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Data / ETL QA Engineer jobs in Belfast, United Kingdom

Mid-level Data / ETL QA Engineers in Belfast earn about £44k gross a year ($56k), with most offers between £36k and £54k. Belfast has about 348,000 residents and is the 13th largest of the 20 United Kingdom cities we list. No Data / ETL QA Engineer listing is based here today; United Kingdom has 1, and remote roles can be done from Belfast.

£44kmedian · mid-level · gross / year · $56k
p10 £36kp90 £54k
City factor 0.95×Rank 5 of 20
0Open Data / ETL QA Engineer roles in Belfast
1Open in United Kingdom
£34k–£70kJunior to lead median / yr
3 hDaily overlap with US East
Openings

Data / ETL QA Engineer roles near Belfast

No Data / ETL QA Engineer listing is based in Belfast today, so these are the nearest in United Kingdom, then the levels we place here. Placement pay starts at the higher of the city and national median.

All Data / ETL QA Engineer jobs in United Kingdom

"Talent pipeline" cards are the levels we place, not an employer's vacancy. Real postings are labelled "Market listing". How pay is set.

Pay by level

Data / ETL QA Engineer pay by level in Belfast

Gross annual pay in GBP. Belfast is 0.95× the United Kingdom median (-5%), which is £46k at mid-level.

Levelp10Medianp90RangeMedian (USD)
Junior£28k£34k£41k$42k
Mid-level£36k£44k£54k$56k
Senior£47k£57k£69k$72k
Lead£57k£70k£85k$88k

Estimates from posted pay ranges, base pay only. Full Data / ETL QA Engineer salary page for Belfast.

The role

What a Data / ETL QA Engineer does in Belfast

Validates pipelines, warehouses and reports so the numbers can be trusted.

  • Validate source-to-target mappings and transformation rules
  • Write SQL checks for completeness, uniqueness and drift
  • Automate data-quality tests in the pipeline
  • Test BI dashboards against warehouse truth
  • Investigate and document data defects

Skills and stack employers ask for

Advanced SQLPythonETL / ELT toolsData modellingdbt / Great Expectations

Tools named most often

PostmanJiraDockerJenkins

Time zone

Belfast is on Europe/London. A 09:00-17:00 day shares 3 h with US East, 8 h with London and 7 h with Central Europe.

FAQ

Data / ETL QA Engineer jobs in Belfast: FAQ

How much does a Data / ETL QA Engineer earn in Belfast?

A mid-level Data / ETL QA Engineer in Belfast earns a median of £44k a year ($56k), with a p10 to p90 range of £36k to £54k. Junior pay starts near £34k, senior pay is £57k and leads reach £70k.

Are there Data / ETL QA Engineer jobs in Belfast?

No Data / ETL QA Engineer listing is based in Belfast today, but United Kingdom has 1 and Data / ETL QA Engineer roles open to remote candidates in the same time zone are common. Tell us your city and we alert you when a local role opens.

How does Belfast pay compare with the rest of United Kingdom?

Belfast ranks 5th of 20 United Kingdom cities we track for Data / ETL QA Engineer pay, at 0.95x the national median (-5%). The national mid-level median is £46k, so Belfast is below it. Against the US it is 44% below the US median of $100k.

What skills do Data / ETL QA Engineer jobs in Belfast ask for?

Validates pipelines, warehouses and reports so the numbers can be trusted. Typical requirements: Advanced SQL, Python, ETL / ELT tools, Data modelling, dbt / Great Expectations. The tools named most often are Postman, Jira, Docker, Jenkins.

Can a Data / ETL QA Engineer work with US or European teams from Belfast?

Belfast is on Europe/London. A 09:00-17:00 day shares about 3 h with US East, 8 h with London and 7 h with Central Europe. 70% of Data / ETL QA Engineer roles are remote-friendly.

How do I get a Data / ETL QA Engineer job in Belfast with PassRidge?

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