Back Office
Scotland > Highlands
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Back Office in permanent job vacancies in the Highlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Back Office over the 6 months leading up to 6 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 6 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 15 | 5 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | -10 | - | - |
| Permanent jobs citing Back Office | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the Highlands | 1.23% | 9.30% | - |
| As % of the General category | 4.00% | 28.57% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £33,500 | - |
| Scotland median annual salary | £25,250 | £29,250 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.68% | -41.50% | -13.04% |
All General Skills
Highlands
Back Office falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring common skills in the Highlands.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 25 | 14 | 5 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Highlands | 30.86% | 32.56% | 100.00% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 10 | 6 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £28,125 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £30,000 | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £32,000 | £31,750 | £25,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.79% | +27.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £44,813 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £34,175 | £48,000 | £27,250 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £33,500 | £51,750 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -35.27% | -1.43% | -4.55% |
Back Office
Job Vacancy Trend in the Highlands
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Back Office relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Highlands.
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Salary Trend in the Highlands
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Highlands citing Back Office.
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Job Locations in the Highlands
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Back Office within the Highlands region over the 6 months to 6 November 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Alness | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Back Office Scotland |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Highlands by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
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