What is the typical salary for a Data Engineer in the UK?

Based on 83 current UK Data Engineer vacancies, salaries typically range from £50,000 to £130,000 per year, with a median of £75,000. The exact figure depends on experience, employer and location.

Where in the UK are Data Engineer jobs hiring most?

The cities currently hiring the most Data Engineer staff are London, Telford, Manchester, City of London, Leeds.

Data Engineer Jobs

Q: How many Data Engineer jobs are there in the UK?

There are currently 1.9K live Data Engineer vacancies across the UK. Listings refresh throughout the day, so the number changes constantly.

Browse 1.9K live Data Engineer vacancies across the UK. Listings refresh throughout the day.

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Data Engineer salary in the UK

£50,000 – £130,000

Typical annual salary range

Based on 83 current UK vacancies (25th–75th percentile)

£75,000

Median pay

Per year

1.9K

Live vacancies

UK-wide right now

Salary range computed from current UK Data Engineer listings. Outliers excluded (25th–75th percentile of advertised salaries). Hourly, weekly and daily rates are annualised to a 37.5-hour week.

Top cities hiring Data Engineers right now

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Continuous Improvement Engineer

Progressive Recruitment

Stevenage, Hertfordshire Permanent £40000 - £45000/annum pension, 25 days holiday

10 applied

Continuous Improvement Engineer. Location: Near Stevenage. Salary: Up to £45,000 + Bonus + Benefits. Are you a Manufacturing...

18 days ago View Apply →

Manufacturing Engineer

Progressive Recruitment

Luton, Bedfordshire Permanent £40000 - £45000/annum pension, 25 days holiday

10 applied

Manufacturing Engineer. Location: Near Luton. Salary: Up to £45,000 + Bonus + Benefits. Are you a Manufacturing Engineer with...

18 days ago View Apply →

Lead Quality Engineer

W Talent

Sheffield, South Yorkshire Permanent £40000 - £50000/annum

Independent Forgings and Alloys (IFA), one of Europe's leading aerospace forging and precision manufacturing companies, is...

18 days ago View Apply →

Senior Civil Engineer

Carrington West

St Albans Permanent £45000 - £55000/annum

Senior Civil Engineer. Location: St Albans. Are you a Senior Civil Engineer looking to take ownership of challenging projects...

18 days ago View Apply →

Data Engineer

Adecco

London Contract £600 - £700/day

10 applied

*Senior Data Engineer** (Contract. Duration: 6 Months (Possibility for extension. Location: London/Hybrid (3 days per week on...

18 days ago View Apply →

System Design Engineer

Rullion Managed Services

Ashby-De-La-Zouch, Leicestershire Contract £450 - £475/day

10 applied

Systems Design Engineer - SCADA. Location: Ashby de la zouch, UK (Hybrid/Office & Site-Based. Outside IR35. Contract Duration: 12...

18 days ago View Apply →

Data Engineer

Saffron housing · Direct

Norwich, Norfolk Permanent £63000/annum

10 applied

Data Engineer. Location: Long Stratton, Norwich, Norfolk (Hybrid. Salary: £63,000 per annum. Hybrid: 4 days working from home &...

18 days ago View Apply →

Senior AI Engineer (Gen AI & RAG)

The Portfolio Group

City of London, London Permanent £75000 - £85000/annum

10 applied

Senior AI Engineer (Gen AI & RAG) Greater London, England, United Kingdom (On-site. Join an award-winning, internationally...

18 days ago View Apply →

AI Platform/ DevOps Engineer

The Portfolio Group

City of London, London Permanent £70000 - £80000/annum + Benefits

10 applied

This is a platform and infrastructure engineering role - not a data science or ML engineering position. You'll own the runtime,...

18 days ago View Apply →

Senior Manufacturing Engineer - NC Programmer

Matchtech

Lancashire Contract £33.24/hour

Our client, a leading organisation in the Defence & Security sector, is currently seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer - NC...

18 days ago View Apply →

Production Engineer

Holt Engineering

Blandford Forum Permanent £35000 - £38000/annum

Liaise with customer engineering teams on DFM, concessions and production release. Support document control, configuration and...

18 days ago View Apply →

AI Platform Engineer (DevOps / MLOps Focus)

The Portfolio Group

London Permanent £80000/annum

10 applied

We're hiring an experienced AI Platform Engineer to design, build and operate a production-grade Generative AI platform powering...

18 days ago View Apply →