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Scotland — Salaries by Occupation (2025)

ONS ASHE 2025 (provisional)

Occupations with published median salary data for Scotland, sorted high to low. ONS suppresses occupations with small regional samples.

Job titleMedian salary (Scotland)UK national medianvs national
Specialist medical practitioners £114,012 £88,997 +28.1%
Chief executives and senior officials £87,808 £89,835 -2.3%
Aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers £83,364 £107,712 -22.6%
Train and tram drivers £70,367 £76,176 -7.6%
Head teachers and principals £67,633 £70,977 -4.7%
Senior police officers £65,529 £66,514 -1.5%
Production managers and directors in mining and energy £62,747 £63,241 -0.8%
Clinical psychologists £60,846 £45,954 +32.4%
Paramedics £59,371 £50,294 +18.0%
Electrical engineers £59,276 £59,930 -1.1%
Business and financial project management professionals £58,985 £57,874 +1.9%
Production managers and directors in construction £57,653 £54,947 +4.9%
Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers £56,764 £64,322 -11.8%
Production managers and directors in manufacturing £55,752 £52,885 +5.4%
Financial managers and directors £55,044 £65,336 -15.8%
Sales accounts and business development managers £54,813 £56,021 -2.2%
Civil engineers £54,668 £50,602 +8.0%
Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors £54,497 £44,793 +21.7%
Pharmacists £52,273 £47,508 +10.0%
Quantity surveyors £51,960 £51,950 +0.0%
Cyber security professionals £51,802 £54,816 -5.5%
IT managers £51,782 £55,502 -6.7%
Finance and investment analysts and advisers £51,665 £47,776 +8.1%
Research and development (R&D) managers £51,456 £54,857 -6.2%
Human resource managers and directors £49,688 £54,474 -8.8%
Secondary education teaching professionals £49,684 £44,246 +12.3%
Quality assurance and regulatory professionals £49,587 £47,969 +3.4%
Solicitors and lawyers £49,581 £53,314 -7.0%
Other psychologists £48,890 £34,250 +42.7%
Health and safety managers and officers £48,814 £44,551 +9.6%
Higher education teaching professionals £48,035 £46,494 +3.3%
IT business analysts, architects and systems designers £47,701 £59,593 -20.0%
Chartered surveyors £47,690 £45,673 +4.4%
Managers in transport and distribution £47,495 £46,734 +1.6%
Programmers and software development professionals £47,301 £55,587 -14.9%
Financial accounts managers £47,214 £45,162 +4.5%
Medical radiographers £47,035 £44,324 +6.1%
Primary education teaching professionals £46,739 £42,031 +11.2%
Construction and building trades supervisors £46,621 £45,000 +3.6%
Engineering professionals n.e.c. £46,487 £47,985 -3.1%
Rail construction and maintenance operatives £46,319 £44,445 +4.2%
Education managers £46,235 £45,043 +2.6%
Air-conditioning and refrigeration installers and repairers £45,435 £41,166 +10.4%
Environment professionals £45,337 £41,555 +9.1%
IT project managers £45,306 £58,016 -21.9%
Production and process engineers £44,998 £47,711 -5.7%
Generalist medical practitioners £44,511 £51,756 -14.0%
Social workers £44,428 £42,708 +4.0%
Special needs education teaching professionals £44,338 £40,363 +9.8%
Management consultants and business analysts £44,197 £51,729 -14.6%
Quality control and planning engineers £44,165 £42,511 +3.9%
Public relations and communications directors £43,580 £72,020 -39.5%
Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c. £43,026 £55,106 -21.9%
Purchasing managers and directors £42,716 £56,779 -24.8%
Engineering technicians £42,579 £44,330 -3.9%
Metal working production and maintenance fitters £41,293 £40,002 +3.2%
Architects £41,197 £45,625 -9.7%
Electrical service and maintenance mechanics and repairers £40,628 £41,111 -1.2%
Information technology professionals n.e.c. £40,619 £50,459 -19.5%
Health care practice managers £40,530 £38,941 +4.1%
Mental health nurses £40,506 £40,028 +1.2%
Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c. £40,352 £36,408 +10.8%
Physiotherapists £40,209 £37,917 +6.0%
Biochemists and biomedical scientists £39,315 £45,269 -13.2%
Other researchers, unspecified discipline £39,306 £42,463 -7.4%
Children's nurses £39,306 £34,173 +15.0%
Nurse practitioners £39,156 £41,392 -5.4%
IT quality and testing professionals £39,116 £44,973 -13.0%
