Data Engineering

Data Engineering market

The Data Engineering job market today

2,210 live postings, 1,055 companies, 53 countries. You are told the job is over: here is what the market says.

New this week
371
Remote
50 %
With a published salary
26 %
Freelance contracts
7 %
Median salary
€116,000
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Data Engineering salaries by country

Published yearly salary, in euros, over live Data Engineering postings. Countries are ranked by number of postings.

United States
United Kingdom
Canada
France
Germany
Ukraine
€0€100K
25th to 75th percentileMedianSalaries published by employers, in euros per year. 575 postings show a salary.
Data Engineering salaries by country
CountryPostingsMedianRange
United States605€141,000€114,000 – €182,000Details
France293€83,000€53,000 – €104,000Details
Ukraine220€63,000€27,000 – €74,000Details
United Kingdom211€114,000€75,000 – €132,000Details
Germany118€83,000€73,000 – €88,000Details
India109too few postings–Details
Brazil63too few postings–Details
Canada44€101,000€94,000 – €115,000Details
Netherlands42too few postings–Details
Switzerland36––Details
Spain36too few postings–Details
Poland30too few postings–Details
Chile22too few postings–Details
Romania21––Details
Mexico19––Details
Colombia18––Details
Argentina15––Details
Singapore12––Details
Philippines11––Details
Portugal11––Details
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Data Engineering salaries by level

Junior
Mid-level
Senior
Lead
Staff / Principal
€0€200K
25th to 75th percentileMedian
Data Engineering salaries by level
LevelPostingsMedianRange
Internship29too few postings–
Junior87€61,000€50,000 – €96,000
Mid-level362€98,000€53,000 – €114,000
Senior1,135€121,000€90,000 – €158,000
Lead256€137,000€113,000 – €182,000
Staff / Principal92€245,000€199,000 – €276,000
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Data Engineering freelance contracts

€460

Median day rate

57 contracts show a day rate: median €460 per day, range €415 to €570.

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Cities hiring for Data Engineering

  • 114LondonUnited Kingdom
  • 92ParisFrance
  • 42BerlinGermany
  • 35КиївUkraine
  • 30SeattleUnited States
  • 26San FranciscoUnited States
  • 25BengaluruIndia
  • 24LyonFrance
  • 21MunichGermany
  • 18Santa ClaraUnited States
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Data Engineering against the other technologies

5 / 19

Median salary

By published median salary, Data Engineering ranks 5 of 19 technologies: €116,000 per year, against €114,000 across all technologies.

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Data Engineering country by country

The breakdown by level, in local currency, for countries with at least 10 postings.

Salaries as published by employers in their postings, estimates excluded, converted to euros per year at today's rate. Median and lower-to-upper-quartile range over the postings that show a salary; a median appears from 8 postings. Aggregates over live postings, never an individual posting.

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