Infrastructure Engineer Job Trends in Glasgow

Infrastructure Engineer
Scotland > Glasgow

The median Infrastructure Engineer salary in Glasgow is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 July 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 54 72 169
Rank change year-on-year +18 +97 -70
Permanent jobs requiring an Infrastructure Engineer 13 12 40
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 1.23% 1.77% 1.19%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.30% 1.91% 1.22%
Number of salaries quoted 4 8 37
10th Percentile £38,875 - -
25th Percentile £42,813 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £48,750 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +2.63% +1.25%
75th Percentile £47,500 £70,000 £51,250
90th Percentile £52,000 £70,375 £53,500
Scotland median annual salary £50,000 £57,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -13.04% +27.78% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Glasgow

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 1,002 629 3,283
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.80% 92.91% 98.06%
Number of salaries quoted 591 265 944
10th Percentile £29,375 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £52,033
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +15.31% -5.39%
75th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £80,000
Scotland median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -13.64% +10.00% -9.09%

Infrastructure Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Infrastructure Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.

Infrastructure Engineer job vacancy trend in Glasgow

Infrastructure Engineer
Salary Trend in Glasgow

Salary distribution trend for Infrastructure Engineer job vacancies in Glasgow.

Salary distribution trend for Infrastructure Engineer job vacancies in Glasgow

Infrastructure Engineer
Salary Histogram in Glasgow

Salary distribution for jobs citing Infrastructure Engineer in Glasgow over the 6 months to 5 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Infrastructure Engineer in Glasgow

Infrastructure Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow

For the 6 months to 5 July 2026, Infrastructure Engineer job roles required 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 job ads across the Glasgow region featuring Infrastructure Engineer in the job title.

1 13 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 10 (76.92%) Microsoft
3 5 (38.46%) Microsoft 365
4 4 (30.77%) Active Directory
4 4 (30.77%) Azure
4 4 (30.77%) Entra ID
4 4 (30.77%) High Availability
4 4 (30.77%) PowerShell
4 4 (30.77%) VMware
4 4 (30.77%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (30.77%) Windows
4 4 (30.77%) Windows Server
5 3 (23.08%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 3 (23.08%) EMC
5 3 (23.08%) ITIL
5 3 (23.08%) ITSM
5 3 (23.08%) Problem Management
5 3 (23.08%) Problem-Solving
5 3 (23.08%) Service Management
5 3 (23.08%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (23.08%) Task Automation
5 3 (23.08%) VSAN
6 1 (7.69%) Cisco
6 1 (7.69%) Collaborative Working
6 1 (7.69%) Degree
6 1 (7.69%) Disaster Recovery
6 1 (7.69%) Identity Access Management
6 1 (7.69%) Linux
6 1 (7.69%) Logistics
6 1 (7.69%) Microsoft Certification

Infrastructure Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 5 (38.46%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (30.77%) Azure
2 4 (30.77%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 3 (23.08%) VSAN
General
1 1 (7.69%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (7.69%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (23.08%) Clustering
1 3 (23.08%) Enterprise Storage
2 1 (7.69%) Driving Licence
2 1 (7.69%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 4 (30.77%) Windows
1 4 (30.77%) Windows Server
2 1 (7.69%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 4 (30.77%) High Availability
3 3 (23.08%) ITIL
3 3 (23.08%) ITSM
3 3 (23.08%) Problem Management
3 3 (23.08%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (23.08%) Service Management
3 3 (23.08%) Task Automation
4 1 (7.69%) Collaborative Working
4 1 (7.69%) Disaster Recovery
4 1 (7.69%) Identity Access Management
4 1 (7.69%) Logistics
4 1 (7.69%) Operational Stability
4 1 (7.69%) Service Delivery
4 1 (7.69%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (30.77%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 1 (7.69%) Degree
1 1 (7.69%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 4 (30.77%) Active Directory
1 4 (30.77%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 3 (23.08%) Active Directory Federation Services
1 3 (23.08%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (7.69%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 10 (76.92%) Microsoft
2 4 (30.77%) VMware
3 3 (23.08%) EMC
4 1 (7.69%) Cisco