Psychology
UK > Scotland
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Scotland requiring Psychology skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 146 | 181 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +35 | +20 |
| Permanent jobs citing Psychology | 0 | 2 | 18 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland | - | 0.078% | 0.57% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | 0.084% | 0.61% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| UK median annual salary | £52,500 | £36,500 | £53,748 |
| % change year-on-year | +43.84% | -32.09% | -17.31% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Scotland
Psychology falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Scotland.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 2,206 | 2,381 | 2,956 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 79.84% | 92.90% | 93.90% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,076 | 1,004 | 1,812 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,250 | £32,325 | £25,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £30,250 | £41,250 | £33,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £42,000 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.64% | +4.76% | -8.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £70,000 | £68,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £82,370 | £88,750 | £84,056 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | -4.00% |
Psychology
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Psychology relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
Psychology
Salary Trend in Scotland
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Psychology.
