Highest Paid Jobs in Blackpool UA

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — North West region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the North West region, which includes Blackpool UA. The average salary across all jobs in Blackpool UA is £27,064 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Specialist medical practitioners	£83,567	+£56,503 (208.8% above)
2. Information technology directors	£80,828	+£53,764 (198.7% above)
3. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£79,816	+£52,752 (194.9% above)
4. Head teachers and principals	£74,657	+£47,593 (175.9% above)
5. Energy plant operatives	£63,662	+£36,598 (135.2% above)
6. Senior police officers	£63,614	+£36,550 (135.1% above)
7. Electrical engineers	£61,782	+£34,718 (128.3% above)
8. Financial managers and directors	£58,206	+£31,142 (115.1% above)
9. Business and financial project management professionals	£57,368	+£30,304 (112.0% above)
10. IT managers	£56,622	+£29,558 (109.2% above)
11. Production managers and directors in mining and energy	£55,896	+£28,832 (106.5% above)
12. Engineering project managers and project engineers	£55,767	+£28,703 (106.1% above)
13. Crane drivers	£53,511	+£26,447 (97.7% above)
14. Rail transport operatives	£53,103	+£26,039 (96.2% above)
15. Health services and public health managers and directors	£52,244	+£25,180 (93.0% above)
16. Sales accounts and business development managers	£52,074	+£25,010 (92.4% above)
17. Cyber security professionals	£51,954	+£24,890 (92.0% above)
18. Research and development (R&D) managers	£51,354	+£24,290 (89.8% above)
19. Generalist medical practitioners	£50,806	+£23,742 (87.7% above)
20. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£50,526	+£23,462 (86.7% above)

About this data

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