Data Engineering Lead - Hybrid - Azure/Databricks - London Permanent Salary: £90,000 Are you a seasoned Data Engineering professional ready to lead the charge in building scalable, high-performance data platforms? An industry leading, global firm is seeking a Data Engineering Lead to drive innovation across their hybrid Azure/Databricks environment. About the role: Shape data strategy for global projects Lead a...
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Tenth Revolution Group
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As we move into 2026, the data engineering jobs market in the UK is evolving fast. Almost every organisation is talking about AI, analytics & data-driven decision making – but behind all that sits the data engineering function.
Cloud costs, complex data estates, stricter regulation & the explosion of AI workloads are all changing how data platforms are built & run. Some companies are tightening budgets & consolidating teams, while others are doubling down on modern data stacks, lakehouses & real-time pipelines.
Whether you are a data engineering job seeker planning your next move, or a recruiter building data teams, understanding the key data engineering hiring trends for 2026 will help you stay ahead.
Summary: UK data engineering hiring has shifted from title‑led CV screens to capability‑driven assessments that emphasise reliable pipelines, modern lakehouse/streaming stacks, data contracts & governance, observability, performance/cost discipline & measurable business outcomes. This guide explains what’s changed, what to expect in interviews & how to prepare—especially for platform‑oriented DEs, analytics engineers, streaming specialists, data reliability engineers, DEs supporting AI/ML platforms & data product managers.
Who this is for: Data engineers, analytics engineers, streaming engineers, data reliability/SRE, data platform engineers, data product owners, ML/feature‑store engineers & SQL/ELT specialists targeting roles in the UK.
For many years, data engineering in the UK meant designing pipelines, moving data between systems, and ensuring analysts had what they needed. Today, the field is expanding. With cloud platforms, machine learning, real-time analytics and the explosion of sensitive personal data, employers expect data engineers to do much more.
Modern data engineering is no longer just about code and storage. It requires legal awareness, ethical judgement, psychological insight, linguistic clarity and human-centred design. These disciplines shape how data is collected, processed, explained and trusted.
In this article, we’ll explore why data engineering careers in the UK are becoming more multidisciplinary, how law, ethics, psychology, linguistics & design now influence job descriptions, and what job-seekers & employers must do to thrive.
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