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
Senior Data Engineer
Senior Data Engineer designing and building scalable data pipelines with Python, SQL, Snowflake, dbt, and orchestration tools (Dagster/Airflow) on AWS for a UK venture-backed tech scale-up.
Lead Data Engineer
Lead Data Engineer (player-manager, ~60% hands-on, 40% leadership of 3 engineers) building scalable ETL/ELT pipelines and cloud-native data platforms using SQL, Python, Azure, Databricks, and Microsoft Fabric to support AI models for an AI SaaS company.
Data Platform Engineer
Hands-on Data Platform Engineer providing L2/L3 operational support for Norton Rose Fulbright's Azure Databricks and Microsoft Fabric-based enterprise data platform, focusing on platform health, incident response, CI/CD, monitoring, and governance.
Lead Data Engineer – Pipelines, Quality & Governance
Designs and maintains data pipelines for a UK council, ensuring reliable data delivery and governance for reporting and analytics.
Data Engineer
Builds and maintains data pipelines for a UK government defence digital transformation project, using Python, SQL, Databricks, and AWS to process and transform data for strategic decision-making.
Principal Data Engineer
Design and build a proprietary data platform for a private real estate group, unifying fragmented property/asset/financial systems into a single source of truth. Own architecture, pipelines, AI-driven workflows, and integrations while mentoring a junior engineer.
Senior Data Engineer
Senior Data Engineer Location: London (flexible) Salary: Competitive, depending on experience We’re looking for an experienced Senior Data Engineer to join a growing data operations function and take a leading role in…
Data Engineer - SC Cleared - Contract
Build and maintain secure data pipelines and integration solutions for a UK public-sector digital transformation program using AWS, Oracle, Talend, and Pentaho.
Senior Data Engineer
The Senior Data Engineer will design and implement customer data solutions for a leading UK retail organization to support personalized customer experiences. This role involves building scalable and secure data systems within an AI-focused team.