CIPD Job Trends in Scotland

Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for CIPD qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 7 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 146 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing CIPD 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.040% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.21% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £31,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 - -
75th Percentile £33,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £45,000 £44,309 £39,982
% change year-on-year +1.56% +10.82% -8.87%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Scotland

CIPD falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Scotland.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 467 776 684
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 18.61% 16.98% 24.52%
Number of salaries quoted 179 350 422
10th Percentile £25,313 £29,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £31,000 £41,250 £38,856
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -19.05% +5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £61,250 £67,500 £67,070
90th Percentile £76,972 £82,600 £77,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £58,500
% change year-on-year - -5.98% +6.36%

CIPD
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings citing CIPD as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for CIPD in Scotland

CIPD
Salary Trend in Scotland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing CIPD.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing CIPD

CIPD
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CIPD within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 7 September 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
Glasgow - 1 £32,500 -
CIPD
UK

CIPD
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Administrator
1 1 (100.00%) Senior
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving