Data Engineering Jobs in United Kingdom
There are 5,025 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 1,146 · 23%
- Remote 220 · 4%
- Onsite 25 · 0%
Visa sponsorship offered in 26% of the 225 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 1,368
- Lead 660
- Principal 176
- Staff 111
- C-level 98
- Junior 76
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 417
- 501-1000 employees 210
- 51-200 employees 66
- 11-50 employees 58
- 201-500 employees 11
- 1-10 employees 6
Senior Databricks Data Engineer - Remote UK
Senior/Principal Databricks Data Engineer on contract building production-grade pipelines with Databricks, PySpark, Spark SQL, Delta Lake, and Unity Catalog, using Terraform/IaC and CI/CD while mentoring engineers.
Senior Data Platform Engineer – Security Analytics (Hybrid)
Lead design, build, and maintenance of a data platform for security analytics, ML, and GenAI at Tesco, architecting real-time and batch data pipelines and integrating diverse security data sources.
Senior Power BI & Data Platform Engineer
Designs and maintains enterprise Power BI reports and analytics solutions on Microsoft’s data platforms, focusing on scalability and governance.
Healthcare Data Engineer: AWS, Python & SQL, High-Impact
Build and maintain scalable AWS data pipelines and infrastructure for a healthcare digital transformation project, leveraging Python and SQL in a secure, high-impact environment.
Senior Data Platform Engineer — Snowflake & AI Enablement
Principal Data Engineer building and scaling a Snowflake-based data platform for an investment firm, focusing on ELT/ETL optimization, data governance, and Agile delivery.
Senior Data Engineer — Hybrid Cloud Pipelines
A Senior Data Engineer developing hybrid cloud data pipelines, designing PostgreSQL databases, and managing security using Azure Data Factory and event-driven technologies, with a mix of office work in Malvern/London and client-site visits.
Senior Data Engineer
Senior Data Engineer building and maintaining data pipelines, models, and Power BI dashboards in Google BigQuery and Azure to support Canon's marketing, ecommerce, and CRM teams.
Data Platform Engineer: Snowflake, dbt & AWS
Builds and maintains Snowflake/dbt pipelines and data models to transform raw data into trusted business intelligence for Warner Hotels' data platform, including AI KPI dashboards and the Customer Foundation Model.
GCP Data Platform Engineer – Build Scalable Data Platforms
Build and maintain Homeprotect’s GCP-based data analytics platform, designing secure, scalable pipelines with BigQuery, Dataflow, and Cloud Run.
Senior Data Engineer (ERP)
Senior Data Engineer designing scalable enterprise data models across Finance, Procurement, Supply Chain, Planning and CRM, using SQL, dbt, and ERP/CRM platforms in a hybrid role based in Belfast.
Senior AWS Data Engineer (Ref: 197470)
Senior AWS Data Engineer on a 12-month fixed-term contract designing and building scalable ETL/ELT data pipelines, data models, and governance frameworks on AWS for a transport/logistics cloud-native SaaS platform.
Hybrid Data Engineer: Databricks, Fabric & Lakehouse
Designs and optimizes enterprise data pipelines using Databricks and Microsoft Fabric, focusing on ETL/ELT workflows, Delta Live Tables, and Medallion Architecture for clean, production-ready analytics data.
ERP Data Engineer: Enterprise Analytics & Modeling
Senior Data Engineer focused on ERP data modelling and enterprise analytics across Finance, Procurement, Supply Chain, Planning, and CRM, bridging business requirements with data platforms in a hybrid role at a large international organisation.
Data Engineer | AWS PySpark & Analytics (Hybrid)
Builds scalable AWS data pipelines with PySpark to power analytics and reporting for a government digital team.
Senior Data Platform Engineer - Distributed Systems & ETL
Design, develop, and optimise a data platform using C# and Python at a London hedge fund, maintaining microservices, ETL pipelines, and databases while upholding high engineering standards across architecture, testing, and CI/CD.
Senior Data Platform Engineer Cybersecurity & GenAI
Build and maintain a scalable data platform for cybersecurity analytics and GenAI, integrating security data sources and enabling advanced analytics and machine learning.