Database Engineer Job Trends in Scotland

Database Engineer
UK > Scotland

As of 20 October 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Database Engineer salary in Scotland.

6 months to
20 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 154 142 159
Rank change year-on-year -12 +17 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Database Engineer 3 10 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 0.11% 0.30% 0.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.14% 0.31% 0.12%
Number of salaries quoted 0 5 3
10th Percentile - - £62,000
25th Percentile - - £66,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £100,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year - +33.33% -
75th Percentile - - £80,000
90th Percentile - - £83,000
UK median annual salary £31,500 £49,390 £61,250
% change year-on-year -36.22% -19.36% -5.77%

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 2,140 3,199 2,417
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 81.68% 96.53% 96.72%
Number of salaries quoted 903 1,597 1,938
10th Percentile £25,600 £30,000 £25,000
25th Percentile £31,500 £40,000 £34,849
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £53,000 £51,183
Median % change year-on-year -15.09% +3.55% -6.94%
75th Percentile £65,750 £69,800 £67,500
90th Percentile £84,850 £80,000 £80,627
UK median annual salary £52,500 £56,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -6.25% -6.67% -

Database Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Database Engineer job vacancy trend in Scotland

Database Engineer
Salary Trend in Scotland

Salary distribution trend for Database Engineer job vacancies in Scotland.

Salary distribution trend for Database Engineer job vacancies in Scotland

Database 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 Database Engineer within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 20 October 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
Glasgow +4 3 - -
Database Engineer
UK

Database Engineer Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 20 October 2025, Database 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 Scotland region featuring Database Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Linux
1 3 (100.00%) Performance Tuning
1 3 (100.00%) Perl
1 3 (100.00%) Python
1 3 (100.00%) SAP
1 3 (100.00%) Task Automation

Database Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland 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:

Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Linux Command Line
1 3 (100.00%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 3 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Performance Tuning
1 3 (100.00%) Task Automation
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) Perl
1 3 (100.00%) Python
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) SAP