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
Senior Data Engineer: Graph Databases & Python APIs
Design and build graph-driven Python services and APIs using Neo4j, Spark/PySpark, and Databricks, collaborating with engineers and data scientists to deliver scalable data products.
Data Engineer I - PySpark, ETL & Dashboards (Hybrid)
Data Engineer designing, building, and maintaining data products (ETL pipelines, dashboards) using PySpark in cloud environments to support analytics and debt recovery operations.
Senior Data Engineer — Databricks & Delta Lake Architect
Senior Data Engineer owning and optimizing a Databricks-based data platform, writing pipeline code in SQL, Python, and Scala, modeling data for Fabric/OneLake, and applying Delta Lake patterns.
Senior Data Engineer: Snowflake/dbt Tax Data Platform
Senior Data Engineer building and owning a Snowflake/dbt data stack powering FP&A, accounting, and leadership decision-making at a tax-regulatory technology company.
Product-Focused Data Platform Engineer
Principal Engineer building scalable data platforms, ETL/ELT pipelines, and data architectures for BCG Expand's financial services benchmarking products, using Python/SQL/Java, cloud platforms, and various database technologies.
AI Data Engineer
AI Data Engineer building end-to-end Azure data platforms and AI/GenAI data pipelines (RAG, vector search) using Azure Data Factory, Synapse, Fabric, ADLS Gen2, Cosmos DB, Python, and SQL.
Azure AI Data Engineer: End-to-End Data & GenAI Pipelines
Azure Data Engineer building end-to-end data solutions and GenAI pipelines using Azure Data Factory, Synapse, ADLS Gen2, Cosmos DB, with strong Python and SQL skills.
Senior Data Engineer - Telecom Insights & Pipelines (Hybrid)
Senior Data Engineer designing and maintaining data pipelines to turn diverse data into actionable insights for telecoms, cybersecurity, and national infrastructure at NPL's UKTL team in Solihull.
Lead Data Engineer - MLOps & Cloud Pipelines
Lead Data Engineer (MLOps) shaping MLOps direction and delivering cloud-based Data Science products; writes Python, mentors Data Engineers, and drives CI/CD and deployment best practices with Azure expertise.
Snowflake Data Engineer | ETL/ELT & Cloud Pipelines
Build and maintain Snowflake-based data solutions, ETL/ELT pipelines, and data services for an Accounts platform using Snowflake, SQL, Python/PySpark, DBT, and AWS services in an agile, cross-functional team.
Insurance Data Engineer — Lead Data & POC Projects
Data Engineer at Verisk General Insurance UK owning end-to-end underwriting POC projects, building customer-facing data solutions with large property/insurance datasets using AWS and Python.
Senior Data Engineer - AWS Cloud Pipelines & Analytics
Data Engineer designing and building scalable AWS data pipelines and analytics solutions for diverse consulting clients in a hybrid UK role.
Data Engineer - Insurance Analytics & POC Lead
Data Engineer leading proof-of-concept initiatives and delivering customer-facing data solutions for Verisk's General Insurance UK unit using AWS and Python.
Senior/Lead Data Engineer
First senior data hire at a pre-Series-A AI startup automating property management admin, owning end-to-end data architecture—Python, Postgres, Kafka, and vector databases—building batch and real-time pipelines from near-scratch.
Lead Data Engineer - Scalable Data Solutions (Flexible)
Lead Data Engineer designing, developing, and maintaining data-driven infrastructure using Python, Spark, CI/CD, and cloud platforms while leading a team in a hybrid role in Manchester.
UniData/ UniVerse Data Engineer (Remote)
A UniData/UniVerse Data Engineer focused on building and maintaining commission-processing and incentive systems for the direct-selling/MLM industry, using Rocket U2 databases, UniBasic, UniQuery, and SQL.