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 8 January 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
8 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
54 |
70 |
75 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+16 |
+5 |
+23 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Engineer |
1 |
2 |
64 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow |
0.15% |
0.28% |
5.09% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.16% |
0.29% |
5.20% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
1 |
6 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£43,125 |
| 25th Percentile |
£46,250 |
£47,500 |
£43,750 |
| 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 |
£65,313 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£91,250 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£65,000 |
£57,500 |
£55,029 |
| % change year-on-year |
+13.04% |
+4.49% |
-8.29% |
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 |
624 |
686 |
1,230 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
91.36% |
96.89% |
97.85% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
362 |
313 |
495 |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,250 |
£34,000 |
£28,620 |
| 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 |
£67,188 |
£75,000 |
£65,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£93,100 |
£77,500 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-18.18% |
+10.00% |
-10.74% |
