Highest Paid Jobs in Babergh

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — East region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the East region, which includes Babergh. The average salary across all jobs in Babergh is £25,785 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers	£83,444	+£57,659 (223.6% above)
2. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£81,143	+£55,358 (214.7% above)
3. Specialist medical practitioners	£79,305	+£53,520 (207.6% above)
4. Train and tram drivers	£75,608	+£49,823 (193.2% above)
5. Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	£69,486	+£43,701 (169.5% above)
6. Head teachers and principals	£66,126	+£40,341 (156.5% above)
7. Senior police officers	£65,326	+£39,541 (153.3% above)
8. Marketing and commercial managers	£62,752	+£36,967 (143.4% above)
9. Electrical engineers	£61,766	+£35,981 (139.5% above)
10. Programmers and software development professionals	£60,203	+£34,418 (133.5% above)
11. Public relations and communications directors	£60,131	+£34,346 (133.2% above)
12. Electronics engineers	£58,657	+£32,872 (127.5% above)
13. Production and process engineers	£56,302	+£30,517 (118.4% above)
14. Business and financial project management professionals	£55,820	+£30,035 (116.5% above)
15. Research and development (R&D) managers	£55,128	+£29,343 (113.8% above)
16. Human resource managers and directors	£54,912	+£29,127 (113.0% above)
17. Management consultants and business analysts	£54,867	+£29,082 (112.8% above)
18. Biochemists and biomedical scientists	£54,211	+£28,426 (110.2% above)
19. Rail construction and maintenance operatives	£54,210	+£28,425 (110.2% above)
20. Production managers and directors in construction	£53,874	+£28,089 (108.9% above)

About this data

Occupation salaries cover the East region. The local average salary is specific to Babergh. Source: ONS ASHE 2025.