How much do remote Data engineers earn?

Remote Data engineer salaries broken down by experience, seniority, associated skills, and position salary listings

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Note: "engineer" refers to any person looking for work on cord, regardless of function and role. For the purposes of this article, unless explicitly stated otherwise, "Data engineer" refers to any engineer on cord with a Data-focused job. This includes Data Scientists, Data Analysts, and other positions as well as Data Engineers as a specific job title.

Remote Data engineer expected salaries

Across all skills and seniorities, the expected salary of the average remote Data engineer is £62,044.

Average remote Data engineer salaries by seniority

Graph showing average expected salaries of remote Data Engineers by Seniority

Mid-level remote Data engineers expect an average salary of £52,755. Senior remote Data engineers, meanwhile, expect an average salary of £70,056.

Remote Data engineer salaries by primary skill

Graph showing average expected salaries of remote Data Engineers by primary skill

AWS is the most valuable skill for remote Data engineers, with an average expected salary of £75,541 for remote Data engineers who listed it as a primary skill. Besides AWS, C++, Machine Learning, Java and ETL were the other primary skills associated with average salary expectations above the overall average of £62,044 for remote Data engineers.

Remote Data engineer positions

Graph showing average min., mid. and max. salary levels of remote Data Engineer positions at different seniority levels

The average salary range of mid-level remote Data engineer positions is £38,697-66,937. The average salary range of senior remote Data engineer positions is £47,632-79,211.

Key Insights

  • The average remote Data engineer expects a salary of £62,044
  • Mid-level remote Data engineers expect an average salary of £52,755. Senior remote Data engineers expect an average salary of £70,056
  • Remote Data engineers who know AWS expect on average £75,541 in salary, the highest average salary associated with any remote Data engineering skill

Data Disclaimer

Remote Data Engineer salary expectations are based on the expected salaries of 463 Data Scientists, Data Engineers, Data Analysts, Deep Learning Engineers, Machine Learning Engineers and Computer Vision Engineers looking only for UK-based remote work on cord during 2021.

Position salary data is based on the salary ranges of 247 Data Science, Data Engineer, Data Analyst, Deep Learning Engineer, Machine Learning Engineer and Computer Vision Engineer positions that offered the option of remote working* on cord during 2021.

*these may have offered Hybrid and/or Onsite work as well, however only one salary range is associated with any position, regardless of the number of working locations offered.

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Dan McEvoy, Content Writer
Tuesday, 11 January 2022