Live market evidence
Data Engineer Contract Job Market
Current contract Data Engineer opportunity volume, freshness, engagement mix, sources, and compensation evidence from Radar's normalized live inventory.
Updated October 29, 2026 from persisted Radar inventory.
Find my Data Engineer matches →Current opportunities
5,946
New · 24h
311
New · 7d
1,533
Sources represented
8
Compensation evidence
Current stated hourly rates
Based on 306 current listings with structured USD hourly evidence. This is observed listing data, not a salary estimate or guarantee.
- 25th percentile
- $55/hr
- Median
- $64/hr
- 75th percentile
- $73/hr
What is in this market
Contract types
- W2 Contract5,663
- 1099601
- C2c42
Top sources
- LinkedIn4,477
- Dice1,186
- FreelancerMap139
- Indeed50
- Upwork50
- Freelancer19
Relevant specialties
- Data Platform977
- Cloud620
- Artificial Intelligence303
- Agentic Ai21
- Machine Learning20
- Generative Ai20
Seniority
- Senior2,313
- Lead220
- Mid124
- Staff102
- Principal98
- Junior57
Remote mix
- Unknown4,678
- Onsite Or Hybrid855
- Remote413
Work arrangements
- Contract Duration281
- Ongoing Contract98
- Fixed Project50
- Freelance Ad Hoc12
Current examples
A bounded preview of current persisted jobs. Open a result for normalized facts or use RadarJobs for the full live set.
Data Engineer
1099 · W2 Contract · Omaha, NE 68154
Databricks Data Engineer
C2c · 1099 · W2 Contract · Dallas, TX
Geospatial Data Engineer
W2 Contract · Oakland, California, USA
Cloud Data Engineer (AWS & Snowflake)
W2 Contract · Plano, Texas, USA
Data Engineer - Remote Opportunity
W2 Contract · United States
Senior Engineer, Data Engineering
W2 Contract · United States
Data Engineer II
W2 Contract · Richmond, VA
Data Engineer I, Fire TV
W2 Contract · Seattle, WA
Data Engineer
W2 Contract · New York, NY
Data Strategy & Analytics Solutions Lead
W2 Contract · Houston, TX
Data Engineering Intern - Summer 2027
W2 Contract · Alexandria, VA
Senior Data Engineer II
W2 Contract · United States
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Methodology
Current live, classified Data Engineer opportunities with a 1099, C2C, or W-2 contract engagement in Radar's normalized inventory.
Global current inventory; location and remote status are reported as observed, including unknown values rather than inferring them.
Current counts use Radar liveness; new counts use the first-seen timestamp over rolling 24-hour and seven-day windows.
Compensation includes only structured USD hourly evidence. Ranges use the midpoint; single stated bounds use that bound. Statistics require at least 20 observations.
Listings and source classifications can change after the latest verification; observed postings are not a census of all contract work.