Distributed Systems Job Trends in Glasgow

Distributed Systems
Scotland > Glasgow

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Distributed Systems in permanent job vacancies in Glasgow. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Distributed Systems over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - - 113
Rank change year-on-year - - -10
Permanent jobs citing Distributed Systems 0 0 16
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow - - 1.22%
As % of the Miscellaneous category - - 2.37%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 15
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £32,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -23.53%
75th Percentile - - £33,750
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median annual salary £73,801 £69,308 £32,500
% change year-on-year +6.48% +113.25% -51.85%

All Generic Skills
Glasgow

Distributed Systems falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Glasgow.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 156 193 675
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow 23.28% 27.85% 51.41%
Number of salaries quoted 108 85 183
10th Percentile £25,289 £38,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £29,500 £47,500 £37,733
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,000 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -40.00% +14.29% -4.55%
75th Percentile £55,000 £90,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £65,750 £110,000 £80,000
Scotland median annual salary £40,000 £59,430 £60,000
% change year-on-year -32.69% -0.95% +3.45%

Distributed Systems
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

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

Distributed Systems job vacancy trend in Glasgow

Distributed Systems
Salary Trend in Glasgow

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing Distributed Systems.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing Distributed Systems