REGIONAL PAY
✓ VerifiedSalaries in Scotland
Median earnings across 273 published roles in this region.
REGIONAL MEDIAN
Annual gross, 2025
ROLES IN REGION
Published roles with regional data
MONTHLY MEDIAN
UK tax records, March 2026
YOY CHANGE
vs March 2025
EMPLOYED IN REGION
Workforce survey, 2024
DATA QUALITY
Based on 3 statistical sources
Pay distribution across roles in Scotland
From the lowest paid quartile of roles to the highest, against the UK median.
In Scotland, the top 25% of role medians sits at £44,453, the regional median is £35,040, and the bottom 25% is £28,839.
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Top 25% | £44,453 |
| Regional median | £35,040 |
| Bottom 25% | £28,839 |
All roles in Scotland
273 published roles with data, sorted by median salary.
All published roles in Scotland, sorted by median salary
Specialist medical practitioners
£114,012mean £117,105Chief executives and senior officials
£87,808mean £107,381Marketing, sales and advertising directors
£86,663mean £92,339Aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers
£83,364mean £92,430Train and tram drivers
£70,367mean £71,131Head teachers and principals
£67,633mean £64,542Senior police officers
£65,529mean £68,214Aerospace engineers
£62,838mean £68,123Production managers and directors in mining and energy
£62,747mean £60,117Dental practitioners
£61,461mean £68,874Clinical psychologists
£60,846mean £67,051Paramedics
£59,371mean £58,429Electrical engineers
£59,276mean £58,665Business and financial project management professionals
£58,985mean £59,719Production managers and directors in construction
£57,653mean £52,928Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers
£56,764mean £65,373Production managers and directors in manufacturing
£55,752mean £62,831Financial managers and directors
£55,044mean £68,127Sales accounts and business development managers
£54,813mean £59,981Civil engineers
£54,668mean £51,830Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors
£54,497mean £58,638Pharmacists
£52,273mean £51,649Quantity surveyors
£51,960mean £49,754Cyber security professionals
£51,802mean £50,776IT managers
£51,782mean £55,311Finance and investment analysts and advisers
£51,665mean £57,571Research and development (R&D) managers
£51,456mean £52,620Police officers (sergeant and below)
£51,135mean £50,005Human resource managers and directors
£49,688mean £52,721Secondary education teaching professionals
£49,684mean £46,314Quality assurance and regulatory professionals
£49,587mean £55,413Solicitors and lawyers
£49,581mean £47,130Teachers of English as a foreign language
£49,375mean £47,269Other psychologists
£48,890mean £52,170Electronics engineers
£48,890mean £49,901Engineering project managers and project engineers
£48,869mean £56,829Health and safety managers and officers
£48,814mean £49,718Other educational professionals n.e.c
£48,421mean £46,920Higher education teaching professionals
£48,035mean £49,502IT business analysts, architects and systems designers
£47,701mean £52,430Chartered surveyors
£47,690mean £47,130Managers in transport and distribution
£47,495mean £50,460Programmers and software development professionals
£47,301mean £55,359Financial accounts managers
£47,214mean £55,329Medical radiographers
£47,035mean £45,960Primary education teaching professionals
£46,739mean £42,458Construction and building trades supervisors
£46,621mean £45,689Engineering professionals n.e.c.
£46,487mean £46,462Chartered and certified accountants
£46,437mean £47,094Rail construction and maintenance operatives
£46,319mean £47,964Education managers
£46,235mean £49,117Aircraft maintenance and related trades
£46,090mean £47,462Waste disposal and environmental services managers
£45,966mean £50,165Air-conditioning and refrigeration installers and repairers
£45,435mean £48,125Environment professionals
£45,337mean £48,102IT project managers
£45,306mean £49,902Production and process engineers
£44,998mean £47,338Generalist medical practitioners
£44,511mean £44,138Social workers
£44,428mean £42,737Special needs education teaching professionals
£44,338mean £41,878Management consultants and business analysts
£44,197mean £48,245Quality control and planning engineers
£44,165mean £46,904Public relations and communications directors
£43,580mean £48,483Police community support officers
£43,455mean £38,927Construction project managers and related professionals
£43,406mean £49,115Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c.
£43,026mean £43,641Purchasing managers and directors
£42,716mean £49,304Engineering technicians
£42,579mean £46,382Protective service associate professionals n.e.c.
£42,187mean £40,453Metal working production and maintenance fitters
£41,293mean £42,903Architects
£41,197mean £46,043Electrical and electronic trades n.e.c.
£40,701mean £41,378Electrical service and maintenance mechanics and repairers
£40,628mean £40,981Information technology professionals n.e.c.
£40,619mean £46,344Health care practice managers
£40,530mean £45,419Mental health nurses
£40,506mean £38,853Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c.
