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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
OccupationMedian Salaryvs 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.