Apache Kafka
Scotland > Glasgow
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Glasgow requiring Kafka skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 48 | 60 | 74 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +12 | +14 | +14 |
| Permanent jobs citing Kafka | 4 | 9 | 63 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow | 0.60% | 1.30% | 4.80% |
| As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category | 9.09% | 7.69% | 12.28% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £75,000 | £51,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +47.06% | -21.54% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £67,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £74,800 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £60,000 | £67,500 | £70,576 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.11% | -4.36% | +2.66% |
All Software Libraries and Frameworks
Glasgow
Kafka falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in Glasgow.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills | 44 | 117 | 513 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow | 6.57% | 16.88% | 39.07% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 28 | 54 | 129 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,025 | £38,000 | £38,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,438 | £43,500 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £55,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.09% | -4.35% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £68,438 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,375 | £77,125 | £78,750 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £60,000 | £55,000 | £61,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -10.57% | +2.50% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Kafka relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.
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Salary Trend in Glasgow
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing Kafka.
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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: