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Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors salary in Scotland

Full-time average annual pay in Scotland

£54,497

2025 · moderate suppression

Median

£54,497

Mean

£58,638

Region-level range withheld by ONS — UK-wide, the middle half of skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors earn £37,123£53,412. See full methodology →

Skilled Worker visa minimum

£42,400

Understanding Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors pay in Scotland

The typical skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors in Scotland earns a median salary of £54,497 in 2025/26 21.7% (£9,704) above the UK-wide median of £44,793. 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 1st of 11 regions for skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors pay. Regional medians run from £40,183 in South West up to £54,497 in Scotland, a spread of £14,314 (36%).

The mean (average) salary is higher, at £58,638. When the mean sits above the median like this, a smaller group of high earners pulls the average up, which is why the median is the better guide to what a typical skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors in Scotland actually earns.

To see what £54,497 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£54,497
Income tax£10,903
National Insurance£3,101
Student loan (Plan 4 (Scotland))£1,958
Total deductions£15,961
Take-home pay£38,536

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

How Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors pay varies by region

Scotland is the highest-paying region for skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors at £54,497 — 22% above the UK median. South West is lowest at £40,183.

UK median £44,793

Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors median and mean salary by UK region, sorted highest to lowest.
RegionMedianvs UK
Scotland (current region)
£54,497
£54,497Mean £58,638
+22%
London
£49,379
£49,379Mean £53,852
+10%
West Midlands
£46,300
£46,300Mean £48,072
+3%
East of England
£45,248
£45,248Mean £47,562
+1%
North East
£45,000
£45,000Mean £44,881
±0%
North West
£44,524
£44,524Mean £46,419
-1%
Yorkshire and the Humber
£43,852
£43,852Mean £43,269
-2%
Wales
£43,217
£43,217Mean £42,242
-4%
South East
£43,158
£43,158Mean £47,258
-4%
East Midlands
£42,397
£42,397Mean £40,722
-5%
South West
£40,183
£40,183Mean £43,239
-10%

Sorted highest median to lowest. The vertical line marks the UK median (£44,793); ‘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 skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors pay in Scotland has changed over time

Median annual pay for skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors 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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