Data Engineer Jobs in London, UK

Looking for a data engineer job in London? Choose from 22 open roles at 15 employers. Explore real salary data and skills breakdown across remote, hybrid and on-site roles.

22 Open roles
15 Companies hiring
โ€” Average salary

What do Data engineers in London work on?

The roles span pipeline development, platform engineering, and analytics engineering. Several titles specify a cloud platform โ€” Azure with Databricks and AWS are both represented โ€” while others are platform-agnostic at the title level. A Low-Latency Market Data Engineer posting suggests at least one role in a financial-data context, and a Global People Data posting points to an internal HR-analytics function. Staff and Principal designations indicate that some positions carry architectural or cross-team technical leadership responsibilities alongside hands-on delivery.

Analytics engineering titles appear alongside traditional data engineering ones, suggesting some overlap between transformation-layer work and upstream pipeline work. A C++ Software Engineer focused on a data platform indicates that not every role in this set is primarily Python-based. No sample summaries were provided in the fact pack, so a finer account of day-to-day tasks is not available here.

Skills and experience employers ask for

Python is the most widely mentioned skill in these postings, followed by SQL and CI/CD appearing in roughly half. Spark, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, Java, and APIs each appear in a meaningful share. LLMs, Agents, Airflow, Kafka, and GCP each appear in a smaller subset. All counts reflect mentions in descriptions across the full set of postings on this page, not formal requirements, and the sample size is modest.

Python 73%
CI/CD 50%
Spark 41%
SQL 41%
LLMs 27%
Kubernetes 27%
AWS 27%
Azure 27%
Java 27%
Agents 23%
GCP 23%
Airflow 23%
Kafka 23%
APIs 23%

London office, hybrid or remote?

A majority of the postings are listed as onsite. A smaller number are hybrid, and a minority are fully remote. None have an unknown work mode, so every posting on this page carries a stated arrangement. Candidates should read each individual posting carefully, as onsite expectations can vary considerably between employers โ€” particularly between a consultancy, a fintech, and a technology platform company, all of which appear in these listings.

Make your application specific to the work

  1. Check the cloud platform requirement Several postings specify AWS or Azure explicitly at the title level; confirm your primary platform experience matches before applying, as these appear to be genuine differentiators rather than preferences.
  2. Note seniority level carefully The postings span a wide range from mid-level to principal and staff, and responsibilities differ substantially; applying to the tier that matches your actual experience will make your application more competitive.
  3. Clarify the work-mode arrangement Most postings are listed as onsite, but what that means in practice โ€” days per week, flexibility โ€” is not stated in the fact pack, so it is worth confirming with each employer before committing to a process.
  4. Prepare evidence of core tooling Python and SQL appear across the majority of postings; CI/CD practices and at least one cloud platform are also widely mentioned, so having concrete examples ready for these will be relevant across most applications in this set.

Questions about Data Engineer jobs in London

None of the postings on this page carry an advertised pay range, so no salary comparison can be made from these listings. You would need to ask each employer directly or consult other sources for compensation benchmarks.

A minority of postings on this page are listed as fully remote. The majority are onsite, and a smaller number are hybrid. Each posting states its arrangement, so check the individual listing for the role you are interested in.

The employers represented in these postings include Capco, Monzo, WPP, Spotify, CuspAI, Artefact, Point72, and Fin, among others. Capco and a few others have more than one posting currently listed.

Several postings specify Azure or AWS in the title itself, and GCP also appears in skill mentions across the set. If a posting names a platform, familiarity with it appears to be a genuine part of the role rather than an optional extra.

Visa sponsorship is not stated in the fact pack for any of the postings on this page. You should check each job posting directly and, if it is not mentioned, ask the employer or their recruiter before applying.

Jobs checked 2 minutes ago. ยท Guide reviewed 14 September 2026.