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
SC-Cleared Cloud Data Engineer: Spark, PySpark & Airflow
Builds and maintains cloud-based data pipelines using Spark/PySpark and Airflow to process large datasets, ensuring data reliability and governance in an AWS-native environment with IaC.
Lead Analytics Engineer, Cyber Data Platform
Build and deploy AI/ML-driven security analytics tools to transform raw cybersecurity data into actionable insights, ensuring data accuracy and governance while mentoring junior engineers in a Tesco in-house team.
Data Engineering Manager: Lead Scalable AI & Analytics Pipelines
Lead a team to design and implement scalable AI and analytics pipelines for clients in healthcare and financial services, ensuring high data quality and performance.
Cloud Data Engineer – ETL/ELT & Analytics
Designs and optimizes cloud-based ETL/ELT pipelines and curated datasets to power BI dashboards and self-service analytics for reporting.
AI-Driven Cloud Data Engineer
Builds and maintains cloud-based data pipelines on Google Cloud, leveraging BigQuery, Airbyte, Prefect, and dbt to create scalable data solutions and AI-driven analytics for business teams in London.
AI-First Data Engineering Manager | Hybrid (London)
Lead a Data Engineering team to build and scale an AI-native data platform for analytics and intelligent applications in a media company.
Data Engineering Apprentice — Hybrid ETL Training
A junior role training in ETL/data pipelines for a database team, working with SQL databases and cloud tools while balancing hybrid office/home work.
Data Engineering Manager: Lead Scalable Data Platforms & AI
Lead a data engineering squad at PwC UK, designing and delivering scalable platforms that power analytics and AI for clients in healthcare and financial services.
Hybrid Data Engineering Manager – Real-Time Platform Lead
Leads a data engineering team to modernize a central data platform, shifting from batch to real-time/event-driven architecture and building scalable infrastructure, pipelines, and reporting tools for a fast-growing Manchester-based business.
Data Platform Lead — AI-Driven Data Engineer
Own and evolve a modern data platform for a healthcare provider, using Microsoft Fabric to build AI-driven data products and trusted analytics.
Hands-on Senior Data Engineer: Spark, AI, AWS (Hybrid)
Senior Data Engineer builds and optimizes large-scale data pipelines using Spark, Python, and AWS for a major UK organization’s AI estate.
Lead Cloud Data Engineer
Lead the design and implementation of a modern AWS cloud-native data platform for a UK charity, shaping data lakehouse architectures, pipelines, and governance to drive operational and analytical insights as part of a five-year digital transformation strategy.
Staff Data Engineer - AI-Driven Platform Leader Hybrid
Leads the design and evolution of MoonPay’s data platform, ensuring analytics, product insights, ML, and integrations scale reliably in a regulated fintech environment. Balances technical direction with hands-on implementation.
Senior Data Engineer — Snowflake & dbt, Hybrid (Glasgow)
Designs and implements scalable Snowflake/dbt-based ELT pipelines while collaborating with data teams to build a cloud-agnostic data platform, emphasizing software engineering principles and performance.
Junior Data Engineer | Commodities & Energy Trading | Databricks, Azure | Up to £45K + Bonus + [...]
Build and maintain scalable data pipelines on Databricks and Azure to support real-time and batch analytics for a global commodities and energy trading firm.
Data Engineer / Data Analyst (Microsoft Azure) - SC Cleared
Designs and builds secure Azure data pipelines, models, and reports for a government programme, delivering insights from large-scale datasets.
Senior Data Engineer, Accounting Infrastructure
Build and maintain scalable backend services and data pipelines for financial reporting, reconciliation, and close workflows in a fintech environment.
Senior/Lead Data Engineer | London | Contract | Inside IR35
Builds and optimizes large-scale data pipelines and AI-driven workflows in a complex enterprise environment using Spark/PySpark, Python, and AWS, with hands-on engineering focus.