Highest Paid Jobs in Birmingham

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — West Midlands region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the West Midlands region, which includes Birmingham. The average salary across all jobs in Birmingham is £33,374 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£79,812	+£46,438 (139.1% above)
2. Barristers and judges	£68,676	+£35,302 (105.8% above)
3. Train and tram drivers	£67,428	+£34,054 (102.0% above)
4. Managers and directors in the creative industries	£66,195	+£32,821 (98.3% above)
5. Rail transport operatives	£63,779	+£30,405 (91.1% above)
6. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£62,074	+£28,700 (86.0% above)
7. Research and development (R&D) managers	£61,923	+£28,549 (85.5% above)
8. Generalist medical practitioners	£59,169	+£25,795 (77.3% above)
9. Taxation experts	£57,822	+£24,448 (73.3% above)
10. Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c.	£57,568	+£24,194 (72.5% above)
11. Business and financial project management professionals	£57,264	+£23,890 (71.6% above)
12. Civil engineers	£56,066	+£22,692 (68.0% above)
13. Production managers and directors in construction	£54,525	+£21,151 (63.4% above)
14. Sales accounts and business development managers	£54,240	+£20,866 (62.5% above)
15. Financial managers and directors	£52,149	+£18,775 (56.3% above)
16. Marketing and commercial managers	£51,700	+£18,326 (54.9% above)
17. Clinical psychologists	£51,685	+£18,311 (54.9% above)
18. Human resource managers and directors	£51,662	+£18,288 (54.8% above)
19. Engineering project managers and project engineers	£51,569	+£18,195 (54.5% above)
20. IT managers	£49,994	+£16,620 (49.8% above)

About this data

Occupation salaries cover the West Midlands region. The local average salary is specific to Birmingham. Source: ONS ASHE 2025.