£40,352mean £39,147Further education teaching professionals
£40,216mean £36,884Physiotherapists
£40,209mean £39,996Biochemists and biomedical scientists
£39,315mean £44,822Other researchers, unspecified discipline
£39,306mean £41,790Children's nurses
£39,306mean £37,360Nurse practitioners
£39,156mean £39,822IT quality and testing professionals
£39,116mean £42,686Vehicle body builders and repairers
£39,108mean £39,971Chemical and related process operatives
£39,079mean £42,149IT network professionals
£39,029mean £45,689Pipe fitters
£39,025mean £45,850Hotel and accommodation managers and proprietors
£38,581mean £41,247Mechanical engineers
£38,478mean £45,668Property, housing and estate managers
£38,052mean £47,746Large goods vehicle drivers
£38,032mean £38,445Electricians and electrical fitters
£37,928mean £38,070Business associate professionals n.e.c.
£37,917mean £45,090Plumbers & heating and ventilating installers and repairers
£37,878mean £38,040Telecoms and related network installers and repairers
£37,731mean £40,236Careers advisers and vocational guidance specialists
£37,711mean £38,602Specialist nurses
£37,636mean £36,937Midwifery nurses
£37,623mean £38,865Water and sewerage plant operatives
£37,592mean £36,727Project support officers
£37,555mean £40,631Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors
£37,452mean £38,631Social services managers and directors
£37,343mean £43,280Data analysts
£37,257mean £38,373Public services associate professionals
£37,236mean £38,120Occupational therapists
£37,220mean £37,415Buyers and procurement officers
£37,063mean £39,202Barristers and judges
£36,977mean £47,348Public relations professionals
£36,762mean £39,350Veterinarians
£36,517mean £39,467Metal machining setters and setter-operators
£36,394mean £40,156Welding trades
£36,309mean £38,087Prison service officers (below principal officer)
£36,306mean £33,806Other nursing professionals
£36,254mean £35,065Arts officers, producers and directors
£36,241mean £38,456Science, engineering and production technicians n.e.c.
£36,130mean £38,832Community nurses
£36,114mean £36,214Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians
£35,891mean £34,707IT operations technicians
£35,847mean £37,547Newspaper and periodical editors
£35,842mean £37,715Natural and social science professionals n.e.c.
£35,823mean £39,507Advertising accounts managers and creative directors
£35,813mean £43,204Communication operators
£35,773mean £38,473Scaffolders, stagers and riggers
£35,696mean £36,594Insurance underwriters
£35,490mean £37,455Welfare professionals n.e.c.
£35,434mean £39,906Quality assurance technicians
£35,186mean £34,491Business and related research professionals
£35,164mean £35,617Chemical scientists
£35,111mean £39,608Routine inspectors and testers
£35,071mean £35,305IT user support technicians
£35,021mean £37,707Computer system and equipment installers and servicers
£34,961mean £38,079Floorers and wall tilers
£34,954mean £37,942Office managers
£34,945mean £39,674Housing officers
£34,866mean £34,099Fork-lift truck drivers
£34,800mean £35,393Building and civil engineering technicians
£34,760mean £36,035Business sales executives
£34,489mean £38,272Managers and directors in retail and wholesale
£34,484mean £41,971Other health professionals n.e.c.
£34,364mean £37,023Ambulance staff (excluding paramedics)
£34,274mean £35,860Managers in storage and warehousing
£34,232mean £36,898Other vocational and industrial trainers
£34,166mean £36,555Stonemasons and related trades
£34,108mean £33,982Fire service officers (watch manager and below)
£33,939mean £31,533Carpenters and joiners
£33,696mean £35,560Mining and quarry workers and related operatives
£33,671mean £38,136CAD, drawing and architectural technicians
£33,117mean £34,889Glass and ceramics makers, decorators and finishers
£33,061mean £35,090Librarians
£32,964mean £35,123Conservation professionals
£32,896mean £35,022Paper and wood machine operatives
£32,794mean £33,966Driving instructors
£32,697mean £34,422Metal working machine operatives
£32,642mean £37,417Graphic and multimedia designers
£32,457mean £34,184Human resources and industrial relations officers
£32,328mean £38,339Bricklayers
£32,309mean £34,441Database administrators and web content technicians
£32,293mean £36,770Sales related occupations n.e.c.
£31,988mean £30,118Veterinary nurses
£31,986mean £30,980Groundworkers
£31,888mean £32,558Plasterers
£31,821mean £30,780Environmental health professionals
£31,488mean £33,589Transport and distribution clerks and assistants
£31,427mean £33,335Office supervisors
£31,344mean £33,254Road construction operatives
£31,077mean £34,595Bus and coach drivers
£30,880mean £30,810Laboratory technicians
£30,874mean £34,049TV, video and audio servicers and repairers
£30,522mean £31,137Parking and civil enforcement occupations
£30,344mean £29,216Vehicle and parts salespersons and advisers
£30,313mean £32,193Painters and decorators
£30,239mean £28,846Photographers, audio-visual and broadcasting equipment operators
£30,172mean £30,791Farmers
£30,132mean £33,282Pharmaceutical technicians
£30,107mean £30,794Sheet metal workers
£29,938mean £32,718Road transport drivers n.e.c.
£29,851mean £32,170Leisure and sports managers
£29,808mean £27,839Construction operatives n.e.c.
