Data Engineering Jobs in United Kingdom
There are 5,080 open Data Engineering jobs in United Kingdom on freehire right now. 2,739 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 | £92,000 | 273 |
| 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 44%
- data-engineering 43%
- analytics 41%
- ai 30%
- azure 29%
How the work is done
- Hybrid 1,171 · 23%
- Remote 230 · 5%
- Onsite 27 · 1%
Visa sponsorship offered in 28% of the 234 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 1,379
- Lead 669
- Principal 185
- Staff 108
- C-level 100
- Junior 73
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 435
- 501-1000 employees 219
- 51-200 employees 67
- 11-50 employees 58
- 201-500 employees 13
- 1-10 employees 6
Senior Data Engineer (ERP)
Design scalable data models and maintain dbt transformations for enterprise analytics across Finance and Supply Chain. Use SQL and ERP platforms to enable business-critical reporting in a hybrid environment.
Lead Data Engineer
Hands-on leadership role designing and optimizing Microsoft Fabric data pipelines and SQL models to modernize architecture (Bronze to Gold) and mentor engineers.
Data Engineer
Data Engineer (SQL Server / SSIS) – 3 Month Initial Contract – Remote / Cardiff VIQU have partnered with an NHS organisation to recruit a hands-on Data Engineer to support critical data integration and ETL workloads…
Campus Data Engineer (Intern)
Builds and maintains data pipelines and infrastructure for a high-frequency trading firm, using Python on Linux and Agile methods.
Data Engineer (Snowflake) - Outside IR35
Builds and maintains a Snowflake-based data lakehouse, designing ETL/ELT pipelines, dbt models, and governance frameworks to unify trading, CRM, finance, and risk data for operational and regulatory reporting across a fintech firm.
Principal Data Engineer
Principal Data Engineer (AWS) - Contract, Outside IR35 £650 per day | Outside IR35 | 3-Month Contract (13 weeks) | Remote UK - very occasional travel to Leeds Brio Digital is working with a major UK organisation…
Data Engineer - Lead / Senior / Mid
Data Engineers (Lead/Senior/Mid) needed for a CRM migration programme, building and modernizing a data platform from the ground up using Snowflake, dbt, Python, AWS, and PowerBI, with primarily remote work and occasional London travel.
SC Cleared Data Engineer - Hybrid, Cloud Pipelines
Pearson Carter seeks a hybrid contract Data Engineer to design and build secure data pipelines using cloud technologies, SQL, and Python in an Agile team.
Senior Cloud Data Platform Engineer (AWS/Databricks)
Designs and operates a cloud data platform on AWS/Databricks, ensuring scalability, security, and production readiness while collaborating with cross-functional teams to meet business needs.
Data Engineer
Designs and builds scalable data pipelines and Lakehouse architectures on Databricks, focusing on Spark, Delta Lake, and Medallion principles to support analytics, ML, and AI workloads for enterprise clients.
Data Platform Engineer
Designs and maintains scalable cloud-based data platforms for Canada Life, focusing on Azure/AWS tools and ML pipelines while mentoring engineers and supporting cross-functional teams.
Junior Data Engineer
Builds and maintains data pipelines for customer-facing insurance products, ensuring data quality and scalability in a fast-growing InsurTech startup.
Senior Data Engineer
Leads end-to-end data engineering projects, designing scalable cloud pipelines and ensuring data quality through testing and best practices.
Senior Data Analyst: Power BI & Data Engineering (Hybrid)
A Senior Data Analyst who transforms complex data into actionable insights by building impactful Power BI dashboards, supports the payments division, collaborates with data engineering teams to improve data models, and uses Python and Azure for technical tasks.
Senior Cloud Data Engineer — Scale Genomics Platform
Designs and maintains AWS-based scalable genomics platform infrastructure, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure high availability and cost-efficient data processing for drug discovery.
Lead Analytics Engineer: Data Platform & Architecture
Designs and oversees data architecture, governance, and analytics pipelines for cross-functional teams, using Snowflake, dbt, SQL, and Python to ensure scalable, reliable data solutions.