United Kingdom
Job Market ObservatoryUnited Kingdom

Data Engineer: job description, salary and skills in United Kingdom

Reference estimate Updated November 2026
Median salary
75 000.00 GBP

Salary range (gross annual)

55 000.00 GBP Junior (P10)
75 000.00 GBP Median
95 000.00 GBP Senior (P90)
Entry levelMarketExpert

Source: Reference estimate · sample ≥ 30 (GDPR).

Most in-demand skills

  • PythonDocumented skill
  • SQLDocumented skill
  • SparkDocumented skill
  • AirflowDocumented skill
  • KafkaDocumented skill
  • dbtDocumented skill
  • SnowflakeDocumented skill
  • ETLDocumented skill
  • Data WarehouseDocumented skill

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