£29,467mean £29,311Pensions and insurance clerks and assistants
£29,422mean £28,743Finance officers
£29,387mean £30,117National government administrative occupations
£29,381mean £33,216Elementary storage supervisors
£29,353mean £31,692Security guards and related occupations
£29,273mean £29,067Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors
£29,268mean £28,502Youth and community workers
£29,199mean £29,042Refuse and salvage occupations
£29,095mean £29,430Butchers
£28,747mean £28,772Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c.
£28,667mean £27,728Agricultural and fishing trades n.e.c.
£28,647mean £28,952Roofers, roof tilers and slaters
£28,622mean £30,202Postal workers, mail sorters and messengers
£28,601mean £26,985Marketing associate professionals
£28,428mean £33,966Events managers and organisers
£28,372mean £30,348Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods)
£28,269mean £32,118Hospital porters
£27,988mean £29,046Local government administrative occupations
£27,848mean £28,602Process operatives n.e.c.
£27,828mean £33,595Glaziers, window fabricators and fitters
£27,707mean £28,578Food, drink and tobacco process operatives
£27,681mean £28,985Nursing auxiliaries and assistants
£27,607mean £27,571Catering and bar managers
£27,509mean £29,262Stock control clerks and assistants
£27,470mean £29,720Elementary construction occupations n.e.c.
£27,455mean £28,141Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks
£27,451mean £29,207Industrial cleaning process occupations
£27,320mean £29,456Elementary process plant occupations n.e.c.
£27,290mean £29,360Debt, rent and other cash collectors
£27,229mean £27,581Undertakers, mortuary and crematorium assistants
£27,200mean £25,908Records clerks and assistants
£27,150mean £26,874Gardeners and landscape gardeners
£27,038mean £26,173Sales supervisors - retail and wholesale
£26,997mean £27,531Chefs
£26,967mean £26,884Bank and post office clerks
£26,917mean £31,109Air travel assistants
£26,654mean £27,204Warehouse operatives
£26,620mean £25,609Data entry administrators
£26,555mean £27,386Credit controllers
£26,503mean £28,111Sales administrators
£26,439mean £25,992Assemblers and routine operatives n.e.c.
£26,292mean £26,767Travel agents
£26,261mean £29,962Human resources administrative occupations
£26,216mean £25,092Plant and machine operatives n.e.c.
£26,206mean £27,327Senior care workers
£26,043mean £26,739Elementary cleaning occupations n.e.c.
£26,005mean £28,506Weighers, graders and sorters
£25,927mean £27,112Child and early years officers
£25,730mean £25,159Other administrative occupations n.e.c.
£25,579mean £24,927Footwear and leather working trades
£25,449mean £26,166Call and contact centre occupations
£25,331mean £26,050Personal assistants and other secretaries
£25,311mean £23,138Pest control officers
£25,297mean £28,364Air transport operatives
£25,000mean £30,463Legal secretaries
£24,835mean £26,650Fishing and other elementary agriculture occupations n.e.c.
£24,787mean £27,481Financial administrative occupations n.e.c.
£24,746mean £25,620Assemblers (electrical and electronic products)
£24,573mean £26,658Packers, bottlers, canners and fillers
£24,305mean £24,980Bakers and flour confectioners
£24,017mean £24,881Plastics process operatives
£23,978mean £26,600Managers and proprietors in forestry, fishing and related services
£23,921mean £24,634Early education and childcare assistants
£23,802mean £22,197Caretakers
£23,644mean £22,501Customer service occupations n.e.c.
£23,553mean £22,916Dental nurses
£23,361mean £22,943Cleaning and housekeeping managers and supervisors
£23,018mean £21,663Early education and childcare practitioners
£22,949mean £23,055Medical secretaries
£22,790mean £23,475Bar and catering supervisors
£22,681mean £25,263Early education and childcare services managers
£22,558mean £23,192Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers
£22,151mean £18,894Care workers and home carers
£21,997mean £22,212Delivery drivers and couriers
£21,498mean £21,631Fishmongers and poultry dressers
£21,458mean £21,775Sewing machinists
£20,988mean £20,525Elementary administration occupations n.e.c.
£20,946mean £21,745Delivery operatives
£20,871mean £19,403School secretaries
£20,829mean £21,945Vehicle valeters and cleaners
£20,130mean £21,360Publicans and managers of licensed premises
£19,857mean £22,150Receptionists
£19,095mean £19,535Cooks
£18,535mean £18,299Hairdressers and barbers
£18,505mean £19,448Housekeepers and related occupations
£18,473mean £18,570Pharmacy and optical dispensing assistants
£17,558mean £17,093Teaching assistants
£17,529mean £17,378Coffee shop workers
£16,910mean £17,904Educational support assistants
£16,412mean £15,994Sales and retail assistants
£13,717mean £15,554Kitchen and catering assistants
£13,135mean £14,951Cleaners and domestics
£12,791mean £14,845Merchandisers
£9,285mean £10,016Care escorts
£8,510mean £9,321
Top sectors by employment in Scotland
Of the 2.64m people employed in this region.