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UK salary report · 2026

Data Engineer Salary in North East

Official ONS earnings for North East.

ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Grouped occupation Where this comes from →

Median salary — North East

£54,279

gross, per year

Mean

£55,043

What most data engineers actually earn

Half of data engineers in North East earn between £40,579 and £61,006. Earning above £61,006 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.

ONS suppresses the detailed spread for this occupation at regional level, so this range describes the wider “Information Technology Professionals” group in North East.

The full pay range

Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of data engineers earn less than this.

10th
£32,825
20th
£37,572
25th
£40,579
30th
£44,303
40th
£49,551
50th
£52,776
60th
£55,661
70th
£58,310
75th
£61,006
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Where this figure comes from

ONS occupation group
Programmers and software development professionals
SOC 2020 code
2134
Measure
Gross annual pay, all employees
Edition
ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional

ONS doesn't measure “data engineer” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Programmers and software development professionals”, which includes this role alongside others.

Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are estimates from a survey of PAYE jobs and are not financial advice.

Data Engineer salary FAQs

What is the average Data Engineer salary in North East?

The median is £54,279 a year and the mean is £55,043, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

What is a good Data Engineer salary?

Half of data engineers earn between £40,579 and £61,006. Anything above £61,006 is in the top quarter for the role.

Is this figure official?

Yes. It comes from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, an accredited official statistic based on employer PAYE records.

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