BT Job Trends in Scotland

BT
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland requiring knowledge or experience of BT products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited BT over the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

The figures below represent the IT labour market in general and are not representative of salaries within BT Group plc.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 23 - 41
Rank change year-on-year - - +169
Permanent jobs citing BT 183 0 236
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 6.73% - 7.98%
As % of the Vendors category 16.24% - 19.93%
Number of salaries quoted 135 0 236
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £25,087 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,000 - £25,000
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile £34,000 - £28,000
UK median annual salary £25,087 £35,750 £25,000
% change year-on-year -29.83% +43.00% -30.56%

All Vendors
Scotland

BT falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in Scotland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 1,127 785 1,184
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 41.42% 29.11% 40.01%
Number of salaries quoted 428 367 791
10th Percentile £25,087 £31,250 -
25th Percentile £26,500 £37,500 £25,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,000 £50,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -32.00% +17.65% -22.73%
75th Percentile £55,125 £68,114 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,900 £88,000 £83,750
UK median annual salary £50,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -13.04% +4.55% -4.35%

BT
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing BT relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

BT job vacancy trend in Scotland

BT
Salary Trend in Scotland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing BT.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing BT

BT
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing BT in Scotland over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Salary histogram for BT in Scotland

BT
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing BT within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 1 January 2026. 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
Midlothian - 42 £32,000 -
Edinburgh - 22 £32,000 -
Glasgow - 19 £25,087 -
Dundee - 19 £25,087 -
Highlands - 13 £32,000 -
West Lothian - 12 £32,000 -
East Lothian - 12 £32,000 -
Renfrewshire - 10 £25,087 -
Perth and Kinross - 8 £34,000 -
Perthshire - 8 £34,000 -
North Lanarkshire - 7 £25,087 -
Lanarkshire - 7 £25,087 -
West Dunbartonshire - 3 £25,087 -
Fife - 1 - -
Stirling - 1 £34,000 -
Angus - 1 - -
BT
UK

BT
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland 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:

Communications & Networking
1 76 (41.53%) Broadband
General
1 118 (64.48%) Retail
2 102 (55.74%) Finance
3 21 (11.48%) Telecoms
4 16 (8.74%) Games
5 4 (2.19%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 8 (4.37%) Sales Representative
2 7 (3.83%) Customer Service Representative
3 4 (2.19%) Customer Service Advisor
Miscellaneous
1 4 (2.19%) Smart Home
2 1 (0.55%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 129 (70.49%) Customer Service
2 102 (55.74%) Coaching
2 102 (55.74%) Customer Experience
3 16 (8.74%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (0.55%) Test Automation