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
Product & Data Engineer (£50,000 – £90,000 + Equity) at BlakBear
Builds scalable GCP pipelines, APIs, and full-stack solutions to process real-time sensor data and AI-driven food-freshness predictions for supply-chain efficiency.
ETL Data Engineer - Commodities Trading (Python)
Build and maintain Python-based ETL pipelines to ingest and analyze commodities trading datasets for analysts and infrastructure design.
Senior Data Engineer – Secure Defence Data Platform
Build secure data pipelines and platforms for defence using Python, Spark, Kafka, and Kubernetes in a hands-on role.
Snowflake Data Engineer – Cloud DWH & ETL
Designs and builds Snowflake-based cloud data warehouses and ETL pipelines, integrating with Azure and AWS for enterprise clients.
Data Platform Engineer III — Cloud-Native & GenAI
Designs and optimizes cloud-native data pipelines and analytics platforms, focusing on GenAI integration and cross-team collaboration to enhance data-driven decision-making.
Lead Data Platform Engineer — Hybrid (AWS)
Lead the optimisation and evolution of BBC’s data lake and warehouse platforms, designing scalable cloud architectures (AWS CDK/CloudFormation) and CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins) while ensuring security and reliability.
Lead Data Engineer | AWS Lakehouse & Platform Growth
Lead data architecture and engineering for an AWS Lakehouse platform in Manchester, designing scalable pipelines, mentoring teams, and aligning data solutions with business needs.
Senior Data Engineer - Streaming & Content Analytics
Build and maintain scalable data pipelines and analytics models for a digital entertainment company, focusing on customer insights and product features using cloud platforms and IaC.
Senior Data Engineer — Cloud Pipelines & AI Enablement
Builds and optimizes cloud-based AWS data pipelines, migrates systems, and ensures data accuracy/accessibility while mentoring junior engineers and supporting AI/automation projects.
Senior Data Engineer – Real-Time Data & Infra
Senior Data Engineer builds and maintains real-time data pipelines and infrastructure using AWS and CI/CD for a data-rich UK company with 3M+ customers.
Junior Databricks Engineer - Remote Azure Data Platform
The Junior Databricks Engineer will build and maintain scalable data pipelines on the Azure platform using Databricks, Spark, and Delta Lake. The role involves working with ADLS Gen2, ADF, and Power BI to support enterprise-scale data analytics.
Data Engineer
The Data Engineer will design, build, and optimize scalable ELT pipelines and data models using Snowflake, dbt, and Python. The role involves applying software engineering best practices to data development while collaborating with stakeholders to deliver impactful data products.
Azure Data Engineer – Remote with Data Platform Impact
Builds and maintains scalable Azure-based data pipelines to support analytics, BI, and AI; designs datasets for insights and integrates enterprise systems.
Lead Data Engineer: Audience Measurement Platform
Lead a small team to design and maintain scalable, serverless data pipelines for audience measurement platforms, collaborating with product and data science teams.
Snowflake Data Engineer: Build Modern Pipelines & BI Models
Design and maintain Snowflake data warehouse pipelines and BI models in a bronze/silver/gold architecture for a fintech company.