Highest Paid Jobs in Bolton

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — North West region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the North West region, which includes Bolton. The average salary across all jobs in Bolton is £27,696 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Specialist medical practitioners	£83,567	+£55,871 (201.7% above)
2. Information technology directors	£80,828	+£53,132 (191.8% above)
3. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£79,816	+£52,120 (188.2% above)
4. Head teachers and principals	£74,657	+£46,961 (169.6% above)
5. Energy plant operatives	£63,662	+£35,966 (129.9% above)
6. Senior police officers	£63,614	+£35,918 (129.7% above)
7. Electrical engineers	£61,782	+£34,086 (123.1% above)
8. Financial managers and directors	£58,206	+£30,510 (110.2% above)
9. Business and financial project management professionals	£57,368	+£29,672 (107.1% above)
10. IT managers	£56,622	+£28,926 (104.4% above)
11. Production managers and directors in mining and energy	£55,896	+£28,200 (101.8% above)
12. Engineering project managers and project engineers	£55,767	+£28,071 (101.4% above)
13. Crane drivers	£53,511	+£25,815 (93.2% above)
14. Rail transport operatives	£53,103	+£25,407 (91.7% above)
15. Health services and public health managers and directors	£52,244	+£24,548 (88.6% above)
16. Sales accounts and business development managers	£52,074	+£24,378 (88.0% above)
17. Cyber security professionals	£51,954	+£24,258 (87.6% above)
18. Research and development (R&D) managers	£51,354	+£23,658 (85.4% above)
19. Generalist medical practitioners	£50,806	+£23,110 (83.4% above)
20. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£50,526	+£22,830 (82.4% above)

About this data

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