Highest Paid Jobs in Shetland Islands

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — Scotland region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the Scotland region, which includes Shetland Islands. The average salary across all jobs in Shetland Islands is £35,658 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Specialist medical practitioners	£114,012	+£78,354 (219.7% above)
2. Chief executives and senior officials	£87,808	+£52,150 (146.3% above)
3. Aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers	£83,364	+£47,706 (133.8% above)
4. Train and tram drivers	£70,367	+£34,709 (97.3% above)
5. Head teachers and principals	£67,633	+£31,975 (89.7% above)
6. Senior police officers	£65,529	+£29,871 (83.8% above)
7. Production managers and directors in mining and energy	£62,747	+£27,089 (76.0% above)
8. Clinical psychologists	£60,846	+£25,188 (70.6% above)
9. Paramedics	£59,371	+£23,713 (66.5% above)
10. Electrical engineers	£59,276	+£23,618 (66.2% above)
11. Business and financial project management professionals	£58,985	+£23,327 (65.4% above)
12. Production managers and directors in construction	£57,653	+£21,995 (61.7% above)
13. Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers	£56,764	+£21,106 (59.2% above)
14. Production managers and directors in manufacturing	£55,752	+£20,094 (56.4% above)
15. Financial managers and directors	£55,044	+£19,386 (54.4% above)
16. Sales accounts and business development managers	£54,813	+£19,155 (53.7% above)
17. Civil engineers	£54,668	+£19,010 (53.3% above)
18. Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors	£54,497	+£18,839 (52.8% above)
19. Pharmacists	£52,273	+£16,615 (46.6% above)
20. Quantity surveyors	£51,960	+£16,302 (45.7% above)

About this data

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