Data Engineering Jobs in United Kingdom
There are 5,086 open Data Engineering jobs in United Kingdom on freehire right now. 2,754 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 1,172 · 23%
- Remote 231 · 5%
- Onsite 27 · 1%
Visa sponsorship offered in 28% of the 233 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 1,381
- Lead 670
- Principal 185
- Staff 108
- C-level 100
- Junior 75
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 434
- 501-1000 employees 219
- 51-200 employees 67
- 11-50 employees 57
- 201-500 employees 13
- 1-10 employees 6
Data Engineering Internship: Build Scalable Pipelines
Data Engineering Internship building and optimizing scalable data pipelines for analytics, forecasting, and investment decisions using Python and SQL to manage large commodity datasets.
Data Engineering Manager: Lead Lakehouse Transformation (Manchester Hybrid)
Lead a data engineering team to modernize the data estate into a cloud-based lakehouse, balancing architecture, delivery, and team mentorship.
Cloud Data Engineer: AI‑Driven Pipelines on AWS
Intermediate Data Engineer supporting development squads with reliable, automated cloud-ready data solutions using SQL, scripting, and AWS, with DevOps practices, working across data pipelines, governance, and observability in the Insurance Retail department.
Remote-First Data Engineering Manager: Databricks Lakehouse
Manage a data engineering team at a healthcare organization, leading technical strategy and driving the migration to a Databricks Lakehouse architecture for a federated data platform.
Data Engineering Leader: Architect & Mentor in Modern Stack
Lead the Data Engineering practice at VML group, mentoring a team of engineers, shaping data solutions, and establishing standards for modern data stacks, with expertise in dbt, Airflow, and cloud platforms.
Cloud Data Engineer – Hybrid/Remote (Azure, Databricks)
Data Engineer building scalable Azure/Databricks cloud data pipelines, using SQL and Python for ETL/ELT to support BI, reporting, analytics, and future AI capabilities in a hybrid/remote role.
Tech Lead, Data Engineering & ML Platforms
Own the architecture and delivery of a high-scale data platform that powers ML and AI features, defining data contracts and real-time ingestion strategies.
Hybrid Data Engineering Manager | Lead Analytics & BI
Lead a data and analytics team at Transport for London, driving BI and data science solutions, self-serve analytics, data governance, and scalable data products in a hybrid London-based role.
Data Engineering Manager, Azure Databricks Lakehouse
Data Engineering Manager at Primus Connect leading a team through Azure Databricks Lakehouse transformation, balancing people management, technical guidance, and delivery excellence to build scalable data products.
Cloud Data Engineer – AWS Real-Time Pipelines (Hybrid)
Data Engineer designing and building scalable real-time and batch data pipelines using AWS, Java or Python, CI/CD, and IaC within an Agile team.
Remote UK Data Engineering Manager - Platform & Analytics
Lead two data squads (Analytics Engineering and Data Engineering) in a fully remote UK role, shaping the data platform and overseeing architectures for high-volume data. Requires strong cloud, Spark, and Databricks expertise.
Data Engineering Lead — Remote, Hands-on, 2–4 Engineers
Hands-on Data Engineering Lead managing 2-4 engineers, splitting time between coaching/agile ceremonies and designing dbt models and data pipelines on Google Cloud BigQuery.
Hands-On Data Engineering Manager: Real-Time AWS Platform Lead
Leads a data engineering team to modernize a cloud-native AWS platform, building real-time pipelines and reporting while maintaining SQL Server stability during a major platform transformation.
Cloud Data Engineer — PySpark, Airflow & AWS
Design and maintain scalable data platforms and pipelines using Python, PySpark, AWS, and Airflow to support analytics and machine learning initiatives, collaborating with analysts and engineers.
Data Engineering Lead: ELT Pipelines & BigQuery
Omnicom Media Group in London is seeking a data engineer to help build and maintain our config-driven data engineering platform (DMI). You will contribute to ELT pipelines, from Cloud Function ingestion into BigQuery…
Q is for Qdrant. Senior AI Data Engineer.
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Data Engineer with C# Dot Net asp.net with SQL Server SSRS and Power BI
Data Engineer with C# Dot Net asp.net with SQL Server SSRS and Power BI Our Client is a bank based in City London who are looking to recruit at least 7 years plus experience as a Data Engineer with the ability to work…
Senior Data Engineer: C#/.NET, SQL & SSRS | Hybrid, 12m FTC
Jas Gujral in London is seeking a Data Engineer with 7+ years' experience in C# .NET and SQL Server, including SSRS. The role requires strong data warehousing and reporting skills and familiarity with Power BI and…
Senior Data Engineer | £80k to £90k | Equity | Data Driven Health
HealthTech Scale-Up | First Data Hire | Python | AWS | PYTHON| SQL Are you a Senior Data Engineer who wants real ownership, real impact, and the chance to build everything properly from day one? I’m working with a…