PCB Designer Jobs in Scotland

Printed Circuit Board Designer (PCB Designer)
UK > Scotland

The median Printed Circuit Board Designer (PCB Designer) salary in Scotland is £55,320 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 July 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 148 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a PCB Designer 20 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.60% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.74% - -
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,320 - -
UK median annual salary £55,320 - £85,000

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Scotland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Scotland. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Scotland with a recognized job title 2,718 5,515 3,483
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 81.50% 97.06% 92.22%
Number of salaries quoted 1,293 2,489 2,025
10th Percentile £26,929 £30,000 £30,500
25th Percentile £37,574 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,914 £52,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.17% -5.45% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £66,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £82,700 £80,000 £82,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% -

PCB Designer
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings that featured PCB Designer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for PCB Designer in Scotland

PCB Designer
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing PCB Designer within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 28 July 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
Fife - 5 £55,320 -
Moray - 5 £55,320 -
East Ayrshire - 5 £55,320 -
South Ayrshire - 5 £55,320 -
PCB Designer
UK

PCB Designer Skill Set
Top 6 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 28 July 2025, PCB Designer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Scotland region featuring PCB Designer in the job title.

1 20 (100.00%) HND
1 20 (100.00%) ISO 9001
1 20 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 20 (100.00%) FPGA
1 20 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 20 (100.00%) FPGA Design

PCB Designer Skill Set
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 20 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 20 (100.00%) FPGA
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (100.00%) FPGA Design
Qualifications
1 20 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 20 (100.00%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (100.00%) ISO 9001