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 - SC Cleared
This Data Engineer role involves building and maintaining secure data pipelines and integration solutions for a UK public sector programme. The position requires active SC clearance and expertise in SQL, Talend, Pentaho, and AWS.
Data Engineer
Data Engineer building and maintaining an enterprise data platform using Snowflake and Azure Data Factory to deliver reporting and analytics for a professional services firm in London.
Data Engineer Azure / Databricks - Remote
Builds and maintains data pipelines and lakes in Azure/Databricks for financial services clients, focusing on ingestion, transformation, and API integration using Python.
Data Governance Lead
The Data Governance Lead will build and extend data governance frameworks, establish data ownership, and manage cross-functional steward groups to improve data quality and ensure compliance with UK GDPR.
Data Engineer SC Cleared
The Data Engineer will build and support secure, scalable data pipelines and integration solutions for a UK public sector programme. The role involves working with AWS, SQL, Talend, and Oracle to deliver high-quality data products within an Agile environment.
Senior Data Engineer
The Senior Data Engineer will build and manage data pipelines using Azure cloud technologies, SQL Server, and Azure Data Factory. The role focuses on data modelling, quality, and governance while working with large, complex datasets.
Azure Data Platform Engineer
Build and operate an Azure data platform (Databricks, ADF, ADLS) for an energy-sector programme, implementing data governance, IaC, and CI/CD pipelines as a 3-month contractor.
Lead Data Engineer
Salary: £80,000 - 95,000 per year Requirements: Extensive experience in Data Engineering and modern cloud data platforms, with AWS preferred. Strong SQL expertise and experience with dbt or similar ELT tools.…
Senior Data Engineer
Lead data engineers and build ETL/data pipelines using Informatica, AWS, Python/PySpark, SQL, Kafka, and Spark for a large UK government digital organization undergoing major platform migration.
Data Program Manager - Enterprise Data Platform, London Market
The Data Program Manager will lead the rollout of an Enterprise Data Platform for a London Market insurer, utilizing Azure Databricks and AI-driven capabilities. This role involves managing large-scale data projects within a strategically important, well-funded program.
Hybrid Senior Cloud Engineer – Data Platform
Senior Cloud Engineer designing and implementing scalable data pipelines, data platform architecture, and automation using Python, SQL/NoSQL, Azure/AWS, and Kubernetes in a hybrid London role.
EMEA Lead Data Engineer
Lead Data Engineer role using Azure, Fabric, and SQL to expand the data supply chain, connect source systems, and accelerate the move from Azure SQL to Microsoft Fabric, shaping the Fabric environment and owning core pipelines from ERP, CRM, and digital systems.
Data Engineer
The Data Engineer will design, build, and maintain data pipelines and ETL processes using Databricks, Python, and PySpark. The role involves optimizing SQL databases and collaborating with stakeholders to improve data quality and platform performance within a consultancy environment.
Data Engineer
Builds and maintains scalable data pipelines using Databricks, SQL, and Python/PySpark to integrate data sources, optimize transformations, and enhance a Microsoft-based data platform for analytics and insights.
Data Engineer – Azure / Databricks / Remote
Build and maintain Azure-based data pipelines using Databricks and Python to ingest, process, and govern financial data in a layered data lake architecture.
Data Engineer
This 6-month contract role involves building and optimizing scalable data pipelines and analytics solutions for a media organization. The engineer will work extensively with AWS, Snowflake, dbt, and Airflow to support a major cloud data platform transformation.