DATA ENGINEERS · DEDICATED TO YOUR TEAM
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Add an experienced data engineer for pipelines, integrations and reliable data foundations. They work within your team and are employed and supported by Denova. You meet and approve your colleague before they join.
Full-time, remote support · Dedicated to one client · UK working hours
DATA ENGINEER COSTS
Compare the day rate.
| With Denova |
UK contractor median |
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| Per day | £200–£250 | £500 |
| Per month | £4,000–£5,000 | £10,000 |
UK advertised median: IT Jobs Watch, 1,264 quoted daily rates, six months to 22 September 2026. Checked 23 September 2026.
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CLIENT FEEDBACK · PROCUREMENT
“Denova has been a great partner in helping us modernize Procurement and accelerate our shift from long manual processes to intelligent, AI-enabled workflows.”
Erin Allan
Global Procurement, HackerOne
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“Denova has been a great partner in helping us modernize Procurement and accelerate our shift from long manual processes to intelligent, AI-enabled workflows. They understand what it takes to operate a lean procurement function, think ahead, and have helped us move faster than we could have on our own.”
CLIENT FEEDBACK · PROCUREMENT
“Working with Josh and Edi has been a genuine pleasure. … provides a level of quality assurance that is hard to find.”
Jon Clarke
Global Procurement Director, Kantar
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“Working with Josh and Edi has been a genuine pleasure. Their deep knowledge of Source to Pay processes and Project Management, allied with their attitude to always get things done to a high standard, on time and on budget, provides a level of quality assurance that is hard to find.”
A COLLEAGUE, SUPPORTED BY DENOVA
A clear arrangement.
One agreed day rate.
Your engineer is a full-time Denova employee, working remotely and assigned full-time to your organisation. You direct the day-to-day work; we support their development.
- Dedicated capacity
- One client, full-time, covering UK working hours.
- Minimum engagement
- One month.
- £200–£250 per day
- Depending on experience and specialist skills. No additional Denova fees.
- Skills matched to your needs
- We match the colleague to your data sources, platforms and delivery priorities, with technical skills and team fit agreed before they join.
About the rates and comparison
Denova’s day rate is £200–£250, depending on the colleague’s experience and specialist skills. The client pays the agreed day rate, with no additional Denova fees. The monthly examples assume 20 billable days: £4,000–£5,000 with Denova and £10,000 at the UK advertised contractor median of £500 per day.
The illustrative difference is (£500 − £250) × 20 to (£500 − £200) × 20: £5,000–£6,000 per month. Actual monthly charges depend on the agreed billable days. VAT is not calculated in these examples.
The UK benchmark comes from IT Jobs Watch: 1,264 quoted daily rates over the six months to 22 September 2026, checked 23 September 2026. It is a dated snapshot and may change.
Advertised contractor rates cover a mix of experience, sectors and contract terms; they are not a quote for an identical service. No employer-cost uplift, agency margin or IR35 adjustment has been added. The comparison does not guarantee savings or equivalent seniority.
DATA FOUNDATIONS IN PRACTICE
Connected systems. More reliable data.
Examples of integration, data-quality and automation work by Denova colleagues across procurement and BI engagements. For reporting projects, see our Power BI consulting services.
Connected procurement systems
- The requirement
- Restore broken connections between Zip, Workday, Ironclad and Fresh Service.
- What we delivered
- An embedded procurement consultant fixed integrations, enforced required fields and documented tested changes.
- The benefit
- Less manual re-entry and more consistent data flowing between business systems.
Stronger finance data
- The requirement
- Improve the data supporting recurring finance and commercial reporting for a global pharmaceutical organisation.
- What we delivered
- Denova colleagues carried out data cleansing and developed dashboards, reporting workflows and automation.
- The benefit
- Reporting and operational needs supported by cleaner data and retained business knowledge.
Connected VAT data and workflows
- The requirement
- Connect VAT files, approvals and status tracking within the client’s Microsoft environment.
- What we delivered
- A BI developer built a Power Platform application using SharePoint as its data store, with automated data entry and live Power BI reporting.
- The benefit
- Less manual typing, with files, approvals and task history brought into one application.
How we work
How your data engineering colleague joins your team
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Tell us what you need
Speak with Josh, our co-founder, about your priorities, required skills and how the colleague will work with your team.
Josh Ryan · Co-founder -
We find the right person
We first review our existing team for a suitable match. If we need to recruit, you’re involved in the selection process.
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Meet and approve your colleague
Meet the proposed colleague and confirm their technical skills and fit with your team before placement.
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Your colleague joins your team
Once you’re happy, they begin working within your organisation, with ongoing support from Denova.
Employed and supported by Denova
Your colleague is a full-time Denova employee. We invest in their training, mentoring and ongoing development.
Let’s talk
Request a call with Josh
Send your details and we’ll arrange a short meeting with Josh Ryan, our co-founder, to understand your requirements, answer your questions and identify a suitable fit.
Client references are available if needed.