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Supporting Scotland's vibrant voluntary sector

Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is the membership organisation for Scotland's charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.

Evidence library

SPICe Briefing: Earnings in Scotland 2022

This SPICe briefing looks at the latest data for Scotland from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

Incudes a section on Pay by Sector which shows median hourly pay excluding overtime:

  • the public sector has the highest median hourly pay (£17.71 in Scotland, £17.52 in UK)
  • hourly pay for 'non-profit or mutual association' organsiations is second (£14.52 in Scotland, £15.73 in UK - note the £1.20 pay difference here is larger than for the other sectors)
  • private sector has lowest median hourly pay (£13.44 in Scotland, £13.62 in UK)

See also: Infographic on living wage: https://digitalpublications.parliament.scot/ResearchBriefings/Report/2023/2/27/7332d2e0-7257-4195-a0c7-d2b4bd5a080a#Introduction Infogrpahic on gender pay gap: https://digitalpublications.parliament.scot/ResearchBriefings/Report/2023/2/27/1c653aad-1f2b-4f1d-a512-3a0202ff5200#Introduction

Last modified on 27 February 2023