Biomedical Engineer Salary in Scotland

What most biomedical engineers actually earn

Half of biomedical engineers in Scotland earn between £37,985 and £60,876. Earning above £60,876 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 “Engineering Professionals” group in Scotland.

How Scotland ranks for biomedical engineer pay

London tops the table on £56,791 and Yorkshire and The Humber sits at the bottom on £41,411. Scotland is £10,304 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

Engineering professionals n.e.c.

SOC 2020 code

2129

Measure

Gross annual pay, all employees

Edition

ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional

ONS doesn't measure “biomedical engineer” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Engineering professionals n.e.c.”, 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.