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
Remote Bioinformatics Data Engineer — Genomics Pipelines
Build and scale bioinformatics and genomics data pipelines for a UK health research program, turning scientific workflows into robust production pipelines in a multidisciplinary team.
Data Engineer: Build Scalable Pipelines for Public Archives
Data Engineer building scalable data pipelines for The National Archives to manage, structure, and enrich archival data for public discovery, using Python, SQL, Talend, and data formats like XML, JSON, RDF.
Senior Azure Data Engineer – Lead, DataOps & Pipelines
Senior Azure Data Engineer building scalable data ingestion, transformation, and analytics pipelines using Azure, ensuring GDPR compliance and strong engineering standards for a financial services firm in London.
Data Engineer: Modern Pipelines & AI-Enabled Analytics
Data Engineer maintaining data pipelines, databases, and integrations for Warwickshire County Council, modernising data handling with scripting, ETL, and GIS platforms.
Hybrid Data Engineer - Azure & Lakehouse
Hybrid Data Engineer designing and building data platforms, pipelines, and architecture on Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Lake, and Azure SQL to support business insights across operations, finance, and commercial functions.
Senior Data Engineer (Azure)
Senior Data Engineer designing, developing, and maintaining Azure data pipelines (Data Factory, Synapse, Python, PySpark) for a private bank, with mentoring and DataOps/DevOps leadership responsibilities.
Data Engineer - Hybrid Manchester, Modern Data Platform
Data Engineer in Manchester designing, building, and maintaining scalable data pipelines using SQL, Python, and cloud data technologies in an agile, CI/CD-driven environment.
Java & Big Data Engineer | Scalable, Reliable Systems
Develop scalable Java/Spring Boot applications and design big data pipelines using Hadoop, focusing on automation, reliability, and CI/CD within a UK-based engineering team.
Senior Data Engineer
Senior Data Engineer designing and maintaining end-to-end data pipelines, turning complex telecoms datasets into actionable insights at the UK Telecommunications Lab (UKTL), working at the intersection of telecoms, cybersecurity, and national infrastructure.
Data Engineer: AI-Powered Data Pipelines & Dashboards
Build and maintain data pipelines from source systems to decision-ready outputs, model data, create dashboards, and integrate systems via APIs using Databricks, Python, and Streamlit.
DV-Eligible Data Engineer: Secure Pipelines & Analytics
Data Engineer designing and developing scalable data pipelines and high-performance data platforms within secure UK government environments, collaborating with Agile teams.
Databricks Data Engineer
Databricks Data Engineer building scalable batch/streaming data pipelines and optimizing Lakehouse architectures on Databricks for client-facing consulting engagements at NTT DATA.
Data Engineer - AWS
Data Engineer on a 12-month fixed-term contract migrating and integrating data into a new ecosystem at Coventry Building Society, using AWS, with hybrid work requiring at least one day per week in Coventry or Manchester.
Senior Data Engineer
Senior Data Engineer designing, building, and maintaining scalable data pipelines and transformations on a Snowflake cloud data platform using SQL and Python to support reporting and analytics for a UK magazine distribution and retail solutions company.
Python Data Engineer – Production Pipelines & Research
Python developer building data pipelines and transforming financial filings into structured data for Alvar's SaaS platform, orchestrating feeds, ensuring data quality, and extending backend APIs.
Senior Data Engineer
Senior Data Engineer working on public sector data transformation programmes, primarily using Python, SQL, Spark, and cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP.
Data Engineer
Data Engineer building and maintaining scalable Databricks data pipelines, automating processes with Python, and creating performance dashboards in Streamlit/HTMX for finance and asset management teams.
Data Engineer
Data Engineer in Norwich working on customer-facing data solutions, leading proof-of-concept projects, using AWS and Python to work with large-scale insurance datasets.