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Senior Data Engineer

High Demand Outside IR35 Contractor PRO only Data and Analytics
£500–£550 per day
Source: Recruitment Agency
Posted yesterday · Closes in 6 days · 25 Sep 2026
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Comparable market105 live roles New this week60 comparable roles Typical disclosed rate£550/day Outside IR3543% of comparable roles Remote / hybrid90% of comparable roles Skill-market signalActive skill cluster Data Pipelines15 live roles Azure42 live roles
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Contract Details

Pay rate£500–£550 per day
IR35 statusOutside IR35
Contract duration6 months
Start dateNot disclosed
Working arrangementRemote
LocationUK
Security clearanceNo clearance specified
IT specialismData and Analytics
Extension outlookExtension possible

What this role looks like

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What the role is really about: The supplied brief points to a role primarily centred on hands-on engineering and build work. Alongside that, it places meaningful emphasis on automation and DevOps practices, data engineering, modelling and insight, and systems integration and interfaces.

What you would actually be doing: In practical terms, the work described covers building and developing technical solutions, working with data pipelines, models or analytical outputs, automating delivery and improving engineering/deployment workflows, and shaping technical designs and solution decisions.

What this role expects from you as an applicant: The source explicitly asks for Integration Experience: Proven history of connecting APIs, cloud platforms, and file-based systems. The JD also looks for Senior Data Engineer Duration: 6 Months (Initial) IR35 Status: Outside IR35 Location: Remote (but ideally North West based); 3+ years of professional Data Engineering experience within a cloud or enterprise environment; and Deep Azure Expertise: Hands-on mastery of Azure Synapse, Azure Data Factory (ADF), and Azure Data Lake. The role's Core Skills also point to application-development capability around Python; delivery, testing and engineering practices including CI/CD and Test Automation; data capability across SQL and Apache Spark; and additional core capability in Data Pipelines, Data Science, and Data Platform Engineering.

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Comparable live roles10560 added in the last 7 days
Typical disclosed rate£550/day83 comparable roles disclose a usable rate
Outside IR3543%45 of 105 comparable live roles
Remote / hybrid90%94 comparable roles offer remote or hybrid working
Near comparable live median−£25/day vs the comparable live median
Active skill cluster48 other live contracts currently share two or more of these Core Skills.

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