Principal Data Engineer
Scotland > Glasgow
The median Principal Data Engineer salary in Glasgow is £54,388 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 July 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
22 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
68 |
- |
191 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Data Engineer |
1 |
0 |
10 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow |
0.092% |
- |
0.33% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.097% |
- |
0.34% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
0 |
3 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£54,194 |
- |
£62,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£54,388 |
- |
£65,000 |
| 75th Percentile |
£54,582 |
- |
£67,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£54,388 |
- |
£65,000 |
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 |
1,034 |
653 |
2,972 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
94.95% |
92.76% |
98.09% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
617 |
275 |
865 |
| 10th Percentile |
£29,750 |
£30,000 |
£31,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£36,250 |
£36,875 |
£40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£56,000 |
£52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-10.71% |
+6.67% |
-4.55% |
| 75th Percentile |
£70,000 |
£72,500 |
£67,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£85,000 |
£80,000 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£47,500 |
£52,500 |
£50,946 |
| % change year-on-year |
-9.52% |
+3.05% |
-7.37% |
