Highest Paid Jobs in Blackburn with Darwen UA

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — North West region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the North West region, which includes Blackburn with Darwen UA. The average salary across all jobs in Blackburn with Darwen UA is £30,572 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Specialist medical practitioners	£83,567	+£52,995 (173.3% above)
2. Information technology directors	£80,828	+£50,256 (164.4% above)
3. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£79,816	+£49,244 (161.1% above)
4. Head teachers and principals	£74,657	+£44,085 (144.2% above)
5. Energy plant operatives	£63,662	+£33,090 (108.2% above)
6. Senior police officers	£63,614	+£33,042 (108.1% above)
7. Electrical engineers	£61,782	+£31,210 (102.1% above)
8. Financial managers and directors	£58,206	+£27,634 (90.4% above)
9. Business and financial project management professionals	£57,368	+£26,796 (87.6% above)
10. IT managers	£56,622	+£26,050 (85.2% above)
11. Production managers and directors in mining and energy	£55,896	+£25,324 (82.8% above)
12. Engineering project managers and project engineers	£55,767	+£25,195 (82.4% above)
13. Crane drivers	£53,511	+£22,939 (75.0% above)
14. Rail transport operatives	£53,103	+£22,531 (73.7% above)
15. Health services and public health managers and directors	£52,244	+£21,672 (70.9% above)
16. Sales accounts and business development managers	£52,074	+£21,502 (70.3% above)
17. Cyber security professionals	£51,954	+£21,382 (69.9% above)
18. Research and development (R&D) managers	£51,354	+£20,782 (68.0% above)
19. Generalist medical practitioners	£50,806	+£20,234 (66.2% above)
20. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£50,526	+£19,954 (65.3% above)

About this data

Occupation salaries cover the North West region. The local average salary is specific to Blackburn with Darwen UA. Source: ONS ASHE 2025.