Data Engineering Jobs in United Kingdom
There are 5,021 open Data Engineering jobs in United Kingdom on freehire right now. 2,770 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 1,147 · 23%
- Remote 220 · 4%
- Onsite 24 · 0%
Visa sponsorship offered in 26% of the 224 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 1,369
- Lead 659
- Principal 174
- Staff 111
- C-level 97
- Junior 76
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 415
- 501-1000 employees 210
- 51-200 employees 66
- 11-50 employees 58
- 201-500 employees 11
- 1-10 employees 6
Palantir Foundry Data Engineer – Hybrid, Active DV Cleared
This role involves designing scalable data pipelines and transforming complex government data into actionable insights using Palantir Foundry and Gotham. The position requires an active DV clearance and involves working within multi-disciplinary Agile teams.
Senior Snowflake Data Engineer: Lakehouse & BI Lead
The Senior Data Engineer will lead the development of a Snowflake-based Data Lakehouse, creating scalable data models and dbt pipelines to support BI reporting for finance, operations, and trading teams.
Remote Databricks Data Engineer - 6 Month Contract
This is a six-month contract role for a Databricks Data Engineer to support a data platform, build pipelines, and collaborate on data quality and platform enhancements within an agile team.
Principal Data Engineer - Lead Data Flows & Analytics
Principal Data Engineer at UCL leading data transformation initiatives—designing and implementing data flows between operational systems and BI/analytics using AWS, Azure, and FiveTran in on-premise and cloud environments.
Data Platform Engineer — Snowflake, dbt & AWS
The Data Platform Engineer will build and maintain data ingestion pipelines and transformation models using Snowflake, dbt, and AWS to support business reporting and AI initiatives.
Data Engineer: Cloud ETL & Dashboards (Hybrid)
The Data Engineer will design, build, and maintain SQL-based ETL pipelines and dashboards to support debt recovery analytics within a government digital team.
Senior Data Engineer - Databricks & AI Pipelines
Data engineer designing and running production ETL pipelines on Databricks, owning data models and governance using Terraform and Unity Catalog in a high-growth environment.
Data Engineer for MI Analytics & Scalable Pipelines
Data Engineer building scalable data pipelines and supporting MI analytics, reporting, and data visualisations for the DWP, working across modern cloud and legacy on-prem environments while maintaining documentation in Confluence.
Staff Data Platform Engineer — Real-Time Pipelines & Infra
Designs and scales real-time and batch data pipelines for geospatial datasets, owning cloud infrastructure and driving reliability across the data platform.
AWS Data Engineer - Hybrid, Growth & Impact
The Data Engineer will design and build production data pipelines on AWS to support scalable data movement, warehousing, and analytics for client projects. The role involves using Java, Python, Scala, Spark, and SQL within an agile, hybrid-working environment.
Data Engineer – MI Analytics & Cloud Pipelines
The Data Engineer will join the Department for Work and Pensions' MI team to develop data engineering strategies and build reporting and visualization products. The role involves working across both modern cloud environments and legacy on-premises systems.
Lead Data Engineer: SQL Server Estate Discovery (Hybrid)
Lead Data Engineer driving discovery and modernization of a large SQL Server estate for a Financial Services engagement, using Claude AI to map integrations and guiding a team of engineers—hybrid role in Glasgow.
Data Engineer - Kids Planet Central Support
Data Engineer building data pipelines, maintaining a data warehouse, and improving APIs for a large UK nursery group using Python, SQL, and cloud platforms.
Data Engineer - Fabric - Bury - GBP55k
Data Engineer building a greenfield data platform from the ground up using Microsoft Fabric, ADF pipelines, Medallion Architecture, dimensional modelling, and Power BI, primarily on-site in Bury.