Lead Data Engineer
UK
The median Lead Data Engineer salary in the UK is £85,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 June 2024.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 659 | 749 | 851 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +90 | +102 | -9 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Data Engineer | 247 | 172 | 431 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.22% | 0.19% | 0.25% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.24% | 0.20% | 0.26% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 188 | 155 | 160 |
| 10th Percentile | £58,325 | £62,500 | £58,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £67,500 | £67,500 | £75,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £85,000 | £85,000 | £90,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -5.56% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £98,855 | £97,500 | £96,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £110,000 | £106,250 | £116,246 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £77,500 | £77,500 | £85,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -8.82% | +21.43% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 104,121 | 84,323 | 165,675 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.77% | 91.19% | 95.89% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 73,469 | 54,972 | 85,174 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,603 | £45,000 | £42,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,519 | £50,296 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.58% | +6.41% | +5.89% |
Lead Data Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Lead Data Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Lead Data Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Lead Data Engineer.
Lead Data Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Lead Data Engineer over the 6 months to 13 June 2024.
Lead Data Engineer
Top 16 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Data Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 13 June 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +53 | 191 | £85,000 | - | 38 |
| UK excluding London | +49 | 161 | £77,500 | - | 22 |
| Work from Home | +47 | 106 | £82,500 | - | 26 |
| London | +79 | 82 | £95,000 | +5.56% | 21 |
| North of England | +61 | 75 | £82,500 | +5.77% | 10 |
| Scotland | - | 50 | £73,250 | - | 4 |
| North West | +11 | 39 | £75,000 | +11.11% | 7 |
| North East | -2 | 20 | £82,500 | +6.45% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +67 | 16 | £85,000 | -5.56% | 2 |
| South West | -32 | 14 | £70,576 | -13.93% | 1 |
| South East | -28 | 11 | £65,000 | -23.53% | 2 |
| East of England | -6 | 5 | £75,000 | -28.57% | |
| West Midlands | -23 | 3 | £85,000 | +30.77% | 2 |
| Midlands | -50 | 3 | £85,000 | +30.77% | 2 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | £77,500 | - | 1 |
| Wales | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
Lead Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 13 June 2024, Lead Data Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Lead Data Engineer in the job title.
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Lead Data Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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