Data Engineer
Scotland > Glasgow
The median Data Engineer daily rate in Glasgow is £400, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 May 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 69 | 67 | 69 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | +2 | +1 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Data Engineer | 14 | 7 | 16 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Glasgow | 1.82% | 0.83% | 1.82% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.90% | 0.88% | 1.91% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9 | 6 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | £347 | £188 | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £356 | £255 | £422 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £432 | £493 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.30% | -12.47% | +23.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £475 | £453 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £520 | £457 | £590 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £450 | £453 | £490 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.66% | -7.55% | -2.00% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Glasgow
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Glasgow. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in Glasgow with a recognized job title | 738 | 799 | 838 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 95.97% | 95.12% | 95.23% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 452 | 537 | 603 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £255 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £372 | £363 | £410 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £460 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.17% | -3.16% | +5.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £549 | £575 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £633 | £700 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £450 | £473 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -0.53% | +2.70% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 11 | 36 | 20 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.75 | £11.94 | £12.60 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.79 | £16.00 | £13.98 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.59 | £36.22 | £16.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -45.91% | +116.24% | -56.74% |
| 75th Percentile | £22.56 | £54.69 | £50.49 |
| 90th Percentile | £65.00 | £68.75 | £61.15 |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £19.05 | £24.29 | £21.67 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.57% | +12.09% | -34.33% |
Data Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow
Job postings that featured Data Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.
Data Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Engineer in Glasgow.
Data Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram in Glasgow
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Engineer in Glasgow over the 6 months to 20 May 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Glasgow
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Data Engineer in Glasgow.
Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Glasgow
For the 6 months to 20 May 2025, Data Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Glasgow region featuring Data Engineer in the job title.
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Data Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Glasgow by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: