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
Head of Data Engineering — AI‑Driven Platform Lead (Hybrid)
Lead the data engineering team powering the company's platform, owning technical strategy and delivery roadmap for data infrastructure while partnering with product, marketing, and leadership to drive AI-enabled development.
Senior Data Engineer I (Data Platform)
Build and maintain Rightmove’s GCP-based data platform, owning scalable pipelines, infrastructure as code, and internal tooling to power property data for millions of UK users.
Senior AWS Data Platform Engineer - Eastwood
Design and operate a secure, scalable AWS-based data platform using IaC and CI/CD to power analytics and AI products for a logistics and retail analytics provider.
Lead Data Engineer
The Lead Data Engineer will design and deliver enterprise-scale data platforms using Microsoft Fabric, Azure Synapse Analytics, and Databricks. The role focuses on ETL/ELT development, data architecture, and creating scalable data models for analytics.
Head of Data Engineering
The Head of Data Engineering will lead and develop a team to build and scale data infrastructure that powers the company's affiliate marketing platform. This role involves setting technical strategy, managing delivery roadmaps, and driving AI-led development to support business growth.
Senior Data Engineer AWS
Build and own a new AWS cloud data platform from the ground up, designing ingestion pipelines and migrating from legacy Oracle systems. Core tech: AWS (S3, Athena, Redshift, Glue, EMR), IaC, Lakehouse patterns, Metabase.
Data Engineer
A hands-on Data Engineer on a 6-month contract supporting a Central Government Defence digital transformation programme, building data pipelines with Python, SQL, Databricks, and AWS. SC Clearance is required.
Data Engineering Specialist (Snowflake)
The Data Engineering Specialist will build and maintain data infrastructure and pipelines for AI platforms using Snowflake, Databricks, and Python. This role involves optimizing data systems, implementing governance standards, and collaborating with stakeholders to drive data-driven insights.