Data Engineer

The Candidate · UK wide

Data Engineer at The Candidate, across the UK. This is a contract role.

Salary
Competitive
Location
UK wide
Contract
Contract
Posted
1 hour ago
Closes
17 Nov 2026
Sector
Data Analyst

Reference our-expertise/data/data-engineer

About the role

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Data Engineer Recruitment Specialists

Is your business looking to make the most of its data and have it accessible to use to make better business decisions? Well, we have a large network of both contract and permanent Data Engineers that could help you achieve your goals.

Building Reliable Data Pipelines

Data Engineers design, build and maintain the systems that move data between different sources, platforms and applications. Their work can include developing data pipelines, integrating structured and unstructured data and transforming it into formats that can be used for analytics and reporting.

Data Engineer jobs commonly require skills in SQL and Python, alongside cloud data platforms and technologies used for data storage, processing and orchestration. Engineers are also responsible for monitoring pipelines, maintaining data quality and helping ensure data is reliable, secure and accessible.

Data Engineers can progress into Senior, Lead or Principal Data Engineer roles, as well as move into areas such as Data Architecture and wider cloud or data platform leadership.

Proven results

What Our Clients Say

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“Evie Barker contacted me with an amazing role and was fab throughout the whole process - great communication and answered all of my questions!”

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Reference: our-expertise/data/data-engineer · Posted 1 hour ago · Closes 17 Nov 2026 · Listed via The Candidate

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