HAZOP Job Trends in Scotland

Hazard and Operability Study (HAZOP)
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Scotland citing HAZOP skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

	6 months to 31 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	147	-	-
Rank change year-on-year	-	-	-
Permanent jobs citing HAZOP	7	0	0
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland	0.16%	-	-
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category	1.56%	-	-
Number of salaries quoted	2	0	0
10^th Percentile	-	-	-
25^th Percentile	£72,500	-	-
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£75,000	-	-
75^th Percentile	£77,500	-	-
90^th Percentile	-	-	-
UK median annual salary	£56,000	£75,000	£67,500
% change year-on-year	-25.33%	+11.11%	+3.85%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Scotland

HAZOP falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies citing quality assurance or compliance skills in Scotland.

	6 months to 31 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies citing quality assurance or compliance skills	449	436	427
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland	10.11%	15.81%	13.12%
Number of salaries quoted	202	92	134
10^th Percentile	£25,883	£26,500	£24,850
25^th Percentile	£31,500	£47,188	£38,875
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£48,000	£63,750	£51,400
Median % change year-on-year	-24.71%	+24.03%	-6.80%
75^th Percentile	£71,250	£82,615	£67,347
90^th Percentile	£87,500	£90,000	£89,625
UK median annual salary	£55,000	£57,500	£60,000
% change year-on-year	-4.35%	-4.17%	-

HAZOP Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

HAZOP Salary Trend in Scotland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing HAZOP.

HAZOP Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing HAZOP within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 31 October 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	Job Ads Past 6 Months	Median Salary Past 6 Months	Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year
Stirling	-	5	-	-
Aberdeenshire	-	2	£75,000	-
HAZOP UK

HAZOP Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 31 October 2026, job vacancies citing HAZOP also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Scotland region citing HAZOP.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Degree	100.0%	7
1	HND	100.0%	7
3	HNC	71.4%	5
4	Mentoring	57.1%	4
4	Servant Leadership	57.1%	4
6	Acceptance Criteria	28.6%	2
6	Defect Management	28.6%	2
6	Functional Safety	28.6%	2
6	Functional Testing	28.6%	2
6	Performance Testing	28.6%	2
6	Project Delivery	28.6%	2
6	Stakeholder Management	28.6%	2

HAZOP Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Miscellaneous

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Driving Licence	100.0%	7