Vehicle body builders and repairers £39,108 £34,848 +12.2%
Chemical and related process operatives £39,079 £33,531 +16.5%
IT network professionals £39,029 £48,294 -19.2%
Pipe fitters £39,025 £42,580 -8.3%
Hotel and accommodation managers and proprietors £38,581 £33,008 +16.9%
Mechanical engineers £38,478 £50,594 -23.9%
Property, housing and estate managers £38,052 £41,115 -7.4%
Large goods vehicle drivers £38,032 £39,141 -2.8%
Electricians and electrical fitters £37,928 £39,187 -3.2%
Business associate professionals n.e.c. £37,917 £33,035 +14.8%
Plumbers & heating and ventilating installers and repairers £37,878 £36,563 +3.6%
Telecoms and related network installers and repairers £37,731 £39,652 -4.8%
Careers advisers and vocational guidance specialists £37,711 £30,045 +25.5%
Specialist nurses £37,636 £41,095 -8.4%
Midwifery nurses £37,623 £39,327 -4.3%
Water and sewerage plant operatives £37,592 £39,057 -3.8%
Project support officers £37,555 £34,207 +9.8%
Public services associate professionals £37,236 £38,454 -3.2%
Occupational therapists £37,220 £37,201 +0.1%
Buyers and procurement officers £37,063 £36,230 +2.3%
Public relations professionals £36,762 £36,336 +1.2%
Metal machining setters and setter-operators £36,394 £35,394 +2.8%
Other nursing professionals £36,254 £36,775 -1.4%
Arts officers, producers and directors £36,241 £39,643 -8.6%
Science, engineering and production technicians n.e.c. £36,130 £34,475 +4.8%
Community nurses £36,114 £33,764 +7.0%
Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians £35,891 £36,560 -1.8%
IT operations technicians £35,847 £34,656 +3.4%
Newspaper and periodical editors £35,842 £41,583 -13.8%
Natural and social science professionals n.e.c. £35,823 £41,706 -14.1%
Advertising accounts managers and creative directors £35,813 £46,356 -22.7%
Communication operators £35,773 £34,934 +2.4%
Scaffolders, stagers and riggers £35,696 £40,797 -12.5%
Welfare professionals n.e.c. £35,434 £33,269 +6.5%
Quality assurance technicians £35,186 £33,242 +5.8%
Business and related research professionals £35,164 £39,941 -12.0%
Routine inspectors and testers £35,071 £33,982 +3.2%
IT user support technicians £35,021 £34,314 +2.1%
Office managers £34,945 £35,000 -0.2%
Housing officers £34,866 £32,542 +7.1%
Fork-lift truck drivers £34,800 £31,016 +12.2%
Building and civil engineering technicians £34,760 £36,912 -5.8%
Business sales executives £34,489 £36,498 -5.5%
Managers and directors in retail and wholesale £34,484 £36,006 -4.2%
Other health professionals n.e.c. £34,364 £38,033 -9.6%
Ambulance staff (excluding paramedics) £34,274 £31,516 +8.8%
Managers in storage and warehousing £34,232 £36,620 -6.5%
Other vocational and industrial trainers £34,166 £33,236 +2.8%
Stonemasons and related trades £34,108 £33,938 +0.5%
Carpenters and joiners £33,696 £33,797 -0.3%
Mining and quarry workers and related operatives £33,671 £38,301 -12.1%
CAD, drawing and architectural technicians £33,117 £34,465 -3.9%
Conservation professionals £32,896 £37,949 -13.3%
Paper and wood machine operatives £32,794 £29,640 +10.6%
Metal working machine operatives £32,642 £31,344 +4.1%
Graphic and multimedia designers £32,457 £31,236 +3.9%
Human resources and industrial relations officers £32,328 £33,012 -2.1%
Bricklayers £32,309 £32,480 -0.5%
Database administrators and web content technicians £32,293 £36,015 -10.3%
Sales related occupations n.e.c. £31,988 £28,870 +10.8%
Veterinary nurses £31,986 £26,666 +20.0%
Groundworkers £31,888 £37,849 -15.7%
Plasterers £31,821 £33,789 -5.8%
Environmental health professionals £31,488 £40,044 -21.4%
Transport and distribution clerks and assistants £31,427 £32,060 -2.0%
Bus and coach drivers £30,880 £33,947 -9.0%
Parking and civil enforcement occupations £30,344 £27,766 +9.3%
Vehicle and parts salespersons and advisers £30,313 £31,750 -4.5%
Painters and decorators £30,239 £30,889 -2.1%
Photographers, audio-visual and broadcasting equipment operators £30,172 £30,396 -0.7%
Pharmaceutical technicians £30,107 £28,381 +6.1%
Road transport drivers n.e.c. £29,851 £28,725 +3.9%
Leisure and sports managers £29,808 £33,342 -10.6%
Construction operatives n.e.c. £29,467 £30,237 -2.5%
Pensions and insurance clerks and assistants £29,422 £29,329 +0.3%
Finance officers £29,387 £28,610 +2.7%
