Trade Union Latest: Scottish Water Statement

Scottish Water Statement on Pay Offer Agreement with Trade Unions

UPDATED:  Thursday, 17 July 2025

As a result of the latest ballot with the Joint Trade Unions, Scottish Water has published the following statement.

Lynne Highway, Scottish Water's Director of People, said: "We are pleased that members of all three trade unions have voted to accept our pay offer.

“We now look forward to implementing the salary increases that our people have been waiting for and to working constructively with trade unions in the future."

This will see a pay increase on average by about 7.5% over two years. Those on lower salaries would see higher percentage increases. This builds on a decade of above-inflation increases at Scottish Water that reflect our commitment to the principles of Fair Work while ensuring increases are affordable for customers too.

The key elements of the combined offer, for all Scottish Water employees, are a minimum increase of £2850 that is made up of a £1400 underpin for 2024/25 and a £1450 underpin for 2025/26.

Unlike other parts of the public sector, average wages at Scottish Water have increased by more than 10% above inflation (CPI) over the last decade, reflecting the company’s investment in its people.