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
GTM Data Engineer: High-Velocity Outreach & Analytics
Own the data engine behind outbound GTM motions (ABM, Intent, Partner Outreach) at a cybersecurity company, improving a Clay-based pipeline that enriches contacts, scores leads, and logs activity in Salesforce.
Senior Data Engineer: Snowflake, dbt for Finance Data
Senior Data Engineer designing and building Snowflake schemas and dbt models to support billing, ARR, and revenue recognition for finance and FP&A teams.
Data Engineer
Data Engineer building and maintaining ETL/ELT pipelines on Microsoft Fabric Lakehouse with Python/PySpark and developing Power BI reports and semantic models for a global manufacturing organisation.
Data Engineer: Build Scalable Pipelines & Cloud Analytics
Build and maintain scalable data pipelines on Google Cloud Platform to support analytics and dashboards for a media company.
Data Engineer
Builds and optimizes a data platform for electric car leasing, focusing on ETL pipelines, ML infrastructure, and self-service analytics to support business growth and decarbonization efforts.
Graduate Trainee– Data Engineer
Graduate Data Engineer trainee at Wigan Council supporting data integration, analysis, and reporting projects while completing a Level 5 Data Engineer Apprenticeship and Microsoft Fabric certification.
Senior Data Platform Engineer
Build and maintain a secure data platform for cyber analytics and GenAI, integrating security data and enabling ML-driven threat detection.
Platform Data Engineer - Cardiff
The Data Platform Engineer will design and build scalable data pipelines, analytics platforms, and data warehouse solutions to support game infrastructure. The role requires strong data engineering expertise and the flexibility to contribute to backend, infrastructure, and SDK development.
Senior Data Platform Engineer
The Senior Data Platform Engineer will design and maintain scalable data architectures to support cybersecurity threat detection and analytics. The role involves building data pipelines using Python, SQL, Spark, and cloud-based big data tools while implementing DevOps practices.
GCP Data Platform Engineer
The GCP Data Platform Engineer will design, build, and maintain secure, production-ready infrastructure patterns for Homeprotect's data analytics platform using GCP and Terraform. The role involves supporting data pipelines, managing access controls, and ensuring platform reliability and observability.
Hybrid Data Platform Engineer for Games
Data Platform Engineer building data pipelines, models, and observability systems for gaming partners in a hybrid Cardiff role.
Data Engineer
Data Engineer on a 6-month government contract building ETL solutions with Talend and Oracle databases, enhancing CI/CD via GitLab, and supporting the full development lifecycle in an Agile team.
Data Engineer — National Security Data Pipelines
Builds and maintains data pipelines for national security projects, integrating diverse data sources and enabling analytics for defense and security applications.
Data Engineer
Boots is seeking a Data Engineer to build and maintain data pipelines and a self-serve data platform using Microsoft Azure, Databricks, and Spark. The role involves working within a multidisciplinary squad to support business decisions across pharmacy, supply chain, and retail domains.
Data Engineer
The Data Engineer will design and maintain production-grade data pipelines and reporting systems using GCP, BigQuery, and Tableau to support middle and back-office operations. The role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to build robust data models and infrastructure within an algorithmic insurance environment.