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 1 January 2026.

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

 6 months to
1 Jan 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 36 62 115
Rank change year-on-year +26 +53 -25
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 16 9 11
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 2.35% 1.24% 0.91%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.57% 1.28% 0.93%
Number of salaries quoted 13 8 8
10th Percentile £25,000 £34,125 £24,763
25th Percentile £25,375 £36,000 £25,906
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £28,000 £43,750 £29,000
Median % change year-on-year -36.00% +50.86% -19.44%
75th Percentile £31,000 £50,625 £31,250
90th Percentile £38,000 £52,875 £35,000
Scotland median annual salary £30,000 £35,500 £30,000
% change year-on-year -15.49% +18.33% -

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 622 704 1,181
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.20% 96.84% 98.01%
Number of salaries quoted 366 327 471
10th Percentile £28,250 £33,900 £29,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,250 £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 £75,000 £64,875
90th Percentile £85,000 £92,500 £76,250
Scotland median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -18.18% +4.76% -6.25%

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 1 January 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 1 January 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 5 (31.25%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (25.00%) A+ Certification
2 4 (25.00%) Dell
3 3 (18.75%) Active Directory
3 3 (18.75%) Azure
3 3 (18.75%) Cisco Certification
3 3 (18.75%) Collaborative Culture
3 3 (18.75%) Degree
4 2 (12.50%) BPSS Clearance
4 2 (12.50%) Business Intelligence
4 2 (12.50%) CCNA
4 2 (12.50%) Coaching
4 2 (12.50%) Customer Service
4 2 (12.50%) DHCP
4 2 (12.50%) Digital Marketing
4 2 (12.50%) DNS
4 2 (12.50%) Firewall
4 2 (12.50%) HND
4 2 (12.50%) HP
4 2 (12.50%) ITSM
4 2 (12.50%) MCSE
4 2 (12.50%) Mentoring
4 2 (12.50%) Microsoft
4 2 (12.50%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (12.50%) Microsoft Certification
4 2 (12.50%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (12.50%) Network+ Certification
4 2 (12.50%) Programme Management
4 2 (12.50%) SAN
4 2 (12.50%) SAP

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 (18.75%) Azure
2 2 (12.50%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (6.25%) Datadog
3 1 (6.25%) Entra ID
3 1 (6.25%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (12.50%) DHCP
1 2 (12.50%) DNS
1 2 (12.50%) Firewall
1 2 (12.50%) SAN
1 2 (12.50%) Softphone
1 2 (12.50%) TCP/IP
1 2 (12.50%) TETRA
1 2 (12.50%) VPN
1 2 (12.50%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (6.25%) LAN
2 1 (6.25%) Network Security
2 1 (6.25%) WAN
General
1 5 (31.25%) Public Sector
2 4 (25.00%) Social Skills
3 3 (18.75%) Manufacturing
4 2 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (12.50%) Electronics
4 2 (12.50%) Finance
4 2 (12.50%) Fire and Rescue
4 2 (12.50%) Legal
4 2 (12.50%) Marketing
4 2 (12.50%) Organisational Skills
4 2 (12.50%) Police
4 2 (12.50%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 2 (12.50%) Analytical Mindset
1 2 (12.50%) CCTV
1 2 (12.50%) Data Centre
1 2 (12.50%) Driving Licence
1 2 (12.50%) FMCG
1 2 (12.50%) Self-Motivation
1 2 (12.50%) Smartphone
2 1 (6.25%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 2 (12.50%) Windows
1 2 (12.50%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (31.25%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (18.75%) Collaborative Culture
3 2 (12.50%) Business Intelligence
3 2 (12.50%) Coaching
3 2 (12.50%) Customer Service
3 2 (12.50%) Digital Marketing
3 2 (12.50%) ITSM
3 2 (12.50%) Mentoring
3 2 (12.50%) Programme Management
3 2 (12.50%) Service Delivery
4 1 (6.25%) Client Onboarding
4 1 (6.25%) Cloud Security
4 1 (6.25%) Collaborative Working
4 1 (6.25%) Identity Management
4 1 (6.25%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 1 (6.25%) ITIL
4 1 (6.25%) Proactive Monitoring
4 1 (6.25%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (6.25%) Supply Chain Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (6.25%) SQL
1 1 (6.25%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (25.00%) A+ Certification
2 3 (18.75%) Cisco Certification
2 3 (18.75%) Degree
3 2 (12.50%) BPSS Clearance
3 2 (12.50%) CCNA
3 2 (12.50%) HND
3 2 (12.50%) MCSE
3 2 (12.50%) Microsoft Certification
3 2 (12.50%) Network+ Certification
3 2 (12.50%) Security Cleared
4 1 (6.25%) CCIE
4 1 (6.25%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (12.50%) SLA
System Software
1 3 (18.75%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (12.50%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (6.25%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 4 (25.00%) Dell
2 2 (12.50%) HP
2 2 (12.50%) Microsoft
2 2 (12.50%) SAP
3 1 (6.25%) Cisco
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