Data Engineering Jobs in United Kingdom
There are 5,026 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 | £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 1,147 · 23%
- Remote 218 · 4%
- Onsite 25 · 0%
Visa sponsorship offered in 26% of the 225 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 1,367
- Lead 662
- Principal 176
- Staff 111
- C-level 97
- Junior 76
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 418
- 501-1000 employees 210
- 51-200 employees 66
- 11-50 employees 58
- 201-500 employees 11
- 1-10 employees 6
Senior Data Engineer (Short-Term Power Markets)- Leading Global Energy Commodities Trading
This is an energy trading and infrastructure asset investment firm, powered by deep fundamental research and advanced analytics. Now seeking a skilled senior data engineer to support the Intraday Short-Term Power…
Data Engineer, Data Platform
Data Engineer II (Data Platform) Location: Oxford, United Kingdom (Hybrid or Remote) Department: Engineering & Technology The Tripadvisor Group connects people to experiences worth sharing, and aims to be the…
Data Engineer
Data Engineer builds and runs pipelines to migrate legacy systems into a new target platform using Azure/Fabric tooling, validates data, and supports CI/CD.
Lead Data Engineer
Lead a team of data engineers to design and build cloud-native data platforms (Azure Databricks, Microsoft Fabric) that power automated decision-making and scalable analytics for enterprise clients.
Data Engineer
Build and maintain cloud-based data pipelines and analytics platforms using Snowflake, DBT, Airflow, AWS, SQL and Python to enable data-driven decisions in the music industry.
Senior Data Engineer (EU, EMEA Remote)
Build and own cloud-native data pipelines and analytical systems using AWS Glue, Lambda, Redshift, and ClickHouse to power analytics and product features for a fintech platform.
Staff Data Engineer — Subscriptions User Understanding
What You'll Do Define and drive the long-term data engineering strategy for the Subscriptions User Understanding domain, identifying opportunities that improve scalability, reliability, and business impact. Design…

Data Engineer (First Data Hire)
Build and own Alguna’s data infrastructure from scratch, blending data engineering, software development, and DevOps to power internal analytics and customer-facing revenue products using TypeScript, Go, AWS, and Vercel.
Data Engineer - GCP
Job Title: Data Engineer Location: London (Hybrid 2 days a week) Type: Full-time Agency: Representing a leading digital media group We're representing a well-established digital media company with a growing portfolio…
