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Highest Paid Jobs in Boston

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — East Midlands region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the East Midlands region, which includes Boston. The average salary across all jobs in Boston is £26,187 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
OccupationMedian Salaryvs Local Average
1. Marketing, sales and advertising directors £76,175 +£49,988 (190.9% above)
2. Information technology directors £71,620 +£45,433 (173.5% above)
3. Head teachers and principals £60,776 +£34,589 (132.1% above)
4. Engineering project managers and project engineers £58,303 +£32,116 (122.6% above)
5. Generalist medical practitioners £55,331 +£29,144 (111.3% above)
6. Research and development (R&D) managers £54,739 +£28,552 (109.0% above)
7. Business and financial project management professionals £50,926 +£24,739 (94.5% above)
8. Production managers and directors in construction £50,059 +£23,872 (91.2% above)
9. Production managers and directors in mining and energy £50,015 +£23,828 (91.0% above)
10. IT network professionals £49,974 +£23,787 (90.8% above)
11. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers £49,892 +£23,705 (90.5% above)
12. Production managers and directors in manufacturing £49,634 +£23,447 (89.5% above)
13. Sales accounts and business development managers £49,330 +£23,143 (88.4% above)
14. Taxation experts £49,293 +£23,106 (88.2% above)
15. IT managers £49,070 +£22,883 (87.4% above)
16. Programmers and software development professionals £48,744 +£22,557 (86.1% above)
17. Protective service associate professionals n.e.c. £48,099 +£21,912 (83.7% above)
18. Social services managers and directors £47,940 +£21,753 (83.1% above)
19. Construction and building trades supervisors £47,592 +£21,405 (81.7% above)
20. