Database Engineer Job Trends in Glasgow

Database Engineer
Scotland > Glasgow

As of 16 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 Glasgow.

6 months to
16 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 83 88 -
Rank change year-on-year +5 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Database Engineer 3 3 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 0.38% 0.28% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.41% 0.28% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
Scotland median annual salary - £100,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year - +33.33% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Glasgow

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Glasgow. 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 Glasgow with a recognized job title 732 1,063 696
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.49% 97.88% 97.62%
Number of salaries quoted 308 555 542
10th Percentile £29,500 £30,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £39,390 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £54,250
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -3.23% +3.33%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £65,813
90th Percentile £85,000 £90,000 £75,000
Scotland median annual salary £45,000 £52,865 £52,500
% change year-on-year -14.88% +0.70% -4.55%

Database Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

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 Glasgow.

Database Engineer job vacancy trend in Glasgow

Database Engineer
Salary Trend in Glasgow

Salary distribution trend for Database Engineer job vacancies in Glasgow.

Salary distribution trend for Database Engineer job vacancies in Glasgow

Database Engineer Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow

For the 6 months to 16 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 Glasgow region featuring Database Engineer in the job title.

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

Database Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow 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