Data Engineering Jobs in United Kingdom
There are 5,010 open Data Engineering jobs in United Kingdom on freehire right now. 2,752 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 | £94,250 | 274 |
| 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 1,143 · 23%
- Remote 216 · 4%
- Onsite 25 · 0%
Visa sponsorship offered in 26% of the 222 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 1,362
- Lead 662
- Principal 176
- Staff 110
- C-level 96
- Junior 77
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 415
- 501-1000 employees 209
- 51-200 employees 65
- 11-50 employees 58
- 201-500 employees 12
- 1-10 employees 6
AWS Data Engineer with SC Clearance | Cloud & AI Platforms
Data Engineer building large-scale data platforms and cloud-native solutions on AWS, collaborating with architects and delivery leads on cloud transformation programmes with AI-driven initiatives.
Lead Data Engineer (Chase UK) - London, UK - UK-Based Applicants Only
Lead Data Engineer shaping data architecture and engineering practices for Chase UK's digital banking platform, working with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), data warehousing, ETL, and big data technologies.
Vacancy for Data Engineer at The National Archives (UK)
Data Engineer at The National Archives (UK) designing and building scalable data pipelines and automation tools for digital archiving, using Python, SQL, Talend, and various data formats/databases.
Lead Data Engineer - MLOps & Cloud Data Platforms
Lead Data Engineer (MLOps) defining technical direction, writing code, shaping architecture, and guiding best practices for cloud-based Data Science products at Allianz UK in a hybrid role.
Senior Data Engineer - Public Sector Cloud and Data
Senior Data Engineer delivering data transformation programmes for public sector clients, working with Python, SQL, Spark, and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP).
Azure Data Engineer - Build Modern Data Platform (Hybrid)
Build an Azure-based modern data platform and own end-to-end data engineering projects supporting reporting, analytics, self-service data access, and future AI initiatives for a specialist care provider.
Data Engineer – UK Health in London: UK-Based Applicants Only
Data Engineer building clean, validated data foundations and data models for UK Health initiatives, collaborating with subject matter experts on data integrations and governance.
Data Engineer Job in London, UK | Photon Group | UK-Based Only
Data Engineer/Data Analyst supporting ledger migration and data clean-up across a data lake, reporting, and downstream feeds in a financial services environment, involving large-scale batch processing, validation, and ETL.
Staff/Principal Data Engineer - up to £220k - Stealth Start up
Staff/Principal Data Engineer at a London stealth startup building data infrastructure for next-generation AI, responsible for owning technical direction and designing scalable data platforms from the ground up.
Lead Data Engineer, Technology Consulting- London, Leeds, Manchester or Newcastle
Lead Data Engineer at a UK consulting firm, building AI-enabled data platforms on AWS using Spark, Python/SQL, and DevOps/MLOps practices for public sector clients.
Lead Data Platform Engineer - AI-Driven Scale
Lead Data Engineer at TodayTix Group scaling the data platform that connects product, growth, finance, and CX teams. Day to day involves owning end-to-end data workflows, mentoring engineers, and shaping architecture across staging, intermediates, and marts using Snowflake, CI/CD, and AI tooling.
Quantum Data Engineer — Scientific Software & Dashboards
Build data pipelines, dashboards, and analytics tools to support quantum hardware development at OQC, working with experimental and manufacturing data to drive insights.
BI Developer & Data Engineer (Cloud DWH)
BI Developer/Data Engineer building data solutions with SQL Server, Azure Data Factory, API integrations, ETL/ELT processes, semantic models, and dashboards for an Enterprise Data Platform.
Data Engineer – AWS, PySpark & AI
Build and optimize scalable AWS data pipelines and ETL/ELT processes using Python, SQL, and PySpark for an AI-driven consumer intelligence platform, with hybrid work in London.
Data Engineer | Investment Technology | Buy-Side Firm
Data Engineer at a London-based buy-side investment firm building and maintaining Python data pipelines (ideally on AWS) that power research, analytics, and trading workflows.
Hybrid Data Engineer — PySpark & AWS for Analytics
Data Engineer designing and building scalable AWS data pipelines with PySpark/EMR for reporting and analytics in a hybrid role.
Databricks Data Engineer — Lakehouse & AI Solutions
Design and implement scalable ETL/ELT workflows and lakehouse architectures on Databricks, enabling advanced analytics and AI use cases for client projects within NTT DATA's Data & AI practice.
Senior FinOps Data Engineer/Technical Lead
Hands-on Senior FinOps Data Engineer/Technical Lead designing and building a central cloud and AI cost data platform using Python/SQL pipelines across Azure, AWS, Snowflake and AI providers to deliver cost visibility and unit economics.
Senior Data Engineer - Real time analytics
Senior Data Engineer building near real-time analytics and streaming platform solutions on AWS (Kinesis, Kafka, Flink, Redshift) using Scala/Python/SQL for a cloud communications SaaS company.