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Highest Paid Jobs in Barnsley

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — Yorkshire and The Humber region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the Yorkshire and The Humber region, which includes Barnsley. The average salary across all jobs in Barnsley is £29,339 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
OccupationMedian Salaryvs Local Average
1. Specialist medical practitioners £87,240 +£57,901 (197.4% above)
2. Head teachers and principals £82,282 +£52,943 (180.5% above)
3. Marketing, sales and advertising directors £79,606 +£50,267 (171.3% above)
4. Financial and accounting technicians £63,056 +£33,717 (114.9% above)
5. Generalist medical practitioners £61,026 +£31,687 (108.0% above)
6. Purchasing managers and directors £60,189 +£30,850 (105.2% above)
7. Electrical and electronic trades n.e.c. £56,587 +£27,248 (92.9% above)
8. Solicitors and lawyers £54,992 +£25,653 (87.4% above)
9. Cyber security professionals £54,864 +£25,525 (87.0% above)
10. Rail transport operatives £54,167 +£24,828 (84.6% above)
11. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers £53,806 +£24,467 (83.4% above)
12. Health services and public health managers and directors £52,783 +£23,444 (79.9% above)
13. Business and financial project management professionals £52,022 +£22,683 (77.3% above)
14. IT project managers £51,108 +£21,769 (74.2% above)
15. Financial managers and directors £50,891 +£21,552 (73.5% above)
16. Production managers and directors in construction £50,602 +£21,263 (72.5% above)
17. IT managers £50,585 +£21,246 (72.4% above)
18. Functional managers and directors n.e.c. £49,069 +£19,730 (67.2% above)
19. Sales accounts and business development managers £48,877 +£19,538 (66.6% above)
20. Engineering project managers and project engineers £48,838 +£19,499 (66.5% above)

About this data

Occupation salaries cover the Yorkshire and The Humber region. The local average salary is specific to Barnsley. Source: ONS ASHE 2025.