Infrastructure Engineer Job Trends in Glasgow
Infrastructure Engineer
Scotland > Glasgow
The median Infrastructure Engineer salary in Glasgow is £58,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 November 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 3 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 47 | 77 | 57 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +30 | -20 | 0 |
| Permanent Infrastructure Engineer jobs | 36 | 13 | 22 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow | 2.26% | 1.61% | 2.27% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.41% | 1.74% | 2.33% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 14 | 7 | 22 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £35,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £36,250 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £58,500 | £37,500 | £41,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +56.00% | -9.09% | -17.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £90,000 | £70,000 | £50,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | - | - |
| Scotland median annual salary | £50,000 | £49,000 | £46,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.04% | +5.38% | -7.00% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
Glasgow
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in Glasgow matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 3 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in Glasgow matching a recognised job title | 1,493 | 747 | 944 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 93.84% | 92.68% | 97.22% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 848 | 332 | 525 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £29,275 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £35,000 | £39,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -4.76% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £85,000 | £90,000 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £55,000 | £45,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +22.22% | -14.29% | +5.00% |
Infrastructure Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Infrastructure Engineer job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.
Infrastructure Engineer Salary Trend in Glasgow
Salary distribution trend for Infrastructure Engineer job vacancies in Glasgow.
Infrastructure Engineer Salary Histogram in Glasgow
Salary distribution for Infrastructure Engineer jobs in Glasgow over the 6 months to 3 November 2026.
Infrastructure Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow
For the 6 months to 3 November 2026, Infrastructure Engineer job ads cited the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent Infrastructure Engineer job ads across the Glasgow region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Infrastructure Engineering | 100.0% | 36 |
| 2 | AWS | 47.2% | 17 |
| 3 | DevOps | 19.4% | 7 |
| 4 | Linux | 16.7% | 6 |
| 4 | Site Reliability Engineering | 16.7% | 6 |
| 4 | VMware | 16.7% | 6 |
| 4 | VMware Infrastructure | 16.7% | 6 |
| 8 | Active Directory | 13.9% | 5 |
| 8 | Entra ID | 13.9% | 5 |
| 8 | Intel | 13.9% | 5 |
| 8 | Python | 13.9% | 5 |
| 8 | SC Cleared | 13.9% | 5 |
| 8 | Security Cleared | 13.9% | 5 |
| 8 | Windows | 13.9% | 5 |
| 8 | Windows Server | 13.9% | 5 |
| 16 | Azure | 11.1% | 4 |
| 16 | High Availability | 11.1% | 4 |
| 16 | Problem Management | 11.1% | 4 |
| 19 | Active Directory Federation Services | 8.3% | 3 |
| 19 | EMC | 8.3% | 3 |
| 19 | ITIL | 8.3% | 3 |
| 19 | ITSM | 8.3% | 3 |
| 19 | Microsoft | 8.3% | 3 |
| 19 | Microsoft 365 | 8.3% | 3 |
| 19 | Migration | 8.3% | 3 |
| 19 | PowerShell | 8.3% | 3 |
| 19 | Service Management | 8.3% | 3 |
| 19 | Single Sign-On | 8.3% | 3 |
| 19 | Software Engineering | 8.3% | 3 |
| 19 | Task Automation | 8.3% | 3 |
Infrastructure Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AWS Infrastructure Engineer | 47.2% | 17 |
| 2 | Senior Infrastructure Engineer | 41.7% | 15 |
| 3 | AWS Infrastructure Lead | 38.9% | 14 |
| 3 | Lead Infrastructure Engineer | 38.9% | 14 |
| 5 | Cloud Infrastructure Engineer | 36.1% | 13 |
| 6 | Infrastructure Support Engineer | 22.2% | 8 |
| 6 | Lead Cloud Engineer | 22.2% | 8 |
| 8 | Lead DevOps Engineer | 16.7% | 6 |
| 8 | Senior AWS DevOps Engineer | 16.7% | 6 |
| 10 | AWS Software Engineer | 8.3% | 3 |
| 10 | Linux Infrastructure Engineer | 8.3% | 3 |
| 10 | Python Engineer | 8.3% | 3 |
| 10 | Senior Linux Engineer | 8.3% | 3 |
| 10 | Senior Server Engineer | 8.3% | 3 |
| 15 | IT Infrastructure Engineer | 5.6% | 2 |
| 15 | Senior IT Engineer | 5.6% | 2 |
| 17 | Senior Integration Engineer | 2.8% | 1 |