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Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c. salary in Scotland

Full-time average annual pay in Scotland

£43,026

2025 · moderate suppression

Median

£43,026

Mean

£43,641

Region-level range withheld by ONS — UK-wide, the middle half of business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c. earn £40,903£66,580. See full methodology →

Skilled Worker visa minimum

£56,600

Understanding Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c. pay in Scotland

The typical business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c. in Scotland earns a median salary of £43,026 in 2025/26 21.9% (£12,080) below the UK-wide median of £55,106. These figures come from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), so they reflect actual reported pay rather than self-reported estimates or job-advert ranges.

Across the UK, Scotland ranks 7th of 11 regions for business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c. pay. Regional medians run from £13,465 in East Midlands up to £62,648 in London, a spread of £49,183 (365%).

The mean (average) salary is £43,641, close to the median — the two measures broadly agree for business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c. in Scotland, and the median remains the clearest guide to typical pay.

To see what £43,026 means after income tax and National Insurance, use the take-home pay calculator below — it also factors in student loan repayments and Scottish Income Tax rates.

Take-home pay estimate

Tax year 2025/26
£
Annual
Gross salary£43,026
Income tax£6,218
National Insurance£2,436
Student loan (Plan 4 (Scotland))£925
Total deductions£9,580
Take-home pay£33,446

Estimate only · 2025/26 HMRC rates · Standard tax code · No pension contribution · Not financial or tax advice

How Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c. pay varies by region

London is the highest-paying region for business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c. at £62,648 — 14% above the UK median. East Midlands is lowest at £13,465.

UK median £55,106

Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c. median and mean salary by UK region, sorted highest to lowest.
RegionMedianvs UK
London
£62,648
£62,648Mean £64,497
+14%
West Midlands
£57,568
£57,568Mean £63,141
+4%
Yorkshire and the Humber
£50,443
£50,443Mean £48,337
-8%
South East
£49,721
£49,721Mean £54,790
-10%
Wales
£45,310
£45,310Mean £54,970
-18%
South West
£43,914
£43,914Mean £41,205
-20%
Scotland (current region)
£43,026
£43,026Mean £43,641
-22%
North West
£40,497
£40,497Mean £43,184
-27%
North East
£34,305
£34,305Mean £35,916
-38%
East of England
£14,424
£14,424Mean £16,865
-74%
East Midlands
£13,465
£13,465Mean £16,150
-76%

Sorted highest median to lowest. The vertical line marks the UK median (£55,106); ‘Vs UK median’ compares each region’s median to it. Suppressed values mean ONS withheld this figure because the sample was too small to publish.

How business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c. pay in Scotland has changed over time

Median annual pay for business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c. in Scotland by year, shown against the UK-wide median (Source: ONS ASHE). The shaded band is the UK-wide 25th–75th percentile range — ONS does not publish percentile ranges at region level.

Scotland median

UK median

UK-wide 25th–75th percentile range

Pre-2021 figures mapped from SOC 2010 via ONS concordance table

How the figures are sourced

Data sources: Official UK earnings data (2025 provisional)(opens in new tab)

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