IT Engineer
UK > Scotland
The median IT Engineer salary in Scotland is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 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 1 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 139 | 192 | 154 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +53 | -38 | +41 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer | 28 | 68 | 58 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 0.87% | 1.03% | 1.38% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.05% | 1.07% | 1.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27 | 64 | 50 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £24,000 | £24,975 |
| 25th Percentile | £26,000 | £25,750 | £26,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £30,000 | £28,500 | £37,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -22.97% | +23.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £46,250 | £38,750 | £42,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £79,250 | £45,000 | £60,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £35,000 | £33,000 | £34,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.06% | -2.94% | -2.86% |
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 | 2,671 | 6,374 | 3,795 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 83.31% | 97.00% | 90.55% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,243 | 2,909 | 2,093 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,968 | £27,500 | £30,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,000 | £39,750 | £41,125 |
| 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 | £84,148 | £80,000 | £82,548 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
IT Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings that featured IT Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
IT Engineer
Salary Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Engineer in Scotland.
IT Engineer
Salary Histogram in Scotland
Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Engineer in Scotland over the 6 months to 1 July 2025.
IT 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 IT Engineer within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 1 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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| Glasgow | +135 | 19 | £30,000 | +9.09% | 9 |
| West Lothian | +7 | 6 | £27,000 | -5.26% | 1 |
| Aberdeen | +33 | 2 | £52,500 | +50.00% | 1 |
| Dundee | - | 1 | £35,000 | - | 10 |
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IT Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 1 July 2025, IT 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 IT Engineer in the job title.
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IT 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: