Data Engineer
UK > Scotland
The median Data Engineer salary in Scotland is £66,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 June 2024.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 84 | 173 | 178 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +89 | +5 | -55 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Data Engineer | 289 | 42 | 89 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 4.23% | 0.98% | 1.40% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 4.36% | 1.09% | 1.47% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 48 | 30 | 39 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,250 | £45,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £59,750 | £49,063 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £66,500 | £60,000 | £53,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.83% | +13.21% | -7.83% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £69,649 | £66,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £77,715 | £78,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £65,000 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.14% | - | +12.00% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 | 6,634 | 3,842 | 6,038 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 97.00% | 89.72% | 95.28% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2,931 | 2,088 | 3,091 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,750 | £30,500 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £41,250 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.45% | - | +15.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £71,313 | £68,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £84,056 | £82,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
Data Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings that featured Data Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
Data Engineer
Salary Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Engineer in Scotland.
Data Engineer
Salary Histogram in Scotland
Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Engineer in Scotland over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.
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 Data Engineer within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 12 June 2024. 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 |
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| Glasgow | +58 | 248 | £65,000 | -2.99% | 5 |
| Edinburgh | +27 | 25 | £67,500 | +22.73% | 15 |
| Aberdeen | - | 4 | - | - | 2 |
| Lanarkshire | - | 4 | £80,000 | - | 1 |
| Perthshire | +5 | 2 | - | - | |
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Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 12 June 2024, Data Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Scotland region featuring Data Engineer in the job title.
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Data Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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