Data Engineering Jobs in United Kingdom
There are 5,008 open Data Engineering jobs in United Kingdom on freehire right now. 2,751 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 1,145 · 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 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
Hands-on Data Engineer building new data capabilities for a major digital transformation programme, working with Databricks, SQL, and Python, with growing AI/LLM integration.
Data Governance Manager
6-month contract Risk & Finance Data Governance Analyst supporting a large Japanese bank's EMEA Data Office in London, focused on BCBS239 programme delivery, data governance strategy implementation, data quality remediation, and stakeholder engagement across Risk and Finance domains.
Data Engineer
Data Engineer designing and developing mission-critical ETL data pipelines, ingestion, and orchestration using Apache Kafka, NiFi, SQL/NoSQL, and Python/Java/Groovy for a national security supplier in Gloucester, UK.
Senior Data Engineer (Retail)
The Senior Data Engineer will build and maintain scalable data foundations to support customer-focused initiatives like Customer 360, analytics, and AI/ML within a leading UK retail organization.
BI Data Engineer
The BI Data Engineer will design, build, and implement a new enterprise data platform while defining the company's data and reporting strategy. The role utilizes technologies including SQL, Azure, ADF, Power BI, and Python.
Senior Azure Data Engineer
Senior Azure Data Engineer building large-scale Azure data platforms, data models, and Delta Lake solutions for a global technology business, working closely with the Head of Data.
Data Engineer
Data Engineer 6-months £400 - £450 per day (outside IR35) Remote This is an opportunity to join a leading organisation within the media sector, supporting a major data transformation programme across their cloud data…
Data Engineer
Builds and maintains data pipelines that clean, structure, and deliver diverse datasets to trading desks, using engineering and analytical skills to turn raw data into actionable market insights.
Data Governance Consultant
Data Governance & AI Consultant working on UK Central Government and Defence programmes, focusing on data governance, data quality, metadata, lineage, and responsible AI in a hybrid role based in Bristol.
Data Engineer
The Data Engineer will design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines and architectures using the Microsoft Fabric stack to support analytics and AI initiatives. The role focuses on building robust ETL/ELT processes and implementing data governance within a modern data lake and warehouse environment.
Senior Manager, Data Engineering
Senior Manager leading data engineering at Omnicom Media Group, owning a config-driven data platform that standardises ingestion, transformation and delivery of paid media data across 26 ad platforms using BigQuery, dbt and Cloud Functions.
Data Engineer Azure / Databricks - Remote
This is a 3-month contract role for a Data Engineer to build and manage data pipelines using Azure, Databricks, and Python within the financial services sector.
Principal Data Engineer
Principal Data Engineer leading architecture and engineering strategy for a GCP-based Data Mesh platform, designing data pipelines with BigQuery, Dataflow, and Python/SQL while mentoring engineers.
Data Engineer
The Data Engineer will design and develop scalable data pipelines and high-performance data platforms within secure government environments. The role requires expertise in big data technologies like Apache Spark, AWS, and Apache NiFi, along with proficiency in Python or Java.