Highest Paid Jobs in Barking and Dagenham

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — London region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the London region, which includes Barking and Dagenham. The average salary across all jobs in Barking and Dagenham is £32,433 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers	£123,796	+£91,363 (281.7% above)
2. Chief executives and senior officials	£119,981	+£87,548 (269.9% above)
3. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£111,935	+£79,502 (245.1% above)
4. Financial managers and directors	£107,433	+£75,000 (231.2% above)
5. Information technology directors	£105,290	+£72,857 (224.6% above)
6. Specialist medical practitioners	£86,528	+£54,095 (166.8% above)
7. Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	£85,735	+£53,302 (164.3% above)
8. Public relations and communications directors	£81,699	+£49,266 (151.9% above)
9. Train and tram drivers	£77,889	+£45,456 (140.2% above)
10. Production managers and directors in manufacturing	£76,710	+£44,277 (136.5% above)
11. Solicitors and lawyers	£75,537	+£43,104 (132.9% above)
12. Programmers and software development professionals	£74,284	+£41,851 (129.0% above)
13. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£73,857	+£41,424 (127.7% above)
14. Head teachers and principals	£71,111	+£38,678 (119.3% above)
15. Purchasing managers and directors	£71,098	+£38,665 (119.2% above)
16. IT project managers	£68,827	+£36,394 (112.2% above)
17. Business and financial project management professionals	£67,915	+£35,482 (109.4% above)
18. Health services and public health managers and directors	£67,220	+£34,787 (107.3% above)
19. Human resource managers and directors	£66,725	+£34,292 (105.7% above)
20. Actuaries, economists and statisticians	£66,364	+£33,931 (104.6% above)

About this data

Occupation salaries cover the London region. The local average salary is specific to Barking and Dagenham. Source: ONS ASHE 2025.