Data Engineer
Scotland > Glasgow
The median Data Engineer salary in Glasgow is £51,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 February 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
7 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
57 |
68 |
75 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+11 |
+7 |
+41 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Engineer |
2 |
1 |
101 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow |
0.28% |
0.16% |
5.58% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.30% |
0.16% |
5.71% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2 |
1 |
8 |
| 10th Percentile |
£46,875 |
- |
£41,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£47,813 |
£47,500 |
£43,438 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£51,250 |
£50,000 |
£53,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+2.50% |
-6.98% |
+19.44% |
| 75th Percentile |
£55,313 |
£52,500 |
£66,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£56,625 |
- |
£82,750 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£65,000 |
£57,500 |
£63,750 |
| % change year-on-year |
+13.04% |
-9.80% |
+6.25% |
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 |
664 |
621 |
1,768 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
91.33% |
96.88% |
97.73% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
391 |
273 |
616 |
| 10th Percentile |
£29,000 |
£32,950 |
£26,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£31,000 |
£40,000 |
£36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£57,500 |
£50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-13.04% |
+15.00% |
-4.76% |
| 75th Percentile |
£67,500 |
£75,000 |
£65,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£97,000 |
£77,500 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-18.18% |
+10.00% |
-13.04% |
