Data Engineering Jobs in United Kingdom
There are 5,025 open Data Engineering jobs in United Kingdom on freehire right now. 2,771 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 47%
- sql 46%
- data-pipelines 45%
- cloud 43%
- data-engineering 42%
- analytics 40%
- ai 30%
- azure 28%
How the work is done
- Hybrid 1,146 · 23%
- Remote 220 · 4%
- Onsite 25 · 0%
Visa sponsorship offered in 26% of the 225 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 1,368
- Lead 660
- Principal 176
- Staff 111
- C-level 98
- Junior 76
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 417
- 501-1000 employees 210
- 51-200 employees 66
- 11-50 employees 58
- 201-500 employees 11
- 1-10 employees 6
Pricing Data Engineer
A Pricing Data Engineer rewrites and optimizes complex SQL queries for an insurance company’s pricing team, ensuring accurate data extracts and efficient Azure pipelines.
Data Engineer
Build and adapt cloud-based data pipelines and analytics assets for a new external platform using Python, SQL, and Google BigQuery.
Data Engineer
Build and maintain data pipelines and warehouses in Python and SQL to power analytics and decisions for a growing retail business.
Junior Data Engineer
Build and maintain internal data pipelines and reporting tools using SQL, Python, Git, Databricks and Azure while learning cloud data engineering best practices.
Data Engineer
Build and maintain Azure-based data pipelines and Databricks workloads to feed finance, actuarial, and AI-driven claims systems for a specialty insurer.
Senior Data Engineer
Build and maintain scalable data pipelines and Airflow workflows using Databricks to support data science and advanced analytics at a major UK retailer.
Data Governance Analyst
Drive data-quality fixes at source for a UK government agency, ensuring clean data for management reporting and compliance under SC clearance.
Cybersecurity Sciences & Analytics – Data Engineer
Build and maintain cloud-based data pipelines and ETL workflows for cybersecurity analytics, using Azure, Python, SQL, and streaming tech to deliver real-time threat data to the platform.
Data Engineering Lead
Lead a team building cloud-native data platforms on AWS and Databricks, designing scalable Spark/Scala pipelines and AI-enabled services to power global financial systems.
Senior Data Engineer
Build and maintain a cloud-based data platform for a private equity real estate firm, creating scalable pipelines and integrating internal and external data sources.
Staff Data Engineer
Build and own scalable data pipelines and warehouses for an AI-powered chronic-care platform, using SQL, Python, dbt, and cloud tools to deliver reliable data products across Europe.
