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
Occupation	Median Salary	vs 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.