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 6 July 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
6 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
67 |
77 |
157 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+10 |
+80 |
-47 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Database Engineer |
1 |
8 |
48 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow |
0.094% |
1.18% |
1.44% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.100% |
1.27% |
1.46% |
| 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 |
- |
£53,750 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-8.70% |
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 |
1,005 |
630 |
3,277 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
94.81% |
92.92% |
98.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
592 |
267 |
937 |
| 10th Percentile |
£29,413 |
£30,000 |
£30,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£35,000 |
£37,500 |
£40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£60,000 |
£52,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-16.67% |
+15.38% |
-5.45% |
| 75th Percentile |
£70,000 |
£75,000 |
£65,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£85,000 |
£80,000 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£47,500 |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-13.64% |
+10.00% |
-9.09% |
