Junior Data Engineer Job Trends in Scotland

Junior Data Engineer
UK > Scotland

The median Junior Data Engineer salary in Scotland is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 January 2026.

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

6 months to
20 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 144 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Data Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 0.035% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.040% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £27,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 - -
75th Percentile £32,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £31,250 £40,500 £25,000
% change year-on-year -22.84% +62.00% -41.18%

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 2,511 2,373 3,307
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.01% 93.94% 96.36%
Number of salaries quoted 1,236 1,037 1,980
10th Percentile £26,500 £31,250 £25,000
25th Percentile £31,000 £41,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% +10.00% -11.50%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,070
90th Percentile £85,000 £90,000 £82,548
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +5.26% -5.00%

Junior Data Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Junior Data Engineer job vacancy trend in Scotland

Junior Data Engineer
Salary Trend in Scotland

Salary distribution trend for Junior Data Engineer job vacancies in Scotland.

Salary distribution trend for Junior Data Engineer job vacancies in Scotland

Junior 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 Junior Data Engineer within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 20 January 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 - 1 £30,000 -
Junior Data Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 20 January 2026, Junior Data 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 Junior Data Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Data Factory
1 1 (100.00%) Azure SQL Database
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) CSS
1 1 (100.00%) Data Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) FIS
1 1 (100.00%) FIS Private Capital Suite
1 1 (100.00%) Fund Management
1 1 (100.00%) GCP
1 1 (100.00%) HTML
1 1 (100.00%) Knowledge Transfer
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Python

Junior Data 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 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) FIS Private Capital Suite
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Data Factory
1 1 (100.00%) GCP
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Azure SQL Database
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
1 1 (100.00%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) CSS
1 1 (100.00%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection Act
1 1 (100.00%) Data Structures
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Data Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) Fund Management
1 1 (100.00%) Knowledge Transfer
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) FIS
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft