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
Lead Data Platform Engineer — Real-Time AI for Markets
Designs and delivers high-performance, real-time trading and research systems using Python/KDB/C++ and AI, leading global engineering teams in a fast-paced fintech environment.
Data Engineer: National Security with DV/eDV Clearance
Build and maintain data platforms for national security, enabling analytics and AI/ML-driven decision-making in a secure environment.
Lead AI & Data Engineer — Java, AWS
Lead AI & Data Engineer responsible for designing AI/data engineering solutions, writing secure Java code, and building scalable AWS-based architectures for fintech applications.
Senior Data Engineer — Self-Service Analytics Lead
Leads self-service analytics for a fintech client, designing data pipelines and Kimball-modelling solutions to shift reporting from manual to insight-driven decisions using Microsoft tools.
Data Engineer — AI-First Data Infrastructure (London)
Build and maintain data pipelines and infrastructure for an AI-first product company, integrating Shopify, 3PLs, Amazon, and finance systems.
Senior Data Engineer: Databricks, AWS & Healthcare Data
Designs, builds, and optimizes healthcare data platforms using Databricks, Spark, Python, and AWS, ensuring NHS-compliant data quality, security, and pipeline efficiency.
Data Engineer: Enterprise Data Platform & Snowflake Expert
Designs and maintains an enterprise data platform using Snowflake and Azure Data Factory to build scalable pipelines, develop dimensional models, and deliver analytics for business insights.
Data Architect / Senior Data Engineer - Newcastle
Designs and leads enterprise-grade data platforms, integrating AI/data engineering with cloud technologies (Azure/AWS/GCP) to deliver scalable, secure, and future-proof solutions for clients.
Senior Data Engineer: Azure Databricks & Scalable Pipelines
Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines on Azure Databricks, integrating diverse data sources and ensuring high-quality datasets for analytics and governance.
Data Engineer: Build AI-Powered Data Platform for Growth
Builds and maintains a cloud-based AI-powered data platform for clients, handling data pipelines, analytics, and business insights using SQL, BigQuery, and AI tools.
Senior Data Engineer — Hybrid, ML & Big Data
Builds data pipelines and ML algorithms to analyze large datasets, supporting product development and business decisions for a UK-based SaaS company.
Data Engineer (National Security) - DV / Edv
Build and maintain cloud-native data pipelines and platforms for national security programs, using Python, SQL, AWS, Spark, and modern data architectures to enable analytics and AI/ML.
Apprentice Data Engineer: Hybrid Training in Data & Cloud
An entry-level apprentice role building and maintaining data pipelines, monitoring databases, and improving data quality while training in cloud technologies.
Senior Data Engineer (Azure)
Build and maintain scalable data pipelines on Azure, integrating diverse sources and transforming raw data into reliable, analytics-ready datasets for the business.
AI Data Engineer for Scalable AI Pipelines
Design and maintain scalable data pipelines that power AI chat assistants and models, ensuring high-quality, standardized data for retrieval and AI-driven improvements.
Product & Data Engineer: Real-Time AI Pipelines + Equity
Builds backend infrastructure and real-time data pipelines for a climate-tech startup tackling food waste, using Python, FastAPI, and GCP.
BI Data Engineer - Shape a Growing Analytics Function
Builds and maintains data pipelines, models, and reports to enable executive decision-making in cybersecurity training analytics, shaping a new BI function from the ground up.