Infrastructure Engineer Job Trends in Scotland

Infrastructure Engineer
UK > Scotland

The median Infrastructure Engineer salary in Scotland is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 November 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Nov 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 75 121 102
Rank change year-on-year +46 -19 +11
Permanent Infrastructure Engineer jobs 86 31 50
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 1.88% 1.12% 1.51%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.06% 1.33% 1.59%
Number of salaries quoted 50 17 34
10th Percentile £42,000 £36,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £47,000
Median % change year-on-year - +6.38% -6.00%
75th Percentile £59,152 £62,500 £50,000
90th Percentile £59,999 £70,000 £55,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% +15.00% -4.76%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Scotland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in Scotland matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.

6 months to
15 Nov 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Permanent job adverts in Scotland matching a recognised job title 4,184 2,325 3,144
% of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title 91.23% 84.09% 95.10%
Number of salaries quoted 2,271 1,108 1,565
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £31,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £45,000 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year +22.22% -15.09% +6.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,875 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £80,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £52,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +14.29% -8.70% -4.17%

Infrastructure Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Infrastructure Engineer job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Infrastructure Engineer job vacancy trend in Scotland

Infrastructure Engineer Salary Trend in Scotland

Salary distribution trend for Infrastructure Engineer job vacancies in Scotland.

Salary distribution trend for Infrastructure Engineer job vacancies in Scotland

Infrastructure Engineer Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for Infrastructure Engineer jobs in Scotland over the 6 months to 15 November 2026.

Salary histogram for Infrastructure Engineer in Scotland

Infrastructure Engineer Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in Infrastructure Engineer jobs within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 15 November 2026. 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		 Job Ads
Past 6 Months		 Median Salary
Past 6 Months		 Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Live
Jobs
Glasgow +25 38 £57,000 +3.64% 22
Edinburgh +23 18 £45,000 -16.67% 7
Aberdeen - 10 £42,000 - 10
Scottish Borders - 8 £59,152 -
North Lanarkshire -1 7 £50,000 -
West Lothian - 3 - -
West Dunbartonshire - 1 - - 1
South Lanarkshire - 1 - -
Infrastructure Engineer
UK

Infrastructure Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 15 November 2026, Infrastructure Engineer job ads cited 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 Infrastructure Engineer job ads across the Scotland region.

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Infrastructure Engineering94.2%81
2AWS23.3%20
3DevOps12.8%11
4Python11.6%10
5Infrastructure as Code9.3%8
6Azure8.1%7
6Linux8.1%7
6Observability8.1%7
6SC Cleared8.1%7
6Security Cleared8.1%7
6Site Reliability Engineering8.1%7
6Windows8.1%7
13AI7.0%6
13Entra ID7.0%6
13Test Automation7.0%6
13Windows Server7.0%6
17Agile5.8%5
17Broadband5.8%5
17Cisco5.8%5
17Intel5.8%5
17Meraki5.8%5
17Microsoft5.8%5
17VMware5.8%5
17VMware Infrastructure5.8%5
25Active Directory4.7%4
25CI/CD4.7%4
25Microsoft 3654.7%4
25PowerShell4.7%4
25Roadmaps4.7%4
25Task Automation4.7%4

Infrastructure Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Job Titles

RankJob TitleShareJob Ads
1Senior Infrastructure Engineer33.7%29
2AWS Infrastructure Engineer19.8%17
3Cloud Infrastructure Engineer17.4%15
4AWS Infrastructure Lead16.3%14
4Lead Infrastructure Engineer16.3%14
6Infrastructure Support Engineer9.3%8
6Lead Cloud Engineer9.3%8
8Lead DevOps Engineer7.0%6
8Senior AWS DevOps Engineer7.0%6
10Civil Engineer5.8%5
11Electrical Engineer4.7%4
11IT Infrastructure Engineer4.7%4
11Senior IT Engineer4.7%4
14Artificial Intelligence Engineer3.5%3
14Automation Engineer3.5%3
14AWS Software Engineer3.5%3
14Linux Infrastructure Engineer3.5%3
14Python Engineer3.5%3
14Senior Linux Engineer3.5%3
14Site Reliability Engineer3.5%3
44 Infrastructure Engineer jobs in Scotland