IT Engineer Job Trends in Glasgow

IT Engineer
Scotland > Glasgow

The median IT Engineer salary in Glasgow is £28,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 August 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 43 69 182
Rank change year-on-year +26 +113 -109
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 25 16 11
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 2.12% 2.22% 0.40%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.24% 2.38% 0.41%
Number of salaries quoted 23 16 11
10th Percentile - £25,000 £21,250
25th Percentile £25,375 £28,313 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £28,000 £30,000 £24,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% +25.00% -38.06%
75th Percentile £30,875 £63,750 £33,250
90th Percentile £34,750 £83,125 £53,750
Scotland median annual salary £28,500 £30,000 £28,500
% change year-on-year -5.00% +5.26% -22.97%

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 1,116 673 2,716
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.74% 93.21% 98.09%
Number of salaries quoted 656 280 780
10th Percentile £29,750 £30,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £35,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +1.85% -1.82%
75th Percentile £65,522 £71,321 £67,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £82,500
Scotland median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - -4.76% -4.55%

IT Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

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

IT Engineer job vacancy trend in Glasgow

IT Engineer
Salary Trend in Glasgow

Salary distribution trend for IT Engineer job vacancies in Glasgow.

Salary distribution trend for IT Engineer job vacancies in Glasgow

IT Engineer
Salary Histogram in Glasgow

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Engineer in Glasgow over the 6 months to 12 August 2026.

Salary histogram for IT Engineer in Glasgow

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

For the 6 months to 12 August 2026, IT 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 IT Engineer in the job title.

1 11 (44.00%) Problem-Solving
2 9 (36.00%) Supply Chain Management
3 7 (28.00%) BPSS Clearance
4 6 (24.00%) A+ Certification
4 6 (24.00%) CCNA
4 6 (24.00%) Cisco Certification
4 6 (24.00%) Coaching
4 6 (24.00%) Customer Service
4 6 (24.00%) Dell
4 6 (24.00%) MCSE
4 6 (24.00%) Microsoft Certification
4 6 (24.00%) Network+ Certification
4 6 (24.00%) SAN
5 4 (16.00%) Microsoft
6 3 (12.00%) Azure
6 3 (12.00%) Continuous Improvement
6 3 (12.00%) Disaster Recovery
6 3 (12.00%) Microsoft 365
6 3 (12.00%) User Experience
7 2 (8.00%) Active Directory
7 2 (8.00%) Debian
7 2 (8.00%) DHCP
7 2 (8.00%) DNS
7 2 (8.00%) Entra ID
7 2 (8.00%) Hyper-V
7 2 (8.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 2 (8.00%) Linux
7 2 (8.00%) Microsoft Intune
7 2 (8.00%) Migration
7 2 (8.00%) PowerShell

IT 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 3 (12.00%) Azure
1 3 (12.00%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (8.00%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 6 (24.00%) SAN
2 2 (8.00%) DHCP
2 2 (8.00%) DNS
General
1 9 (36.00%) Manufacturing
2 7 (28.00%) Analytical Skills
2 7 (28.00%) Public Sector
3 6 (24.00%) Legal
3 6 (24.00%) Social Skills
4 1 (4.00%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (4.00%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 9 (36.00%) FMCG
2 6 (24.00%) Analytical Mindset
2 6 (24.00%) Data Centre
2 6 (24.00%) Smartphone
3 1 (4.00%) Driving Licence
3 1 (4.00%) Management Information System
3 1 (4.00%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 2 (8.00%) Debian
1 2 (8.00%) Linux
1 2 (8.00%) Ubuntu
1 2 (8.00%) Windows
1 2 (8.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (44.00%) Problem-Solving
2 9 (36.00%) Supply Chain Management
3 6 (24.00%) Coaching
3 6 (24.00%) Customer Service
4 3 (12.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 3 (12.00%) Disaster Recovery
4 3 (12.00%) User Experience
5 2 (8.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 2 (8.00%) Migration
6 1 (4.00%) Agile
6 1 (4.00%) Analytics
6 1 (4.00%) Collaborative Working
6 1 (4.00%) Customer-Centric Approach
6 1 (4.00%) Customer-Centricity
6 1 (4.00%) Cybersecurity
6 1 (4.00%) Data Analysis
6 1 (4.00%) Data Privacy
6 1 (4.00%) ITIL
6 1 (4.00%) Knowledge Transfer
Programming Languages
1 2 (8.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 7 (28.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 6 (24.00%) A+ Certification
2 6 (24.00%) CCNA
2 6 (24.00%) Cisco Certification
2 6 (24.00%) MCSE
2 6 (24.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 6 (24.00%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.00%) QA
System Software
1 2 (8.00%) Active Directory
1 2 (8.00%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 2 (8.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 6 (24.00%) Dell
2 4 (16.00%) Microsoft
3 1 (4.00%) Sophos
3 1 (4.00%) Zscaler