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Higher education teaching professionals Salary in Scotland
A Higher education teaching professionals in Scotland earns a median gross annual pay of £51,816 — that's £1,019 (2%) below the UK median of £52,835. Real ONS figures (SOC 2311, ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3).
Quick answer
The median salary for a Higher education teaching professionals in Scotland is £51,816 gross per year, compared with £52,835 across the UK. A real ONS estimate, April 2025 — ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3.
Scotland vs UK median
| Area | Median (annual) |
|---|---|
| Scotland | £51,816 |
| United Kingdom | £52,835 |
How Scotland ranks for Higher education teaching professionals pay
Regional rank
#6
of 10 ONS regions
vs UK median
−£1,019
below £52,835 UK median
Out-earns
40%
of ONS regions
At £51,816, a Higher education teaching professionals in Scotland sits below by £1,019 the £52,835 UK median for the role, ranking #6 of 10 UK regions ONS published a Higher education teaching professionals median for. Every figure is a subtraction or sort of the ONS ASHE medians on this page — nothing is modelled.
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Higher education teaching professionals in Scotland — frequently asked questions
- How much does a Higher education teaching professionals earn in Scotland?
- The median gross annual pay for a Higher education teaching professionals in Scotland is £51,816, 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 £52,835.
- 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 Higher education teaching professionals salary in Scotland above the UK average for the role?
- The Scotland median of £51,816 is below by £1,019 the £52,835 UK median for a Higher education teaching professionals, and above by £134 the average of the 10 regions ONS published. Derived by subtracting the ONS medians shown on this page.
- Where does Scotland rank for Higher education teaching professionals pay?
- Scotland ranks #6 of 10 UK regions ONS published a Higher education teaching professionals median for (ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3). 5 regions pay more and 4 pay less. 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.