Data Engineer
Scotland > Glasgow
The median Data Engineer salary in Glasgow is £47,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 December 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
2 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
71 |
81 |
63 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+10 |
-18 |
+38 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Engineer |
1 |
3 |
13 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow |
0.13% |
0.33% |
1.89% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.14% |
0.34% |
1.93% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
2 |
4 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£51,250 |
£42,875 |
| 25th Percentile |
£46,250 |
£56,875 |
£43,438 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£47,500 |
£67,500 |
£47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-29.63% |
+42.11% |
+2.70% |
| 75th Percentile |
£48,750 |
£76,875 |
£51,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£81,750 |
- |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£87,500 |
£66,250 |
£47,557 |
| % change year-on-year |
+32.08% |
+39.31% |
-20.74% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in Glasgow with a recognized job title |
729 |
870 |
673 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
92.40% |
96.88% |
97.96% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
383 |
454 |
474 |
| 10th Percentile |
£29,000 |
£31,250 |
£29,300 |
| 25th Percentile |
£35,000 |
£40,000 |
£37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£55,000 |
£52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-9.09% |
+4.76% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£70,000 |
£72,188 |
£65,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£82,500 |
£90,000 |
£75,000 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£54,000 |
£51,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-16.67% |
+5.88% |
-7.27% |
