Data Engineer
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median Data Engineer salary in Edinburgh is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 5 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 84 | 98 | 118 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +14 | +20 | +7 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Engineer | 10 | 14 | 30 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 1.09% | 0.92% | 1.42% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.18% | 0.96% | 1.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3 | 11 | 24 |
| 10th Percentile | £43,250 | - | £45,375 |
| 25th Percentile | £44,375 | £62,500 | £50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.23% | +8.33% | +2.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £67,500 | £75,313 |
| 90th Percentile | £60,750 | - | £77,715 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £51,250 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.15% | +8.33% | +9.09% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Edinburgh
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Edinburgh. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in Edinburgh with a recognized job title | 849 | 1,457 | 2,006 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 92.58% | 95.86% | 95.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 418 | 1,029 | 1,187 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,125 | £32,950 | £36,150 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £46,250 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £72,433 | £77,715 |
| 90th Percentile | £98,474 | £92,047 | £89,852 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £55,000 | £52,500 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -8.70% | +9.52% |
Data Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings that featured Data Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
Data Engineer
Salary Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Engineer in Edinburgh.
Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 5 May 2025, Data Engineer 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 permanent job ads across the Edinburgh region featuring Data Engineer in the job title.
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Data Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh 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: