Data Engineering Jobs in United Kingdom

There are 5,021 open Data Engineering jobs in United Kingdom on freehire right now. 2,770 of them were posted recently. The skills employers ask for most often are python, sql and data-pipelines.

Salary

CurrencyPeriod25thMedian75thPostings
GBPyear£65,000£85,000£92,750272
GBPday£500£650£67554
USDyear$78,884$86,767$158,12510

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 1,147 · 23%
  • Remote 220 · 4%
  • Onsite 24 · 0%

Visa sponsorship offered in 26% of the 224 postings that state a position on it.

Seniority

  • Senior 1,369
  • Lead 659
  • Principal 174
  • 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
5,021 jobs
Hays
4 weeks ago

Data Engineering & Insight Manager

Open 22d UK
United Kingdom

Manages data engineering and analytics to build pipelines, lakes, and Power BI reports that turn raw data into business insights.

ai analytics data-engineering data-lake data-modeling +3 skills
80 000 – 80 000 £
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Experis
4 weeks ago

Palantir Data Engineer

Open 23d UK
United Kingdom

Build and maintain data pipelines and ETL workflows using Palantir Foundry/Gotham to support government and defence analytics.

agile ai analytics ci-cd data-engineering +9 skills
50 000 – 50 000 £
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CPS Group Limited
4 weeks ago

Data Engineer

Open 23d UK
United Kingdom

Designs and maintains ETL pipelines and data workflows using SQL, Python, Airflow, Spark, and cloud platforms like AWS/Azure/GCP.

airflow aws azure cloud data-pipelines +5 skills
50 000 – 70 000 £
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Autism East Midlands
4 weeks ago

Data Engineer

Open 23d UK Licensed UK sponsor — This employer appears on the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors for the Skilled Worker and related work routes. The licence belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United Kingdom

Build and maintain data pipelines to feed analytics and reporting, using SQL, Python, APIs, and version control.

analytics api data-engineering data-pipelines data-quality +3 skills
43 000 – 44 000 £
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Squarepoint Capital
4 weeks ago

Software Developer - Data Platform

Open 34d APAC, North America, UK Licensed UK sponsor — This employer appears on the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors for the Skilled Worker and related work routes. The licence belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.

Builds and maintains Python-based data infrastructure and libraries for a quantitative trading firm, enabling data pipelines and research workflows across global offices.

api aws cpp data-engineering data-pipelines +14 skills
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lendable
4 weeks ago

Data Engineer

Open 25d HybridUK
United Kingdom

Build and maintain Python-based data pipelines and analytics models in Snowflake and dbt to power Lendable’s fintech lending and credit products.

ai analytics data-engineering data-pipelines dbt +6 skills
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PA Consulting
4 weeks ago

Copy of Data Engineer

Open 22d UK
United Kingdom

Designs, builds, and maintains data pipelines and infrastructure to support analytics and AI initiatives within a consultancy.
Low Carbon Contracts Company
4 weeks ago

Data Engineer

Open 23d UKContract Licensed UK sponsor — This employer appears on the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors for the Skilled Worker and related work routes. The licence belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United Kingdom

Designs, builds, and maintains data pipelines to support analytics and reporting for a government energy-contracts agency.

data-engineering
up to 62 000 £
Experis
4 weeks ago

Lead Data Engineer

Open 23d UKLead
United Kingdom

Lead a team building and optimizing cloud-based data platforms as part of a major enterprise data modernization program.
Verifone
4 weeks ago

Data Platform Engineer

Open 23d HybridAPAC, Europe, UKMiddle H-1B sponsor history — This employer has had H-1B petitions approved by USCIS in the last five fiscal years, per the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. The approval belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.

Build and operate Verifone’s global data platform: Kafka streaming, multi-database ops, cloud/AWS pipelines, and Kubernetes automation to power payments analytics and AI.

ai analytics ansible automation aws +47 skills
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Pioneer Search
4 weeks ago

Senior Data Governance Analyst

Open 23d UKFull-timeSenior Licensed UK sponsor — This employer appears on the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors for the Skilled Worker and related work routes. The licence belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United Kingdom

Build and embed data governance policies for a specialist insurer undergoing digital transformation, ensuring compliance and data quality across teams.

data-governance
85 000 – 95 000 £
codelitt
4 weeks ago

Senior Data Platform Engineer

Open 23d HybridUKSenior
United Kingdom

Senior Data Platform Engineer (Python & Databricks) Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom About Codelitt At Codelitt, we are more than a product-development company. We are creators, innovators, and problem…

analytics api ci-cd cloud data-governance +16 skills
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MAG Manchester Airports Group
4 weeks ago

Lead Data Engineer

Open 22d HybridUKFull-timeLead
United Kingdom

Lead a team to design, build, and maintain data pipelines and infrastructure for airport travel technology, ensuring seamless data flow across systems.
Adecco
4 weeks ago

Data Engineer

Open 25d HybridUKContract
United Kingdom

Design and build cloud data pipelines and data marts using Databricks, SQL, and Python to migrate a legacy Oracle system to a modern cloud platform.

ai automation ci-cd cloud data-engineering +10 skills
450 – 450 £ / day
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Sellick Partnership
4 weeks ago

Senior Data Engineer

Open 25d HybridUKContractSenior
United Kingdom

Design, build, and optimize scalable data pipelines and platforms using SQL, Python, and Microsoft data tools to enable analytics and reporting.

agile analytics cloud data-engineering data-governance +14 skills
60 000 – 60 000 £
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Clio
4 weeks ago

Data Engineer

Open 25d HybridUK
United Kingdom

Builds and maintains data pipelines, ingestion systems, and transformation workflows using Azure, Spark, Airflow, and Python/SQL to enable Clio’s legal AI platform’s data infrastructure, ensuring scalability and accessibility for internal and customer-facing analytics.

accessibility ai airflow analytics azure +15 skills
69 700 – 94 300 £
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Michael Page Technology
4 weeks ago

Senior Data Engineer

Open 25d HybridUKFull-timeSenior
United Kingdom

Senior Data Engineer builds and maintains scalable data pipelines in Snowflake and Python to feed analytics and reporting for a UK travel platform.

accessibility airbyte analytics data-engineering data-governance +6 skills
58 000 – 63 000 £
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Norton Rose Fulbright LLP
4 weeks ago

Data Platform Manager

Open 25d UK Licensed UK sponsor — This employer appears on the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors for the Skilled Worker and related work routes. The licence belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United Kingdom

Own and manage the firm’s data platform, ensuring performant ingestion, storage, analytics, and AI/GenAI use cases within a governed environment to drive strategic decision-making across EMEA.

ai analytics azure azure-ad ci-cd +12 skills
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Livestock Information
4 weeks ago

Data Engineer - Fixed Term Contract

RemoteUKContract
United Kingdom

The salary for this role is £50,000. This role is being offered on a 12 Month Fixed Term Contract. Are you an experienced Azure Data Engineer with a passion for building scalable, high-quality data solutions? Can you…

agile ai analytics azure azure-data-factory +12 skills
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Harnham - Data & Analytics Recruitment
4 weeks ago

Data Engineer

Open 23d UK
United Kingdom

Build and adapt data pipelines and analytics assets for a new external-facing platform as part of a major cloud analytics transformation in the credit information sector.

500 – 600 £ / day

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