Data Engineer Jobs (2026) — Salary, Cities & Top Employers

Salary analysis

💰 Salary analysis

Salary data based on 812 positions with reported compensation (20% of all Data Engineer listings).

10th percentile

$85,000

25th percentile

$100,000

Median (50th)

$128,000

75th percentile

$150,500

90th percentile

$190,000

Average salary: $132,717

In-demand skills

🎯 In-Demand skills

Most frequently requested skills in Data Engineer job descriptions, ranked by mention frequency.

Azure

SQL

Python

ETL

Spark

CI/CD

Power BI

AWS

Warehouse

GCP

Git

Kafka

Tableau

Machine Learning

Terraform

By city

🌎 Salary & Jobs by city

Compare Data Engineer opportunities across 20 cities. Click any city for detailed market analysis.

City	Jobs ▼	Median Salary	Salary Range	Remote %	Companies	New (7d)
London	326	£75,000	£60,000 – £85,000	2%	15	52
dubai	139	AED 250,000	AED 180,000 – AED 350,000	7%	15	22
Berlin	111	€80,000	€75,000 – €91,000	6%	15	18
München	101	$128,000	$100,000 – $150,500	3%	15	44
Hamburg	71	€62,000	€62,000 – €66,000	4%	15	11
England	71	£50,000	£40,000 – £55,000	3%	5	8
New York, NY	66	$120,000	$100,000 – $160,000	2%	15	19
abu dhabi	60	AED 279,000	AED 180,000 – AED 331,100	2%	15	19
Frankfurt am Main	54	€80,000	€80,000 – €80,000	6%	15	24
Indiana	50	$128,000	$100,000 – $150,500	–	7	11
Washington DC	46	$100,000	$100,000 – $100,000	–	15	12
Manchester	42	£50,000	£40,000 – £70,000	–	15	9
Stuttgart	41	€65,000	€59,000 – €70,000	–	15	18
Köln	37	$128,000	$100,000 – $150,500	–	15	15
business bay	37	$128,000	$100,000 – $150,500	–	15	37
California	32	$179,000	$138,700 – $179,000	–	12	13
Düsseldorf	32	€70,000	€70,000 – €70,000	12%	15	19
Karlsruhe	30	€70,000	€70,000 – €70,000	–	15	13
Newcastle upon Tyne	30	£50,000	£42,450 – £60,000	–	13	11
India	29	$128,000	$100,000 – $150,500	–	8	0

Top employers

🏢 Top employers

15 companies with the most Data Engineer openings globally.

Nigel Frank 63 jobs

Openkyber 49 jobs

NTT DATA, Inc. 35 jobs

Quant Capital 32 jobs

inovex GmbH 21 jobs

Remotedxb 18 jobs

Mastercard 18 jobs

System One 13 jobs

Capco 12 jobs

Tenth Revolution Group 12 jobs

Collaboration Betters The World GmbH 12 jobs

Virtusa 11 jobs

Geographic distribution

🌐 Where Data Engineers work

United States 2,210 jobs Germany 790 jobs United Kingdom 752 jobs UAE 262 jobs India 51 jobs Saudi Arabia 6 jobs

Data Engineer Job Market Overview (2026)

The Data Engineer job market is steadily growing, with 4,071 open positions tracked across 20 cities worldwide. In the past 30 days alone, 2,650 new positions were posted (1,056 in the last week), indicating strong and consistent demand from employers.

Compensation Landscape

The median salary for Data Engineer positions is $128,000, with the middle 50% of earners making between $100,000 and $150,500. Top earners (90th percentile) command $190,000 or more. Note that 80% of listings do not disclose salary, so actual compensation may differ in some markets. The highest-paying city is abu dhabi at AED 279,000 median, while Newcastle upon Tyne offers £50,000.

Remote Work Availability

16% of Data Engineer positions offer remote or hybrid work arrangements (670 listings). While the majority of positions remain on-site, remote options are increasingly available.

Skills That Get You Hired

Based on analysis of job descriptions, the most in-demand skills for Data Engineer roles are Azure, SQL, Python, ETL, Spark, and CI/CD. Including these keywords in your resume and cover letter can significantly improve your ATS match rate and interview chances.

How to Apply

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