader: Cloud Data Architect & Pipelines
Leads cloud data architecture and pipelines for financial services and other sectors, managing teams and driving delivery with Databricks, AWS, Azure, or GCP.
Senior Software Engineer - Data Engineering
Build and maintain scalable data pipelines using Python, Airflow, dbt, Snowflake, and Databricks to power Moody’s AI-driven content platform.
Senior Data Engineer - AI-Driven Data Pipelines
Designs and scales AI-driven data pipelines using Databricks, Snowflake, Airflow, dbt and Python on AWS to power a digital content platform.
Senior Data Engineer - AI-Powered Pipelines
Build and maintain scalable data pipelines using Apache Airflow, dbt, and Python on AWS to power an AI-driven digital content platform.
Senior Software Engineer - Data Engineering
Build and maintain scalable data pipelines using Airflow, dbt, Python, Snowflake, and Databricks to power Moody’s AI-driven content platform.
Staff Data Engineer — Build Scalable AI Data Pipelines
Build and maintain scalable data pipelines and models to power AI-driven health-tech products, ensuring data quality and reliability across the organization.
Senior Software Engineer II - Data Engineering
Builds and scales generative-AI services and reusable components in Python, deploying them on Kubernetes to power Elsevier’s research and healthcare platforms.
Data Engineer – Hybrid, Data Pipelines & Analytics
Builds and maintains data pipelines, integrates sources, and enables analytics for a UK life-insurance and pensions provider.
Regulatory Data Engineer: BigQuery & AI-Powered Pipelines
Builds regulator-ready reporting systems by migrating SQL Server data to GCP BigQuery and automating pipelines with AI-assisted tooling.