When people imagine rural Scotland, they think farms, village living ,tight communities and a laid back and chilled out lifestyle.
While these impressions are mostly true, working in rural Scotland has plenty of benefits that some folks fail to acknowledge. Whenever the topic of moving or living there arises, they would usually worry about education, healthcare, and culture. This is especially true for those who want to start a family or making a fresh start.
A work life balance has been found more achievable those whom live nearer green spaces offering have lower psychological disorders than those living in an urban setting.
Those affectionately know as millennials or the younger generation have been known to move away from rural areas to urban hubs such as Glasgow or Edinburgh. This exodus is mainly driven by the need for further education, employment opportunities, and personal motivations such as nightlife and modern cultures (i.e. live a dynamic, fast-paced ,exciting lifestyle like their urban based peers).
But now post co-vid, it seems the younger generation is on the move again – this time, towards the suburban and rural areas. This shift or phenomena may be down to the fact that city living is too expensive ,the challenges of getting on the housing ladder combined with the fact that many jobs are home based as the working from home phenomena has become a seemingly here to stay thing with most jobs now either hybrid or non office based .
The main rural areas in Scotland offering employment include the Scottish Borders, Moray ,Highlands ,Sutherland, Orkney ,Shetlands ,Aberdeenshire and parts of Ayrshire.
Search Scotjobsnet for all the latest jobs in rural Scotland and for career sectors such as Agriculture ,Fishing ,farming ,construction ,Healthcare and Retail.
