Data Engineer
UK > Scotland
The median Data Engineer salary in Scotland is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 7 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 156 | 75 | 169 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -81 | +94 | +21 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Engineer | 15 | 271 | 39 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 0.46% | 4.17% | 0.95% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.55% | 4.30% | 1.04% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 8 | 53 | 27 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,250 | £42,250 | £46,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,188 | £55,000 | £50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £66,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.05% | +10.83% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £69,688 | £80,000 | £69,649 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £84,000 | £77,715 |
| UK median annual salary | £70,000 | £67,500 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.70% | -3.57% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Scotland
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title | 2,733 | 6,302 | 3,734 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 83.32% | 97.03% | 90.94% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,294 | 2,863 | 2,117 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,968 | £27,696 | £30,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,000 | £40,000 | £40,082 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -9.09% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £63,750 | £65,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £84,096 | £80,000 | £82,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
Data Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings that featured Data Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
Data Engineer
Salary Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Engineer in Scotland.
Data Engineer
Salary Histogram in Scotland
Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Engineer in Scotland over the 6 months to 7 July 2025.
Data Engineer
Job Locations in Scotland
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Engineer within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 7 July 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Edinburgh | +9 | 10 | £57,500 | -14.81% | 8 |
| Glasgow | -14 | 3 | £52,500 | -19.23% | 9 |
| Fife | - | 1 | £50,000 | - | |
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Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 7 July 2025, Data Engineer job roles required 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 Scotland region featuring Data Engineer in the job title.
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Data Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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:
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