Average Data Engineer salary in the UK

Robert Half Technology are assisting a global Pharmaceutical organisation to recruit a Data Engineer on a contract basis - Hybrid Working - London based - Outside IR35 Deep expertise in Snowflake and DBT to join a mission-driven analytics team. This role is critical to assessing and improving an established Snowflake environment, driving cost optimisation, enhancing operational rigour, and supporting the team's move toward predictive analytics and ML Ops workflows. Role The Data Engineer will own and assess the Snowflake platform, proposing and executing optimisation around performance, cost, scalability, and architecture improvements.Lead DBT development and maintenance, with emphasis on test frameworks, transformation efficiency, and eliminating redundant or resource-heavy flows (e.g., excessive temp table usage).Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate reliable deployment of data transformations.Provide deep insight into Snowflake infrastructure, including cost and pricing models, performance tuning, and resource governance.Support ML Ops / predictive analytics operationalisation - managing updates, performance monitoring, and change rollout rather than building models from scratch.Be a technical mentor and knowledge resource within the team - promoting best practices and embedding continuous improvement.Communicate effectively with both technical engineers and non-technical stakeholders to drive alignment and adoption of data initiatives. Profile The Data Engineer will have substantial experience as a Data Engineer, especially working with Snowflake in production environments.Advanced experience with DBT, including testing, modular modelling, and optimisation.Track record in building or maintaining CI/CD pipelines for data workflows.Strong familiarity with Snowflake infrastructure, performance tuning, and cost modelling.Excellent communication skills and ability to mentor or teach other engineers. Desirable / Nice to Have Exposure to ML Ops (particularly around operationalising models).Familiarity with data science environments and predictive analytic workflows. Company Global Pharmaceuticals organisationHybrid working - 1 day per week onsite Outside IR35 Salary & Benefits The salary range/rates of pay is dependent upon your experience, qualifications or training. Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data: gb/en/privacy-notice.

Robert Half Technology are assisting a market leading financial services organisation to recruit a Data Engineer on a contract basis. Hybrid working - London based Role The Data Engineer will design, develop, and maintain data infrastructure to ensure reliability, scalability, and performance.Collaborate with data scientists and analysts to fulfil their data requirements and support their work.Collect and process datasets from various sources, ensuring data quality and integrity.Implement efficient data models and schemas for storage and retrieval.Optimise data processes for improved performance and efficiency.Troubleshoot and resolve data pipeline issues swiftly and effectively.Keep abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies in data engineering, and continuously improve your skills and knowledge. Profile The Data Engineer will have mastery of data management and processing tools, including Power BI, Data Factory, Databricks, SQL Server, and Oracle.Proficient in SQL and experienced in database administration.Familiarity with cloud platforms such as Azure and AWS.Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with strong attention to detail.Strong communication and collaboration abilities, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment. Company Market leading financial services organisation with offices in LondonHybrid working Salary & Benefits The salary range/rates of pay is dependent upon your experience, qualifications or training. Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data: gb/en/privacy-notice.

Robert Half Technology are assisting a market leading AI-driven data platform organisation to recruit a Data Platform Engineer paying c£125 - £150k per annum. Remote working (UK based). Role The Data Platform Engineer will be an expert level engineer within Snowflake for data engineering and security/governance featuresBuild & maintain GenAI Platform solutions focused on security and governance for engineering deliveryBuild & maintain python & SQL based platform automation processBuild & maintain DataOps process for SDLC deliveryBuild & maintain data quality metrics & observability to help drive data quality standardsBuild & maintain administration systems and applications for monitoring, alerting, data observability, access management, platform metrics, and end user transparencyAssist Data Engineering with building python & SQL data replication & data pipelines on large & often complex data setsDesign data models for both short term and long term use cases to support data warehouse scalabilityIdentify opportunities for improvements & optimisation for greater scalability & delivery velocityCollaborate with engineers within GenAI Engineering & Analytics Engineering to build scalable solutions within the Data PlatformPerform root cause analysis on often complex errors to help ensure data pipeline availabilityHelp drive technical & architectural decisions on the data platform including decisions on data architecture, data engineering processes, data quality frameworks, data access security & governance frameworks, DataOps processes & data consumption models.Help test new features and partner tools to both provide feedback internally as well as determine value towards internal analytics & data platform integrationWork closely with key stakeholders across the organisation including Infra, embedded analytics teams, Product and Engineering to help foster both technical implementations & requirements gatheringProactively drive innovation internally with dedicated innovation time & projects that aim to be transformational for either the platform, team or company as a whole. Profile The Data Platform Engineer will have experience & a strong understanding of GenAI development, security & governance concepts a must5+ years of relevant experience in Data Engineering / Data Platform Engineering /Data ArchitectureExpert level SQL & Python is a must.Experience in DSS is a strong plus.Prior experience with Snowflake requiredPrior experience with DevOps technologies such as Github Actions, Azure DevOps or JenkinsStrong understanding of data architecture & data modelling conceptsPrior experience building and maintaining replication & data pipelines in a cloud data warehouse or data lake environment confidentialExcellent analytical and creative problem-solving skills - exhibit confidence to ask questions to bring clarity, share ideas and challenge the norm. Company Market leading AI-driven data platformRemote working - UK based Offices in London£125k - £150k per annum Salary & Benefits The salary range/rates of pay is dependent upon your experience, qualifications or training. Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data: gb/en/privacy-notice.