Data Engineer
UK > Scotland
The median Data Engineer salary in Scotland is £51,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 152 | 83 | 161 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -69 | +78 | -4 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Engineer | 12 | 308 | 59 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 0.40% | 4.59% | 1.28% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.44% | 4.74% | 1.42% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 6 | 36 | 33 |
| 10th Percentile | £44,375 | £46,250 | £45,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,563 | £55,000 | £50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £51,250 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.15% | +8.33% | +13.21% |
| 75th Percentile | £57,500 | £77,500 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £60,000 | £85,000 | £77,715 |
| UK median annual salary | £71,991 | £65,000 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.76% | -7.14% | - |
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 | 2,700 | 6,497 | 4,156 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.18% | 96.88% | 89.92% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,369 | 2,634 | 2,262 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £28,000 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £44,000 | £40,000 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £56,618 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -7.27% | +7.84% |
| 75th Percentile | £63,750 | £65,000 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £82,830 | £80,000 | £85,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £57,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.57% | -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
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 12 May 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 | +16 | 9 | £52,500 | -19.23% | 16 |
| Glasgow | +15 | 1 | £52,500 | -19.23% | 11 |
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Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 12 May 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: