Renewable Energy
Scotland > Highlands
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Renewable Energy in permanent job vacancies in the Highlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Renewable Energy over the 6 months leading up to 1 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 14 | 8 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | -6 | - | - |
| Permanent jobs citing Renewable Energy | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the Highlands | 3.33% | 2.63% | - |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 21.43% | 16.67% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £40,000 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.50% | - | - |
| Scotland median annual salary | £45,000 | £71,000 | £56,250 |
| % change year-on-year | -36.62% | +26.22% | +2.27% |
All Generic Skills
Highlands
Renewable Energy falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the Highlands.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 14 | 6 | 1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Highlands | 15.56% | 15.79% | 14.29% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £33,500 | £28,400 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £38,250 | £31,625 | £26,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £40,000 | £27,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.50% | +45.45% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £45,500 | £28,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £49,375 | £47,000 | - |
| Scotland median annual salary | £44,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.00% | -8.33% | +4.35% |
Renewable Energy
Job Vacancy Trend in the Highlands
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Renewable Energy relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Highlands.
Renewable Energy
Salary Trend in the Highlands
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Highlands citing Renewable Energy.
Renewable Energy
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 Renewable Energy within the Highlands region over the 6 months to 1 December 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inverness | -1 | 3 | £45,000 | +12.50% | |
| Renewable Energy Scotland |
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