Data engineer salary in the UK
Average pay
£65,000 a year
£33.33 an hour at 37.5 hours a week
Data engineer jobs across the UK pay £65,000 a year on average. Half pay between £56,800 and £82,500.
1 in 10 jobs here pay over £92,000 a year.
Based on 57 jobs from 27 employers in the last 2 days. Updated 6 Nov 2026. Pay offered in job listings, not what people earn.
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Jobs paying £65,000 a year or more
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See all data engineer jobsData engineer pay by city
Average a year, and the difference from the UK average of £65,000.
- London18 jobsNot enough data yet
- Manchester4 jobsNot enough data yet
- Newcastle3 jobsNot enough data yet
- Leeds2 jobsNot enough data yet
- Preston2 jobsNot enough data yet
- Birmingham1 jobNot enough data yet
A city gets its own figure once we have 20 jobs from 5 or more employers.
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Common questions
How much do data engineers earn in the UK?
Data engineer jobs across the UK pay £33.33 an hour on average, about £65,000 a year at 37.5 hours a week. 1 in 10 pay under £25.65, and 1 in 10 over £47.18.
Other jobs
- IT systems engineer£80,000
- Software engineer£65,000
- Database administrator£61,200
- IT business analyst£55,900
- Software tester£55,000
Pay offered in job listings, not what people earn. How we work out pay
