Salary of Data Engineer in United Kingdom


£47,584 / Annual
Based on 51 job listings
The average Data Engineer salary in United Kingdom is £47,584 per year or £25 per hour. Entry level positions start at an income of £35,000 per year, while more experienced professionals earn up to £60,000 per year.

Minimum
£35,000
Average salary
£47,584
Maximum
£60,000

Salary data updated: February 2026

Salary distribution

P10
£37,500
P25
£40,485
P50
£47,500
P75
£51,708
P90
£55,000

Based on 43 job listings with salary

Salary by city

City Median / Annual Listings vs. national
Leeds Wellington Place £51,409 8 +8.2%
London £50,375 4 +6.1%
Stevenage £50,000 4 +5.3%
Norwich £39,926 4 -15.9%

There are 3 job listings for Data Engineer in United Kingdom

  • Data Engineer Data Engineer

    Found at: Fantastic ATS - 4 days ago


    London, England, United Kingdom BAE Part-time

      Location(s): London or Manchester   BAE Systems Digital Intelligence is home to 4,500 digital,...

  • Data Engineer

    Found at: Fantastic LinkedIn - 3 days ago


    London, England, United Kingdom FoundryOS Part-time

    At FoundryOS, we're big believers in autonomous teams and iterative development. We're crazy about continuous...

  • Data Engineer

    Found at: Fantastic LinkedIn - 2 weeks ago


    London, England, United Kingdom Ripjar Freelance Part-time

    About Ripjar Ripjar specialises in the development of software and data products that help governments and...

FAQ - Data Engineer

The average salary for Data Engineer is GBP47,584 per year in United Kingdom. Salary estimates are based on 51 salaries shared anonymously with Trabajo.org by employees with the position of Data Engineer in United Kingdom.

The lowest salary of Data Engineer per year in United Kingdom is GBP35,000

The highest salary for Data Engineer per year in United Kingdom is GBP60,000

Data updated: February 2026

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Methodology

  • Sample: 43 job listings with published salary
  • Period:
  • Calculation: P10, P25, P50 (median), P75, P90 percentiles from salary ranges
  • Outliers removed: salaries below P1 and above P99
  • City data: minimum 5 listings for inclusion