IT Engineer Job Trends in Scotland

IT Engineer
UK > Scotland

The median IT Engineer salary in Scotland is £28,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 August 2026.

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

6 months to
2 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 70 120 203
Rank change year-on-year +50 +83 -84
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 74 28 39
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 2.17% 1.10% 0.75%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.31% 1.33% 0.77%
Number of salaries quoted 68 26 36
10th Percentile £24,000 £25,500 £24,000
25th Percentile £25,375 £26,000 £24,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £28,500 £30,000 £28,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +5.26% -22.97%
75th Percentile £34,438 £50,000 £40,438
90th Percentile £37,775 £83,125 £50,000
UK median annual salary £35,000 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year -6.67% +7.14% +0.10%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 3,208 2,112 5,047
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.97% 83.25% 97.13%
Number of salaries quoted 1,749 938 2,362
10th Percentile £29,375 £26,929 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,945 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.85% -2.96% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £86,250 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - -8.33%

IT Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

IT Engineer job vacancy trend in Scotland

IT Engineer
Salary Trend in Scotland

Salary distribution trend for IT Engineer job vacancies in Scotland.

Salary distribution trend for IT Engineer job vacancies in Scotland

IT Engineer
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Engineer in Scotland over the 6 months to 2 August 2026.

Salary histogram for IT Engineer in Scotland

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 2 August 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
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Edinburgh +27 26 £30,000 +17.65%
Glasgow +18 24 £28,000 -6.67% 5
Banffshire +1 8 £24,000 -
South Lanarkshire - 5 £28,000 -
North Ayrshire - 5 £36,500 - 2
Dunbartonshire - 4 - -
Lanarkshire - 1 £32,500 - 6
Stirling - 1 £40,000 -
IT Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 2 August 2026, IT 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 IT Engineer in the job title.

1 35 (47.30%) Microsoft 365
2 33 (44.59%) Windows
3 31 (41.89%) Microsoft
4 26 (35.14%) Customer Service
5 17 (22.97%) Active Directory
5 17 (22.97%) Mac OS
6 16 (21.62%) Problem-Solving
7 15 (20.27%) SharePoint
8 14 (18.92%) Collaborative Working
8 14 (18.92%) DNS
8 14 (18.92%) Supply Chain Management
8 14 (18.92%) VoIP
8 14 (18.92%) Windows 10
9 13 (17.57%) Entra ID
10 11 (14.86%) CCNA
10 11 (14.86%) Cisco Certification
10 11 (14.86%) DHCP
10 11 (14.86%) Network+ Certification
11 9 (12.16%) Time Management
12 8 (10.81%) Cybersecurity
12 8 (10.81%) Dell
13 7 (9.46%) BPSS Clearance
13 7 (9.46%) Cisco
13 7 (9.46%) Firewall
13 7 (9.46%) Wi-Fi
14 6 (8.11%) A+ Certification
14 6 (8.11%) Azure
14 6 (8.11%) Coaching
14 6 (8.11%) MCSE
14 6 (8.11%) Microsoft Certification

IT 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:

Application Platforms
1 15 (20.27%) SharePoint
2 4 (5.41%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (2.70%) Exchange Server 2007
3 2 (2.70%) Exchange Server 2010
3 2 (2.70%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 2 (2.70%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 35 (47.30%) Microsoft 365
2 13 (17.57%) Entra ID
3 6 (8.11%) Azure
4 2 (2.70%) OneDrive
4 2 (2.70%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 14 (18.92%) DNS
1 14 (18.92%) VoIP
2 11 (14.86%) DHCP
3 7 (9.46%) Firewall
3 7 (9.46%) Wi-Fi
4 6 (8.11%) SAN
5 3 (4.05%) Broadband
5 3 (4.05%) VLAN
6 2 (2.70%) VPN
Development Applications
1 5 (6.76%) JIRA
General
1 25 (33.78%) Social Skills
2 16 (21.62%) Analytical Skills
3 14 (18.92%) Manufacturing
4 8 (10.81%) Organisational Skills
5 7 (9.46%) Public Sector
6 6 (8.11%) Legal
7 4 (5.41%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (1.35%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 27 (36.49%) Driving Licence
2 14 (18.92%) FMCG
3 8 (10.81%) Onboarding
4 6 (8.11%) Analytical Mindset
4 6 (8.11%) Data Centre
4 6 (8.11%) Smartphone
5 4 (5.41%) Cyber Security Posture
5 4 (5.41%) Security Posture
6 3 (4.05%) Legacy Systems
7 2 (2.70%) Self-Motivation
8 1 (1.35%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 33 (44.59%) Windows
2 17 (22.97%) Mac OS
3 14 (18.92%) Windows 10
4 5 (6.76%) Windows Server
5 2 (2.70%) Windows Server 2008
5 2 (2.70%) Windows Server 2012
5 2 (2.70%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (35.14%) Customer Service
2 16 (21.62%) Problem-Solving
3 14 (18.92%) Collaborative Working
3 14 (18.92%) Supply Chain Management
4 9 (12.16%) Time Management
5 8 (10.81%) Cybersecurity
6 6 (8.11%) Coaching
7 5 (6.76%) Continuous Improvement
8 4 (5.41%) Change Control
8 4 (5.41%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 4 (5.41%) Line Management
8 4 (5.41%) Project Delivery
8 4 (5.41%) Roadmaps
8 4 (5.41%) Technology Roadmap
8 4 (5.41%) User Experience
9 3 (4.05%) Network Segmentation
9 3 (4.05%) Service Management
10 2 (2.70%) AI
10 2 (2.70%) Server Virtualisation
10 2 (2.70%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 11 (14.86%) CCNA
1 11 (14.86%) Cisco Certification
1 11 (14.86%) Network+ Certification
2 7 (9.46%) BPSS Clearance
3 6 (8.11%) A+ Certification
3 6 (8.11%) MCSE
3 6 (8.11%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (6.76%) SLA
2 1 (1.35%) QA
System Software
1 17 (22.97%) Active Directory
2 2 (2.70%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 3 (4.05%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 31 (41.89%) Microsoft
2 8 (10.81%) Dell
3 7 (9.46%) Cisco
4 2 (2.70%) Apple
4 2 (2.70%) HP
4 2 (2.70%) Meraki
4 2 (2.70%) Sophos
4 2 (2.70%) VMware
4 2 (2.70%) Zscaler