Data Engineering Jobs in United Kingdom
There are 5,009 open Data Engineering jobs in United Kingdom on freehire right now. 2,749 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 661
- 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
Data Engineer
Builds and maintains a hedge fund’s data platform, designing distributed systems, optimizing pipelines, and ensuring reliability in C#/Python while collaborating on DevOps and infrastructure improvements.
Data Engineer
Build and maintain Azure-based data pipelines and integrations for a finance-focused data platform, standardizing and transforming data for analytics and AI use cases.
Data Engineer
Data Engineer role at a UK energy-sector company, responsible for designing scalable data pipelines, building ETL/ELT processes, and developing data models using SQL, Python, and open-source frameworks like Spark, Kafka, Airflow, or Dagster.
Data Engineer
Data Engineer building scalable data solutions on AWS (PySpark, EMR, Lambda, EC2) to power reporting and analytics for DWP Digital's Management Information team in Sheffield.
Data Engineer
Data Engineer in the BI/Data Engineering team in Liverpool, responsible for designing data infrastructure, building datasets and pipelines, and maintaining data models using SQL, Snowflake, Azure Data Warehouse, and Power BI.
Data Engineer
Designs and delivers scalable Power BI solutions, builds dashboards, and manages Microsoft Fabric components (Lakehouse, Data Warehouse, Pipelines) in an enterprise environment.
Data Engineer
Data Engineer at a Manchester-based market research company, building and supporting data products for analytics and machine learning using SQL and Python, with hybrid working (2 days onsite).
Data Engineer
Builds and maintains data pipelines, BI reports, and SQL solutions to improve reporting, automate processes, and enhance data quality for an internal IT team.
Data Engineer
Leads end-to-end implementation of Alation and Profisee for data management, combining program leadership, stakeholder coordination, and technical oversight to ensure successful deployment and adoption in enterprise environments.
Data Engineer
Data Engineer building scalable data pipelines with Python, SQL, and Databricks on AWS (migrating to Google Secure Cloud) for UK Defence programmes within secure government environments.
Data Engineer
Data Engineer building end-to-end data pipelines, owning data quality, and evolving the data platform architecture at a veterinary health-tech startup. Core stack includes Python, Apache Spark, AWS, Docker, and Airflow.
Data Engineer
Data Engineer at a Databricks-focused consultancy designing and building modern Lakehouse data platforms using Spark, Delta Lake, and cloud services for enterprise clients across financial services, retail, and the public sector.
Data Engineer
Designs and maintains SQL Server databases, builds data ingestion workflows, and optimizes reporting systems for a UK digital publisher, collaborating with teams to improve data-driven operations and support machine learning projects.
Data Engineer DV Cleared
This role involves designing and building modern, production-grade data platforms and pipelines for secure, enterprise-scale environments in the defense and national security sectors. Engineers will work with Python, SQL, Spark, and cloud-native architectures to manage high-volume data systems.
Data Engineer – BI & Data Pipeline Specialist
Builds and maintains data pipelines in Snowflake/Power BI to transform raw data into analytics for decision-making, collaborating with BI and Operations teams. Weekly travel to Liverpool required.
Data Engineer: Build Scalable Data Pipelines for Investing
Data Engineer building scalable data pipelines for investment research, analytics, and trading workflows at a London-based investment firm.
Data Engineer: Build Scalable Data Pipelines & Insights
Data Engineer responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining data pipelines, models, and warehouses to support business reporting and analytics at a housing provider.
Senior Data Engineer - ETL & Data Warehousing | DataOps
Builds and optimizes data pipelines, warehousing, and ETL workflows using Google Cloud, DBT, and BigQuery to enable scalable data solutions and mentors junior engineers in DataOps practices.
Data Engineer
Data Engineer building scalable ETL pipelines and data processing solutions on AWS (Redshift, S3, Glue, Lambda) using Python, SQL, Airflow, and Spark for a major UK organisation's large-scale transformation programme.