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 September 10, 2026 from persisted Radar inventory.
Find my Data Engineer matches →Current opportunities
1,186
New · 24h
201
New · 7d
1,185
Sources represented
6
Compensation evidence
Current stated hourly rates
Based on 36 current listings with structured USD hourly evidence. This is observed listing data, not a salary estimate or guarantee.
- 25th percentile
- $38/hr
- Median
- $55/hr
- 75th percentile
- $70/hr
What is in this market
Contract types
- W2 Contract1,136
- 109953
- C2c2
Top sources
- LinkedIn1,094
- Upwork35
- Indeed25
- Dice19
- FreelancerMap12
- Randstad Digital1
Relevant specialties
- Data Platform73
- Cloud42
- Artificial Intelligence40
- Generative Ai9
- Machine Learning6
- Large Language Models2
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 · Remote
Lead Data Engineer
1099 · Remote
Data Scraper – Australian GP & Medicinal Cannabis Providers
1099 · Remote
Senior Data Engineer
1099 · Remote
AWS Software / Data Engineer
1099 · Remote
Gen AI - Data Engineer II
W2 Contract · Atlanta, GA
Senior Data Engineer
W2 Contract · Ann Arbor, MI
Lead Data Engineer
W2 Contract · Cary, NC
Data Engineer
W2 Contract · Las Vegas Metropolitan Area
AEP Lead Data Solutions Engineer
W2 Contract · San Jose, CA
Data Engineer, AWS DC Central Operations
W2 Contract · Seattle, WA
Sr Engineers, Data
W2 Contract · Atlanta, GA
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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.