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Salary Contract in the Highland region

Market pay levels based on 22 358 offers with salary.

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Recalculated from open vacancies where the employer states pay.

Median44 196 £Half of offers pay more, half pay less
Average50 752 £Arithmetic mean of all offers
Lower quartile32 000 £25% of offers pay less
Upper quartile59 800 £25% of offers pay more

How pay is distributed

The band covers the middle half of the market (25th–75th percentile), the line marks the median.

Lower quartile32 000 £
Median44 196 £
Upper quartile59 800 £

What the numbers mean

  • Half of all offers fall between 32 000 £ and 59 800 £.
  • Every fourth offer pays more than 59 800 £.
  • The upper quartile is 87% above the lower one.
  • The average (50 752 £) is 15% above the median — a few high offers pull it up.
  • The estimate uses 22 358 vacancies with a stated salary.

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Vacancies with salary

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DCS Recruitment Beauly ·

Site Manager

117 000 – 130 000 £

Site Manager Location: Beauly, Inverness-shire Contract: Contract / Site-Based - 12 months About the Role We are recruiting an experienced Site Manager to support a major energy infrastruct…

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SSE plc Inverness ·

Senior FP&A Analyst

42 600 – 65 900 £

Base Location: Flexible, however our preference is that you will be based in our Glasgow, Perth, Aberdeen, Inverness sites. Salary: £42,600 - £65,900 + Performance related bonus+ a range of…

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SSE plc Inverness ·

Safety, Health & Environment Coordinator

36 139 – 43 188 £

Base Location: Aberdeen, Perth, Glasgow, Inverness, Reading, Oxford, Swindon, Portsmouth, Slough or any other SSEN site. You'll be expected to spend 50% of your working week in one of these…

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CIPS Inverness ·

Instore Merchandiser

27 300 – 27 300 £

. What we can offer you As well as the opportunity to work flexibly around your other commitments and additional earning opportunity on a flexible contract we can offer you: Holiday Pay, Co…

ContractOn-siteInverness

Frequently asked questions

Why show the median instead of the average?

The median (44 196 £) is the middle of the market: half of the offers pay more and half pay less. Unlike the average (50 752 £), it is not skewed by a handful of very high salaries.

What does the typical range mean?

From 32 000 £ to 59 800 £ is the middle half of all offers — the 25th to 75th percentile. A quarter of vacancies pay below 32 000 £ and a quarter above 59 800 £.

Where does the data come from?

From 22 358 open vacancies with a stated salary that Finder collects from public sources. Numbers are recalculated as the selection changes.

How do I tell whether I am paid fairly?

Compare your pay with the median and the quartiles: near 44 196 £ is the market level, above 59 800 £ is the strong quarter, below 32 000 £ is a reason to negotiate. Use the “Compare my salary” button on this page.

How we calculate salaries

Short methodology and the data behind these numbers.

  1. 1We collect offersOnly vacancies from open sources where the employer states pay are used.
  2. 2We normalise themA salary range is reduced to one comparable value per vacancy.
  3. 3We compute percentilesMedian, quartiles and the average are calculated from at least 5 offers; otherwise the wider country market is shown.
  4. 4We refresh the numbersStatistics are recomputed as new vacancies appear and closed ones drop out.

Figures are pay as published by employers: taxes, bonuses and seniority inside a grade are not accounted for.