Data Strategy Job Trends in Glasgow

Data Strategy
Scotland > Glasgow

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Glasgow requiring Data Strategy skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 50 66 110
Rank change year-on-year +16 +44 -14
Permanent jobs citing Data Strategy 2 3 19
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 0.30% 0.43% 1.45%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.40% 0.47% 1.50%
Number of salaries quoted 2 3 3
10th Percentile - £78,000 £34,100
25th Percentile - £90,000 £37,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £110,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -36.36% +144.44% -25.00%
75th Percentile - - £52,500
90th Percentile - - £55,500
Scotland median annual salary £87,500 £65,000 £47,557
% change year-on-year +34.62% +36.68% -20.80%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Glasgow

Data Strategy falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Glasgow.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 502 643 1,263
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow 74.93% 92.78% 96.19%
Number of salaries quoted 312 285 494
10th Percentile £28,250 £33,150 £28,860
25th Percentile £31,000 £40,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £64,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £95,000 £77,500
Scotland median annual salary £42,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -23.64% +4.76% -8.70%

Data Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Data Strategy relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.

Data Strategy job vacancy trend in Glasgow

Data Strategy
Salary Trend in Glasgow

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing Data Strategy.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing Data Strategy