Role · Data
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Data Engineer in All Australia
Builds the pipelines and warehouses that analysts and models depend on.
Also searched as analytics engineer, etl developer
Right now
- 12 mo
- Up+15%5,572 → 6,394 ads
- Entry
- 21.5%126 of 586 ads
Statistics
- 12-month changeUp+15%5,572 → 6,394 adsOfficial
- Demand586job ads in 28 daysJob ads
- 4-week changeUp+12%524 → 586 adsJob ads
- Entry-level share21.5%126 of 586 adsJob ads
- No PR stated62.1%364 of 586 adsJob ads
- Employers hiring174top 5 post 16.0%Job ads
- Median salary$134k2,813 of 6,394 adsJob ads
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Advertised pay
What ads for this role offer
$134ka year
2,813 of 6,394 ads in the last 12 months state a salary (44.0%).
Job ad aggregateAdvertised base salary, not total pay. Senior roles state pay less often, so the real range is likely wider.
Top holdings
What these ads ask for
The skills that make up this role: the share of Data Engineer ads that mention each one. An ad usually asks for several skills, so shares add up to more than 100%.
- 85% of Data Engineer ads mention SQL.
SQLData
in 85% of these ads - 70% of Data Engineer ads mention Python.
PythonLanguages
in 70% of these ads - 50% of Data Engineer ads mention AWS.
AWSCloud & infrastructure
in 50% of these ads - 45% of Data Engineer ads mention Apache Spark.
Apache SparkData
in 45% of these ads - 40% of Data Engineer ads mention Airflow.
AirflowData
in 40% of these ads - 35% of Data Engineer ads mention dbt.
dbtData
in 35% of these ads - 35% of Data Engineer ads mention Azure.
AzureCloud & infrastructure
in 35% of these ads - 30% of Data Engineer ads mention Docker.
DockerCloud & infrastructure
in 30% of these ads - 20% of Data Engineer ads mention Terraform.
TerraformCloud & infrastructure
in 20% of these ads - 5% of Data Engineer ads mention Rust.
RustLanguages
in 5% of these ads
Location
Where the ads are
- New South Wales224 · 38.2%
- Victoria168 · 28.7%
- Queensland75 · 12.8%
- Western Australia46 · 7.8%
- Australian Capital Territory36 · 6.1%
- South Australia25 · 4.3%
- Tasmania8 · 1.4%
- Northern Territory4 · 0.68%
586 ads in the last four weeks under your filter, by state or country.
Everyday abilities
Core competencies
How much of each everyday ability Data Engineer work typically calls for. Every job uses these, so we don’t track demand for them.
- Digital engagementDigital engagement: level 9 of 10
- Initiative and innovationInitiative and innovation: level 6 of 10
- LearningLearning: level 7 of 10
- NumeracyNumeracy: level 7 of 10
- Oral communicationOral communication: level 5 of 10
- Planning and organisingPlanning and organising: level 6 of 10
- Problem solvingProblem solving: level 8 of 10
- ReadingReading: level 7 of 10
- TeamworkTeamwork: level 6 of 10
- WritingWriting: level 5 of 10
Illustrative — based on the ASC core competency scale · Levels run from 1 (basic) to 10 (highly complex) and describe how much of each ability the work calls for. They are not a judgement of any person.
Framework: Australian Skills Classification, Jobs and Skills Australia · What core competencies are
Before you decide
Demand is only one input
Time to get job-ready
A year or more
Usually a year or more of study and experience, often through a specific degree or graduate program.
Transferability
Moderate
Carries over to several related roles.
Rising ads don’t mean you should learn this.
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