Highest Paid Jobs in Orkney Islands

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — Scotland region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the Scotland region, which includes Orkney Islands. The average salary across all jobs in Orkney Islands is £31,344 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Specialist medical practitioners	£114,012	+£82,668 (263.7% above)
2. Chief executives and senior officials	£87,808	+£56,464 (180.1% above)
3. Aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers	£83,364	+£52,020 (166.0% above)
4. Train and tram drivers	£70,367	+£39,023 (124.5% above)
5. Head teachers and principals	£67,633	+£36,289 (115.8% above)
6. Senior police officers	£65,529	+£34,185 (109.1% above)
7. Production managers and directors in mining and energy	£62,747	+£31,403 (100.2% above)
8. Clinical psychologists	£60,846	+£29,502 (94.1% above)
9. Paramedics	£59,371	+£28,027 (89.4% above)
10. Electrical engineers	£59,276	+£27,932 (89.1% above)
11. Business and financial project management professionals	£58,985	+£27,641 (88.2% above)
12. Production managers and directors in construction	£57,653	+£26,309 (83.9% above)
13. Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers	£56,764	+£25,420 (81.1% above)
14. Production managers and directors in manufacturing	£55,752	+£24,408 (77.9% above)
15. Financial managers and directors	£55,044	+£23,700 (75.6% above)
16. Sales accounts and business development managers	£54,813	+£23,469 (74.9% above)
17. Civil engineers	£54,668	+£23,324 (74.4% above)
18. Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors	£54,497	+£23,153 (73.9% above)
19. Pharmacists	£52,273	+£20,929 (66.8% above)
20. Quantity surveyors	£51,960	+£20,616 (65.8% above)

About this data

Occupation salaries cover the Scotland region. The local average salary is specific to Orkney Islands. Source: ONS ASHE 2025.