Production Engineer Salary in Scotland
Official ONS earnings for Scotland.
Median salary — Scotland
£44,998
gross, per year, all employees
▼ 0.2% change on the previous year
Mean
£47,338
What most production engineers actually earn
Half of production 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.
The full pay range
Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of production engineers earn less than this.
Where this figure comes from
- ONS occupation group
- Production and process engineers
- SOC 2020 code
- 2125
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
ONS doesn't measure “production engineer” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Production and process engineers”, which includes this role alongside others. ONS group combines production and process engineers.
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.
Production Engineer salary FAQs
What is the average Production Engineer salary in Scotland?
The median is £44,998 a year and the mean is £47,338, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Those cover all employees; ASHE publishes no full-time split at regional level.
What is a good Production Engineer salary?
Half of production engineers earn between £37,985 and £60,876. Anything above £60,876 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.
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