Everyone puts a value on themselves and on the work that they do… but should you adjust that value depending on location? The results of research that we’ve carried out indicates that the average wages for certain roles can vary significantly depending on whereabouts in Scotland you’re based.
If you want to find out if you’re winning or losing when it comes to Scotland’s salary postcode lottery, have a look at our handy infographic below. It might also help to give you a little more confidence when talking salaries at your next job interview.
Results show that the average 2014 salary for employees in Inverness is £27,063, while Edinburgh occupies top spot among Scottish cities, paying an average salary of £32,095. Of course, these differences are also influenced by the industry sectors that are strongest in each area. Aberdeen is the heartland of Scotland’s Oil & Gas industry and this sector, along with Executive Management, is Scotland’s highest paying one. That contributes towards Aberdeen offering the 2nd best average salary in our research, a figure that also saw a 5.07% rise this year – while Glasgow, Inverness and Edinburgh all saw falls in average annual salaries.
So, could it pay to relocate? Well, accountancy pays an average of £4000 per year more in Edinburgh and £5000 per year more in Aberdeen than it does in Glasgow. On the flipside of that, IT jobs in Aberdeen pay £6000 less annually on average than in Edinburgh or Glasgow.
Many sectors from production and manufacturing to IT vary across the country in the average salary stakes, so if this left you wondering if you could be earning more, why not have a look at our jobs board and find out?
Aberdeen photo by Colin Smith and used under Creative Commons licence.
