Database Engineer
Scotland > Glasgow
The median Database Engineer salary in Glasgow is £40,800 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 May 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
7 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
65 |
45 |
160 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-20 |
+115 |
-43 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Database Engineer |
1 |
5 |
64 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow |
0.10% |
1.20% |
1.69% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.11% |
1.30% |
1.73% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
0 |
6 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
- |
£40,833 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£40,800 |
- |
£43,601 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+33.13% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
- |
£47,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£54,375 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£100,000 |
£66,367 |
£100,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+50.68% |
-33.63% |
+205.34% |
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 |
934 |
384 |
3,708 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
94.34% |
92.31% |
98.02% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
555 |
216 |
828 |
| 10th Percentile |
£29,375 |
£32,250 |
£31,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£42,375 |
£41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£60,000 |
£52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-16.67% |
+14.29% |
-4.55% |
| 75th Percentile |
£70,000 |
£77,500 |
£65,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£95,000 |
£78,750 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£55,000 |
£52,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-18.18% |
+4.76% |
-8.70% |
