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 21 December 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
21 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
55 |
73 |
78 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+18 |
+5 |
+16 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Engineer |
1 |
2 |
45 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow |
0.14% |
0.27% |
4.48% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.16% |
0.28% |
4.57% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
1 |
4 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£42,875 |
| 25th Percentile |
£46,250 |
£47,500 |
£43,438 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£47,500 |
£50,000 |
£47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-5.00% |
+5.26% |
+2.70% |
| 75th Percentile |
£48,750 |
£52,500 |
£51,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£78,750 |
£58,554 |
£47,557 |
| % change year-on-year |
+34.49% |
+23.12% |
-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 |
643 |
726 |
985 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
91.73% |
96.80% |
98.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
384 |
347 |
462 |
| 10th Percentile |
£29,325 |
£35,000 |
£28,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£35,000 |
£41,250 |
£37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£55,000 |
£52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-9.09% |
+4.76% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£67,813 |
£75,000 |
£64,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£84,250 |
£91,250 |
£75,000 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-18.18% |
+10.00% |
-9.09% |
