Platform Engineer Job Trends in Glasgow

Platform Engineer
Scotland > Glasgow

As of 9 October 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Platform Engineer salary in Glasgow.

6 months to
9 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 73 - 88
Rank change year-on-year - - -17
Permanent jobs requiring a Platform Engineer 2 0 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 0.13% - 0.27%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.14% - 0.27%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - £39,175
25th Percentile - - £39,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £44,250
75th Percentile - - £48,313
90th Percentile - - £48,725
Scotland median annual salary £97,500 £73,801 £48,000
% change year-on-year +32.11% +53.75% -

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 1,385 739 1,103
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.39% 93.54% 97.96%
Number of salaries quoted 823 308 580
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £71,375 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £99,000 £85,000 £85,000
Scotland median annual salary £55,000 £45,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year +22.22% -15.09% +0.95%

Platform Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

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

Platform Engineer job vacancy trend in Glasgow

Platform Engineer
Salary Trend in Glasgow

Salary distribution trend for Platform Engineer job vacancies in Glasgow.

Salary distribution trend for Platform Engineer job vacancies in Glasgow

Platform Engineer Skill Set
Top 26 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow

For the 6 months to 9 October 2026, Platform 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 Platform Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Platform Engineering
2 1 (50.00%) AI
2 1 (50.00%) Artificial Intelligence Engineering
2 1 (50.00%) AWS
2 1 (50.00%) Azure
2 1 (50.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (50.00%) Business Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Complexity Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Customer Experience
2 1 (50.00%) Data Architecture
2 1 (50.00%) Data Lake
2 1 (50.00%) Data Pipeline
2 1 (50.00%) Data Science
2 1 (50.00%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) DevOps
2 1 (50.00%) DevSecOps
2 1 (50.00%) Machine Learning
2 1 (50.00%) Metadata
2 1 (50.00%) Metadata Management
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Snowflake
2 1 (50.00%) Strategic Thinking
2 1 (50.00%) Thought Leadership

Platform 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 1 (50.00%) AWS
1 1 (50.00%) Azure
1 1 (50.00%) Snowflake
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) Data Lake
1 1 (50.00%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (50.00%) Metadata
General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (50.00%) Influencing Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) AI Agents
1 1 (50.00%) Algorithms
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Platform Engineering
2 1 (50.00%) AI
2 1 (50.00%) Artificial Intelligence Engineering
2 1 (50.00%) Business Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Complexity Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Customer Experience
2 1 (50.00%) Data Architecture
2 1 (50.00%) Data Pipeline
2 1 (50.00%) Data Science
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) DevOps
2 1 (50.00%) DevSecOps
2 1 (50.00%) Machine Learning
2 1 (50.00%) Metadata Management
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Strategic Thinking
2 1 (50.00%) Thought Leadership
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared