Account Manager Salary in Scotland
Official ONS earnings for Scotland, covering 22,000 jobs.
Median salary — Scotland
£54,813
gross, per year
▼ 1.3% change on the previous year
Mean
£59,981
Jobs measured
22,000
What most account managers actually earn
Half of account managers in Scotland earn between £28,564 and £56,638. Earning above £56,638 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.
ONS suppresses the detailed spread for this occupation at regional level, so this range describes the wider “Sales, Marketing and Related Associate Professionals” group in Scotland.
The full pay range
Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of account managers earn less than this.
How Scotland ranks for account manager pay
5th
of 11 GB regions with a published figure
London tops the table on £66,116 and Yorkshire and The Humber sits at the bottom on £48,877. Scotland is £11,303 short of the top.
Ranking compares published regional medians for the same occupation. It says nothing about cost of living — a higher median doesn't survive contact with rent. The cost of living calculator is the honest next step.
Where this figure comes from
- ONS occupation group
- Sales accounts and business development managers
- SOC 2020 code
- 3556
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
ONS doesn't measure “account manager” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Sales accounts and business development managers”, which includes this role alongside others.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are estimates from a survey of PAYE jobs and are not financial advice.
Account Manager salary FAQs
What is the average Account Manager salary in Scotland?
The median is £54,813 a year and the mean is £59,981, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
What is a good Account Manager salary?
Half of account managers earn between £28,564 and £56,638. Anything above £56,638 is in the top quarter for the role.
Is this figure official?
Yes. It comes from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, an accredited official statistic based on employer PAYE records, covering 22,000 jobs in this occupation.
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