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 9 December 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
9 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
64 |
75 |
65 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+11 |
-10 |
+39 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Engineer |
1 |
3 |
21 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow |
0.13% |
0.34% |
2.79% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.14% |
0.35% |
2.84% |
| 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 |
£60,000 |
£47,557 |
| % change year-on-year |
+45.83% |
+26.16% |
-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 |
694 |
850 |
740 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
92.04% |
96.81% |
98.14% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
388 |
434 |
471 |
| 10th Percentile |
£29,175 |
£31,267 |
£29,000 |
| 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 |
£72,500 |
£65,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£82,500 |
£90,000 |
£75,000 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£54,389 |
£51,514 |
| % change year-on-year |
-17.26% |
+5.58% |
-6.34% |
