Managers and directors in the creative industries salary in Scotland
Full-time average annual pay in Scotland
Data not disclosed
2025 · high suppression
The pay range is withheld at region level for this role. See full methodology →
Skilled Worker visa minimum
£44,900
Employment patterns
- 86% of Managers work full-time
- 29% are self-employed
- 97.1% of employees have permanent contracts
How Managers and directors in the creative industries pay varies by region
West Midlands is the highest-paying region for managers and directors in the creative industries at £66,195 — 30% above the UK median. East Midlands is lowest at £33,914.
UK median £50,868
| Region | Median payUK median £50,868 | Median | Mean | vs UK median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Midlands | £66,195 | £66,195 | £73,967 | +30% |
| London | £55,545 | £55,545 | £67,236 | +9% |
| Scotland (current region) | £48,046 | £48,046 | £55,467 | -6% |
| East of England | £44,165 | £44,165 | £55,661 | -13% |
| South East | £42,469 | £42,469 | £49,489 | -17% |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | £40,718 | £40,718 | £49,611 | -20% |
| North West | £39,718 | £39,718 | £48,799 | -22% |
| North East | £39,176 | £39,176 | £45,909 | -23% |
| Wales | £39,173 | £39,173 | £40,389 | -23% |
| South West | £35,174 | £35,174 | £41,405 | -31% |
| East Midlands | £33,914 | £33,914 | £37,559 | -33% |
| Region | Median | vs UK |
|---|---|---|
| West Midlands £66,195 | £66,195Mean £73,967 | +30% |
| London £55,545 | £55,545Mean £67,236 | +9% |
| Scotland (current region) £48,046 | £48,046Mean £55,467 | -6% |
| East of England £44,165 | £44,165Mean £55,661 | -13% |
| South East £42,469 | £42,469Mean £49,489 | -17% |
| Yorkshire and the Humber £40,718 | £40,718Mean £49,611 | -20% |
| North West £39,718 | £39,718Mean £48,799 | -22% |
| North East £39,176 | £39,176Mean £45,909 | -23% |
| Wales £39,173 | £39,173Mean £40,389 | -23% |
| South West £35,174 | £35,174Mean £41,405 | -31% |
| East Midlands £33,914 | £33,914Mean £37,559 | -33% |
Sorted highest median to lowest. The vertical line marks the UK median (£50,868); ‘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 managers and directors in the creative industries pay in Scotland has changed over time
Median annual pay for managers and directors in the creative industries 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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