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Mechanical engineers Salary in Scotland
A Mechanical engineers in Scotland earns a median gross annual pay of £38,478 — that's £12,632 (25%) below the UK median of £51,110. Real ONS figures (SOC 2122, ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3).
Quick answer
The median salary for a Mechanical engineers in Scotland is £38,478 gross per year, compared with £51,110 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 | £38,478 |
| United Kingdom | £51,110 |
How Scotland ranks for Mechanical engineers pay
Regional rank
#8
of 9 ONS regions
vs UK median
−£12,632
below £51,110 UK median
Out-earns
11%
of ONS regions
At £38,478, a Mechanical engineers in Scotland sits below by £12,632 the £51,110 UK median for the role, ranking #8 of 9 UK regions ONS published a Mechanical engineers median for. Every figure is a subtraction or sort of the ONS ASHE medians on this page — nothing is modelled.
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Mechanical engineers in Scotland — frequently asked questions
- How much does a Mechanical engineers earn in Scotland?
- The median gross annual pay for a Mechanical engineers in Scotland is £38,478, 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 £51,110.
- 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 Mechanical engineers salary in Scotland above the UK average for the role?
- The Scotland median of £38,478 is below by £12,632 the £51,110 UK median for a Mechanical engineers, and below by £8,445 the average of the 9 regions ONS published. Derived by subtracting the ONS medians shown on this page.
- Where does Scotland rank for Mechanical engineers pay?
- Scotland ranks #8 of 9 UK regions ONS published a Mechanical engineers median for (ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3). 7 regions pay more and 1 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.