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Aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers Salary in Scotland

A Aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers in Scotland earns a median gross annual pay of £83,364 — that's £618 (1%) above the UK median of £82,746. Real ONS figures (SOC 3511, ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3).

Quick answer

The median salary for a Aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers in Scotland is £83,364 gross per year, compared with £82,746 across the UK. A real ONS estimate, April 2025ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3.

Scotland vs UK median

AreaMedian (annual)
Scotland£83,364
United Kingdom£82,746

How Scotland ranks for Aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers pay

Regional rank

#1

of 2 ONS regions

vs UK median

+£618

above £82,746 UK median

Out-earns

50%

of ONS regions

At £83,364, a Aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers in Scotland sits above by £618 the £82,746 UK median for the role, ranking #1 of 2 UK regions ONS published a Aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers median for. Every figure is a subtraction or sort of the ONS ASHE medians on this page — nothing is modelled.

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Aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers in Scotland — frequently asked questions

How much does a Aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers earn in Scotland?
The median gross annual pay for a Aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers in Scotland is £83,364, per the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3). The UK-wide median for this occupation is £82,746.
Is this Scotland figure a real ONS number?
Yes — it is the published regional median gross annual pay for this occupation in the April 2025 ASHE reference period. ONS suppresses small or unreliable regional cells; only unsuppressed regions appear in this cluster, and none are estimated.
Is a Aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers salary in Scotland above the UK average for the role?
The Scotland median of £83,364 is above by £618 the £82,746 UK median for a Aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers, and above by £5,446 the average of the 2 regions ONS published. Derived by subtracting the ONS medians shown on this page.
Where does Scotland rank for Aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers pay?
Scotland ranks #1 of 2 UK regions ONS published a Aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers median for (ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3). That is the best-paying region for this occupation. Ranking is a straight sort of the published regional medians.

Related

Source: Office for National Statistics — Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), Table 14.7a (occupation 4-digit SOC) + Table 15 (4).7a (region by occupation), Full-Time sheet. Figures are Median gross annual pay (GBP), full-time employees, April 2025 reference period (ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3). Released 2025-10-23, corrected 2025-12-19. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (OGL v3). No figure is modelled or interpolated.

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