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Business and related research professionals demand is falling in Scotland.
ONS recorded 55 new online adverts for business and related research professionals in Scotland in Jul 2026. That is 74.2% lower than a year earlier. Advertised salary for the UK benchmark is £36,500.
Occupation pages use official SOC classifications. Local comparisons are shown only where ONS publishes an aligned observation. ONS data is generally two months late.Business and related research professionals hiring demand
New online job adverts for business and related research professionals in Scotland
New online job adverts have decreased since Jul 2025.
55
Jul 2026 · Scotland
Median advertised salary
Annualised asking salary for business and related research professionals across the UK
Advertised pay is 4.3% higher than a year earlier, before inflation.
£36,500
May 2025 · UK
Skills in demand
Requirements reported in UK adverts for this occupation
| # | Skill | Share of adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Business Operations, Process and Program Management | 89.5% | |
| 2 | Professional and Interpersonal Competencies | 80.8% | |
| 3 | Information Technology and Programming | 78.9% | |
| 4 | Education and Training | 55.8% | |
| 5 | Accounting and Financial Trading and Investment | 54.1% | |
| 6 | Marketing and Sales | 49.9% | |
| 7 | Healthcare and Life Sciences | 37.3% | |
| 8 | Engineering and Manufacturing | 37.0% | |
| 9 | Manufacturing and Fabrication | 34.7% | |
| 10 | Science and Research | 28.9% |
Experience employers ask for
Typical minimum: 0.8 years · UK live adverts
| # | Minimum experience | Share of adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 years | 71.8% | |
| 2 | 1 years | 6.8% | |
| 3 | 2 years | 7.9% | |
| 4 | 3 years | 5.9% | |
| 5 | 4+ years | 7.5% |
Scotland compared with the UK
New adverts in the aligned ONS reporting period
| # | Area | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scotland | 55 | |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 1,467 |
Where hiring is strongest
New online job adverts by local authority
| # | Location | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | 1,380 | |
| 2 | Manchester | 193 | |
| 3 | Cambridge | 121 | |
| 4 | Bristol, City of | 102 | |
| 5 | Birmingham | 99 | |
| 6 | Oxford | 91 | |
| 7 | Sheffield | 91 | |
| 8 | Leeds | 91 | |
| 9 | Glasgow City | 90 | |
| 10 | Nottingham | 70 |
Where advertised pay is highest
Broader occupation group: Business, media and public service professionals
| # | Location | Annual salary | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Devon | £65,000 | |
| 2 | London | £57,300 | |
| 3 | Reading | £55,000 | |
| 4 | Wokingham | £55,000 | |
| 5 | Isle of Wight | £55,000 | |
| 6 | Three Rivers | £55,000 | |
| 7 | Knowsley | £55,000 | |
| 8 | Watford | £54,800 | |
| 9 | Inverclyde | £54,000 | |
| 10 | Bristol, City of | £52,500 |
Explore related occupations
Compare occupations in the same ONS group (SOC 243) across the UK
| # | View | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Management consultants and business analysts Business analyst · Team leader · Risk analyst — 35.2% of group adverts | 4,234 | +12.2% | |
| 2 | Marketing and commercial managers Marketing manager · Ppc manager · SEO manager — 30.9% of group adverts | 3,718 | +7.7% | |
| 3 | Actuaries, economists and statisticians Economist · Web analyst · Data scientist — 17.2% of group adverts | 2,065 | +18.0% | |
| 4 | Business and related research professionalsYou’re viewing this Research worker · Crime analyst · Media analyst — 12.2% of group adverts | 1,467 | -42.6% | |
| 5 | Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c. Band 1 · Band 2 · Band f — 4.6% of group adverts | 551 | -8.9% |
About the data
Source: Office for National Statistics. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Online job adverts indicate labour demand and are not the ONS Vacancy Survey. ONS does not endorse Jobmundo.
Methodology and metric definitions
New adverts and snapshot/live adverts remain separate. Advertised salary is asking salary, not employee earnings. Hiring charts offer six-month to five-year ranges. Salary charts show up to 60 published observations.