Data Engineering Jobs in United Kingdom
There are 5,027 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 1,148 · 23%
- Remote 218 · 4%
- Onsite 25 · 0%
Visa sponsorship offered in 26% of the 225 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 1,368
- 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
Remote Data Platform Engineer — Greenfield Snowflake & AI
Build a greenfield enterprise data ecosystem from scratch—designing Python ELT pipelines, leveraging Snowflake (Snowpipe, Dynamic Tables), and powering BI dashboards via Metabase to deliver actionable insights.
Senior Data Engineer | Betty CA
Builds and maintains scalable data pipelines for a gambling company’s cloud-based data warehouse, ensuring regulatory compliance and business reporting while mentoring junior engineers.
Data Engineer
New Permanent Opportunity for an eDV Cleared Data Engineer with AWS Cloud Experience for a leading National Security Consultancy in London. Up to £85,000 DoE plus bonuses Active eDV required London Location – full-time…
Data Engineer | Knutsford (Hybrid)
Builds and maintains enterprise-scale data pipelines and ETL/ELT workflows, integrating structured/unstructured data across platforms using Python, SQL, and cloud tools like AWS.
Remote Data Engineer: Databricks & Spark Expert
Mid-level Data Engineer at a Data & AI consultancy, hands-on building data pipelines with Databricks and Spark for enterprise clients alongside senior engineers.
Data Engineer: AI-Powered Pipelines & Cloud Infra
Data Engineer building scalable pipelines and AI-enabled products on Azure/GCP using Python, SQL, Databricks, and Snowflake for a large UK electronics retailer.
Data Engineer — Governed Data Products & Analytics
Data Engineer at Burberry building governed data products and analytics pipelines using Python, SQL, Spark, and Databricks, collaborating in cross-functional squads to deliver end-to-end data assets from ingestion to business-ready layers.
Lead Data Engineer
Lead Data Engineer owning the Data & Analytics pillar, building a unified Snowflake-based data platform with dbt and ELT tooling for a global commercial insurance group in London.
Senior Data Engineer
Designs and builds scalable data pipelines to transform complex healthcare data (e.g., OMOP/FHIR) into research-ready datasets, collaborating with data scientists and engineers to ensure data quality, governance, and usability for global health research initiatives.
Data Engineer
The Data Engineer will work within multidisciplinary teams to deploy and maintain production-safe data pipelines for clients. The role focuses on using Python, SQL, and cloud platforms like Snowflake or Databricks to support data-driven decision-making and AI applications.
Data Governance Lead
The Data Governance Lead will design and implement an enterprise data governance framework across Azure and AWS ecosystems to ensure regulatory compliance and data quality. This leadership role involves managing a team of data professionals and driving cultural change across the organization to improve data maturity.