High Level Summary of Statistics Trend Last update: Friday, February 08, 2008
Earnings
In 2007 the median gross annual full time income in Scotland was £23,075, up from £22,373 in 2006. However earnings differ considerably by type of occupation. "Managers and Senior Officials" and "Professional Occupations" have the highest median full time earnings at £34,186 and £32,633 respectively. The occupation group with the lowest median full time earnings is the "Sales and Customer Service Occupations" group at just £14,246. All occupation groups saw an increase in earnings between 2006 and 2007, however it should be noted that this does not take account of cost of living increases.
In 2007 Scotland was ranked 4th out of the GB regions in terms of median full time earnings. The highest earnings were in London at £31,257 and the lowest were in the Northern Ireland at £21,003.
Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, Office for National Statistics
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