National government administrative occupations £29,381 £31,363 -6.3%
Elementary storage supervisors £29,353 £30,480 -3.7%
Security guards and related occupations £29,273 £30,819 -5.0%
Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors £29,268 £30,513 -4.1%
Youth and community workers £29,199 £27,711 +5.4%
Refuse and salvage occupations £29,095 £27,576 +5.5%
Butchers £28,747 £27,929 +2.9%
Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c. £28,667 £26,640 +7.6%
Agricultural and fishing trades n.e.c. £28,647 £27,676 +3.5%
Postal workers, mail sorters and messengers £28,601 £29,761 -3.9%
Marketing associate professionals £28,428 £30,479 -6.7%
Events managers and organisers £28,372 £29,101 -2.5%
Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods) £28,269 £31,041 -8.9%
Hospital porters £27,988 £27,988 +0.0%
Process operatives n.e.c. £27,828 £30,843 -9.8%
Food, drink and tobacco process operatives £27,681 £27,267 +1.5%
Nursing auxiliaries and assistants £27,607 £24,761 +11.5%
Catering and bar managers £27,509 £27,888 -1.4%
Stock control clerks and assistants £27,470 £28,851 -4.8%
Elementary construction occupations n.e.c. £27,455 £26,723 +2.7%
Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks £27,451 £27,743 -1.1%
Industrial cleaning process occupations £27,320 £26,236 +4.1%
Elementary process plant occupations n.e.c. £27,290 £28,600 -4.6%
Debt, rent and other cash collectors £27,229 £27,454 -0.8%
Undertakers, mortuary and crematorium assistants £27,200 £27,020 +0.7%
Records clerks and assistants £27,150 £26,312 +3.2%
Gardeners and landscape gardeners £27,038 £27,057 -0.1%
Sales supervisors - retail and wholesale £26,997 £26,112 +3.4%
Chefs £26,967 £26,531 +1.6%
Bank and post office clerks £26,917 £27,671 -2.7%
Warehouse operatives £26,620 £26,574 +0.2%
Data entry administrators £26,555 £26,534 +0.1%
Credit controllers £26,503 £26,981 -1.8%
Sales administrators £26,439 £27,132 -2.6%
Travel agents £26,261 £26,426 -0.6%
Human resources administrative occupations £26,216 £25,531 +2.7%
Plant and machine operatives n.e.c. £26,206 £29,142 -10.1%
Senior care workers £26,043 £27,417 -5.0%
Elementary cleaning occupations n.e.c. £26,005 £25,688 +1.2%
Weighers, graders and sorters £25,927 £29,141 -11.0%
Child and early years officers £25,730 £29,347 -12.3%
Other administrative occupations n.e.c. £25,579 £23,385 +9.4%
Footwear and leather working trades £25,449 £25,116 +1.3%
Call and contact centre occupations £25,331 £25,440 -0.4%
Personal assistants and other secretaries £25,311 £25,233 +0.3%
Pest control officers £25,297 £27,487 -8.0%
Legal secretaries £24,835 £24,263 +2.4%
Financial administrative occupations n.e.c. £24,746 £25,936 -4.6%
Assemblers (electrical and electronic products) £24,573 £28,241 -13.0%
Packers, bottlers, canners and fillers £24,305 £25,087 -3.1%
Bakers and flour confectioners £24,017 £26,983 -11.0%
Early education and childcare assistants £23,802 £19,165 +24.2%
Customer service occupations n.e.c. £23,553 £24,438 -3.6%
Dental nurses £23,361 £22,615 +3.3%
Cleaning and housekeeping managers and supervisors £23,018 £24,931 -7.7%
Early education and childcare practitioners £22,949 £19,516 +17.6%
Medical secretaries £22,790 £24,071 -5.3%
Bar and catering supervisors £22,681 £22,552 +0.6%
Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers £22,151 £20,464 +8.2%
Care workers and home carers £21,997 £21,487 +2.4%
Delivery drivers and couriers £21,498 £24,627 -12.7%
Elementary administration occupations n.e.c. £20,946 £23,005 -9.0%
School secretaries £20,829 £22,155 -6.0%
Vehicle valeters and cleaners £20,130 £24,875 -19.1%
Receptionists £19,095 £18,152 +5.2%
Cooks £18,535 £17,885 +3.6%
Teaching assistants £17,529 £18,024 -2.7%
Coffee shop workers £16,910 £12,170 +38.9%
Educational support assistants £16,412 £17,086 -3.9%
Sales and retail assistants £13,717 £14,491 -5.3%
Kitchen and catering assistants £13,135 £11,840 +10.9%
Cleaners and domestics £12,791 £11,852 +7.9%
Care escorts £8,510 £12,175 -30.1%

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Figures are gross annual pay before tax, for reference only. Source: ONS ASHE 2025 (provisional) (Table 15, work-based region).

Data: ONS ASHE Table 14/15, 2025 provisional · Page built 2026-07-18