Data Engineer Salary in Scotland
Official ONS earnings for Scotland, covering 21,000 jobs.
Median salary — Scotland
£47,301
gross, per year
▲ 1.7% change on the previous year
Mean
£55,359
Jobs measured
21,000
What most data engineers actually earn
Half of data engineers in Scotland earn between £38,918 and £64,556. Earning above £64,556 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.
ONS suppresses the detailed spread for this occupation at regional level, so this range describes the wider “Information Technology Professionals” group in Scotland.
The full pay range
Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of data engineers earn less than this.
How Scotland ranks for data engineer pay
9th
of 11 GB regions with a published figure
London tops the table on £74,284 and Wales sits at the bottom on £45,942. Scotland is £26,983 short of the top.
Ranking compares published regional medians for the same occupation. It says nothing about cost of living — a higher median doesn't survive contact with rent. The cost of living calculator is the honest next step.
Where this figure comes from
- ONS occupation group
- Programmers and software development professionals
- SOC 2020 code
- 2134
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
ONS doesn't measure “data engineer” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Programmers and software development professionals”, which includes this role alongside others.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are estimates from a survey of PAYE jobs and are not financial advice.
Data Engineer salary FAQs
What is the average Data Engineer salary in Scotland?
The median is £47,301 a year and the mean is £55,359, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
What is a good Data Engineer salary?
Half of data engineers earn between £38,918 and £64,556. Anything above £64,556 is in the top quarter for the role.
Is this figure official?
Yes. It comes from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, an accredited official statistic based on employer PAYE records, covering 21,000 jobs in this occupation.
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