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 25, 2026 from persisted Radar inventory.
Find my Data Engineer matches →Current opportunities
4,950
New · 24h
94
New · 7d
1,542
Sources represented
8
Compensation evidence
Current stated hourly rates
Based on 248 current listings with structured USD hourly evidence. This is observed listing data, not a salary estimate or guarantee.
- 25th percentile
- $54/hr
- Median
- $63/hr
- 75th percentile
- $71/hr
What is in this market
Contract types
- W2 Contract4,683
- 1099496
- C2c30
Top sources
- LinkedIn3,786
- Dice895
- FreelancerMap136
- Upwork55
- Indeed38
- Freelancer16
Relevant specialties
- Data Platform790
- Cloud518
- Artificial Intelligence250
- Machine Learning19
- Agentic Ai18
- Generative Ai17
Seniority
- Senior1,905
- Lead192
- Mid111
- Staff89
- Principal82
- Junior53
Remote mix
- Unknown3,971
- Onsite Or Hybrid645
- Remote334
Work arrangements
- Contract Duration230
- Ongoing Contract89
- Fixed Project43
- Freelance Ad Hoc11
Current examples
A bounded preview of current persisted jobs. Open a result for normalized facts or use RadarJobs for the full live set.
Technical Instructor – Emerging Technologies, Python, Data Engineering & AI Development
W2 Contract · Remote
GCP Cloud Analytics Engineer
W2 Contract · Atlanta, GA
Data Team Positions
W2 Contract · Honolulu, HI
Hands-On Big Data Architect - Hybrid Chicago
W2 Contract · Arlington, VA
Data Engineer MS Fabric
W2 Contract · Irving, TX
Lead Analytics Engineer - Databricks Specialist (RM&C Data Analytics & Intelligent Automation)
W2 Contract · Newark, DE
Data Engineer
W2 Contract · United States
GCP Cloud Analytics Engineer
W2 Contract · Boston, MA
Jr. Data Architect/Engineer
W2 Contract · Plano, TX
Data Engineering, Management, & Governance Specialist - Finance
W2 Contract · Miami, FL
Associate Data Engineer
W2 Contract · Costa Mesa, CA
AI Cloud Data Engineer
W2 Contract · The Woodlands, TX
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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.