Highest Paid Jobs in Scottish Borders

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — Scotland region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the Scotland region, which includes Scottish Borders. The average salary across all jobs in Scottish Borders is £28,275 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Specialist medical practitioners	£114,012	+£85,737 (303.2% above)
2. Chief executives and senior officials	£87,808	+£59,533 (210.5% above)
3. Aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers	£83,364	+£55,089 (194.8% above)
4. Train and tram drivers	£70,367	+£42,092 (148.9% above)
5. Head teachers and principals	£67,633	+£39,358 (139.2% above)
6. Senior police officers	£65,529	+£37,254 (131.8% above)
7. Production managers and directors in mining and energy	£62,747	+£34,472 (121.9% above)
8. Clinical psychologists	£60,846	+£32,571 (115.2% above)
9. Paramedics	£59,371	+£31,096 (110.0% above)
10. Electrical engineers	£59,276	+£31,001 (109.6% above)
11. Business and financial project management professionals	£58,985	+£30,710 (108.6% above)
12. Production managers and directors in construction	£57,653	+£29,378 (103.9% above)
13. Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers	£56,764	+£28,489 (100.8% above)
14. Production managers and directors in manufacturing	£55,752	+£27,477 (97.2% above)
15. Financial managers and directors	£55,044	+£26,769 (94.7% above)
16. Sales accounts and business development managers	£54,813	+£26,538 (93.9% above)
17. Civil engineers	£54,668	+£26,393 (93.3% above)
18. Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors	£54,497	+£26,222 (92.7% above)
19. Pharmacists	£52,273	+£23,998 (84.9% above)
20. Quantity surveyors	£51,960	+£23,685 (83.8% above)

About this data

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