Data Engineer
Scotland > Glasgow
The median Data Engineer salary in Glasgow is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 September 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
18 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
79 |
78 |
62 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-1 |
-16 |
+41 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Engineer |
4 |
76 |
10 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow |
0.54% |
4.06% |
1.27% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.57% |
4.12% |
1.33% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2 |
9 |
8 |
| 10th Percentile |
£46,750 |
£45,250 |
£43,375 |
| 25th Percentile |
£47,500 |
£46,250 |
£43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£65,000 |
£57,251 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-23.08% |
+13.53% |
+8.02% |
| 75th Percentile |
£52,500 |
£67,500 |
£69,649 |
| 90th Percentile |
£53,250 |
£85,000 |
- |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£51,250 |
£65,000 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-21.15% |
+18.18% |
-8.33% |
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 |
707 |
1,846 |
753 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
94.65% |
98.51% |
95.80% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
289 |
653 |
589 |
| 10th Percentile |
£29,700 |
£31,496 |
£32,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£35,000 |
£40,000 |
£42,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£53,000 |
£52,500 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+0.95% |
-4.55% |
+4.76% |
| 75th Percentile |
£70,000 |
£69,000 |
£67,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£85,000 |
£75,000 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£52,500 |
£52,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.76% |
- |
-4.55% |
