Senior IT Engineer Job Trends in Glasgow

Senior IT Engineer
Scotland > Glasgow

The median Senior IT Engineer salary in Glasgow is £37,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 January 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 51 68 -
Rank change year-on-year +17 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior IT Engineer 1 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 0.15% 0.29% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.16% 0.30% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 2 0
10th Percentile - £46,625 -
25th Percentile £36,250 £47,188 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £48,750 -
Median % change year-on-year -23.08% - -
75th Percentile £38,750 £49,688 -
90th Percentile - £49,875 -
Scotland median annual salary £34,000 £42,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -20.00% - +13.33%

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 608 670 1,250
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.43% 96.96% 97.73%
Number of salaries quoted 354 302 513
10th Percentile £28,250 £34,000 £28,840
25th Percentile £33,125 £41,063 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -
75th Percentile £67,188 £75,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £93,700 £77,500
Scotland median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% +10.00% -11.50%

Senior IT Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

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

Senior IT Engineer job vacancy trend in Glasgow

Senior IT Engineer
Salary Trend in Glasgow

Salary distribution trend for Senior IT Engineer job vacancies in Glasgow.

Salary distribution trend for Senior IT Engineer job vacancies in Glasgow

Senior IT Engineer Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow

For the 6 months to 13 January 2026, Senior 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 Senior IT Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Client Onboarding
1 1 (100.00%) Datadog
1 1 (100.00%) Kubernetes
1 1 (100.00%) Proactive Monitoring
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) T-SQL

Senior 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 1 (100.00%) Datadog
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Client Onboarding
1 1 (100.00%) Proactive Monitoring
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) T-SQL
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Kubernetes