Data Engineering Jobs in United Kingdom
There are 5,014 open Data Engineering jobs in United Kingdom on freehire right now. 2,754 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 1,146 · 23%
- Remote 217 · 4%
- Onsite 25 · 0%
Visa sponsorship offered in 26% of the 224 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 1,364
- Lead 662
- 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
AWS Data engineer
AWS Data Engineering Consultant designing and implementing enterprise-scale data pipelines on AWS (S3, Glue, Lambda, Redshift, Athena, EMR, DynamoDB) using Python, SQL, and Spark/PySpark with IaC tools like Terraform.
Senior Data Engineer
Senior Data Engineer designs and optimizes Azure-based data pipelines, sets engineering standards, and enforces quality across a large-scale data estate using Spark, SQL, and DevOps practices.
BI & Data Engineer: Dashboards, Pipelines & Automation
Build Power BI dashboards and semantic models, develop ETL/ELT pipelines, and improve data quality and governance using Azure SQL, Synapse, and Microsoft Fabric as part of an internal IT team.
Data Engineer, Azure
Builds and maintains an Azure-based Data Lakehouse for an insurance company, designing scalable data pipelines, ensuring data quality, and collaborating with business teams to support analytics and decision-making.
Lead Data Engineer – Data Integration & Transformation
Lead data integration and transformation for a global university, designing and optimizing data pipelines between operational systems and analytics platforms in both on-premise and cloud environments. Focus on data modeling, governance, and mentoring a team in a matrix agile setting.
Data Engineer - Hybrid Role, Build Trusted Data Pipelines
Build and optimize data pipelines to ingest and process data from multiple sources, ensuring reliability and scalability for analytics and AI initiatives.
Hybrid Data Engineer - Build Data Products & ML Pipelines
Data Engineer building data products and ML pipelines using SQL, Python, AWS, and Spark for a Manchester-based tech and market research company in a hybrid role.
data engineer food freshness
BlakBear is seeking a data engineer to design and maintain scalable ETL pipelines and GCP infrastructure for real-time food freshness sensor data. The role involves building robust APIs with Python and FastAPI while collaborating on agentic AI tools to reduce global food waste.
Data Engineer (AWS) - Manchester
Data Engineer designing and maintaining data pipelines and ETL processes using AWS services (Glue, Lambda, S3, Redshift, EMR), Python, SQL, and PySpark for a global tech leader in Manchester.
Data Engineer Level I
Designs, builds, and maintains cloud-based ETL pipelines and data products using PySpark, AWS, and SQL to transform raw data into actionable insights for UK government debt recovery systems.
Data Engineer
Build and maintain scalable data pipelines on Databricks and Azure SQL Server using PySpark and ELT, enabling standardized reporting and data management for a veterinary care group.
AWS Data Engineer
Build and maintain cloud data pipelines on AWS, using services like S3, Glue, Redshift, and PySpark to move and transform data for analytics and AI workloads.
Senior Azure Data Engineer
The Senior Azure Data Engineer will build large-scale Azure data platforms and models using Databricks, PySpark, and Delta Lake. This role involves working closely with the Head of Data to support AI platforms using Medallion Architecture.