The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Glasgow requiring Metadata skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
Metadata falls under the Databases and Business Intelligence category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring database or business intelligence skills in Glasgow.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills
156
564
216
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow
21.20%
27.65%
26.44%
Number of salaries quoted
39
97
184
10th Percentile
£36,650
£37,500
£37,500
25th Percentile
£42,125
£41,500
£43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£53,000
£50,000
£57,500
Median % change year-on-year
+6.00%
-13.04%
+14.73%
75th Percentile
£70,000
£62,500
£67,500
90th Percentile
£77,500
£70,350
£73,750
Scotland median annual salary
£52,500
£50,000
£56,909
% change year-on-year
+5.00%
-12.14%
+3.47%
Metadata Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow
Job postings citing Metadata as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.
Metadata Salary Trend in Glasgow
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing Metadata.
Metadata Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Glasgow
For the 6 months to 14 September 2025, job vacancies citing Metadata also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Glasgow region with a requirement for Metadata.
Metadata Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Glasgow by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
