Highest Paid Jobs in Bedford UA

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — East region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the East region, which includes Bedford UA. The average salary across all jobs in Bedford UA is £33,148 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers	£83,444	+£50,296 (151.7% above)
2. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£81,143	+£47,995 (144.8% above)
3. Specialist medical practitioners	£79,305	+£46,157 (139.2% above)
4. Train and tram drivers	£75,608	+£42,460 (128.1% above)
5. Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	£69,486	+£36,338 (109.6% above)
6. Head teachers and principals	£66,126	+£32,978 (99.5% above)
7. Senior police officers	£65,326	+£32,178 (97.1% above)
8. Marketing and commercial managers	£62,752	+£29,604 (89.3% above)
9. Electrical engineers	£61,766	+£28,618 (86.3% above)
10. Programmers and software development professionals	£60,203	+£27,055 (81.6% above)
11. Public relations and communications directors	£60,131	+£26,983 (81.4% above)
12. Electronics engineers	£58,657	+£25,509 (77.0% above)
13. Production and process engineers	£56,302	+£23,154 (69.9% above)
14. Business and financial project management professionals	£55,820	+£22,672 (68.4% above)
15. Research and development (R&D) managers	£55,128	+£21,980 (66.3% above)
16. Human resource managers and directors	£54,912	+£21,764 (65.7% above)
17. Management consultants and business analysts	£54,867	+£21,719 (65.5% above)
18. Biochemists and biomedical scientists	£54,211	+£21,063 (63.5% above)
19. Rail construction and maintenance operatives	£54,210	+£21,062 (63.5% above)
20. Production managers and directors in construction	£53,874	+£20,726 (62.5% above)

About this data

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