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Mining & Quarrying Salary in Scotland — 2025
Mining and Quarrying (SIC 2007 Section B) · Full-time employees · April 2025 · ONS ASHE Table 5.7a
What is the median salary for Mining & Quarrying workers in Scotland?
Full-time workers in the Mining and Quarrying sector (SIC B) in Scotland earn a median of £70,498 per year (April 2025, ONS ASHE Table 5.7a) — +38.4% the UK Mining & Quarrying median of £50,943 and above the UK all-industry median of £39,039. GeraJobs re-dates annually on ONS ASHE release.
Gera Sector Pay Gap Index
Scotland Mining & Quarrying median (£70,498) vs UK Mining & Quarrying median (£50,943). Ranked #1 of 5 regions for this sector.
How this is calculatedScotland median
£70,498
Full-time · ONS ASHE Table 5.7a · April 2025
UK sector median
£50,943
ONS ASHE Table 4.7a · April 2025
Regional pay gap
+38.4%
Scotland vs UK Mining & Quarrying median · Rank #1/5
Mining & Quarrying salary — all regions compared
| Rank | Region | Median (full-time) | vs UK sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Scotland ✓ | £70,498 | +38.4% |
| #2 | East Midlands | £50,536 | −0.8% |
| #3 | Wales | £49,965 | −1.9% |
| #4 | West Midlands | £43,844 | −13.9% |
| #5 | South West | £43,748 | −14.1% |
| UK | UK national | £50,943 | benchmark |
Source: ONS ASHE Table 5.7a, full-time employees, April 2025 (OGL v3.0). Regions with ONS CV > 20% are suppressed and excluded.
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UK Mining & Quarrying median
£50,943
Full-time, April 2025 · ONS ASHE Table 4.7a
Gera Sector Pay Gap Index
+30.5%
vs UK all-industry median £39,039
Sector rank
#4 / 19
By UK full-time median pay
Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), Table 4.7a (UK) + Table 5.7a (regional), full-time employees, April 2025 provisional (OGL v3.0). Only cells ONS publishes without suppression (CV ≤ 20%) are shown. Gera Sector Pay Gap Index = (sectorMedian − ukAllMedian) / ukAllMedian × 100.
Mining & Quarrying salary in Scotland — FAQ
- How much do Mining & Quarrying workers earn in Scotland?
- Full-time Mining and Quarrying employees in Scotland earn a median of £70,498 per year in April 2025, according to ONS ASHE Table 5.7a (OGL v3.0). This is 38.4% above the UK Mining & Quarrying sector median of £50,943.
- Is Scotland above or below the national average for Mining & Quarrying pay?
- Scotland Mining & Quarrying pay (£70,498) is 38.4% above the UK sector median of £50,943. Ranked 1 out of 5 UK regions with unsuppressed ONS data for this sector. Figures: ONS ASHE Table 5.7a, April 2025.
- Which region pays the most for Mining & Quarrying in the UK?
- Scotland has the highest full-time median for Mining and Quarrying in the UK at £70,498, based on 5 regions ONS publishes without suppression. Source: ONS ASHE Table 5.7a, April 2025 (OGL v3.0).
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Mining & Quarrying salary in other UK regions
- Mining & Quarrying in East Midlands — £50,536
- Mining & Quarrying in Wales — £49,965
- Mining & Quarrying in West Midlands — £43,844
- Mining & Quarrying in South West — £43,748
- All sectors in Scotland
Source: Office for National Statistics — Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), ASHE Table 5.7a (annual pay gross, region × 2-digit SIC, Full-Time). April 2025 (provisional) reference period. Released 2025-10-23. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Regional pay gap computed by GeraJobs as (regionMedian − ukSectorMedian) / ukSectorMedian × 100; no figure modelled or interpolated.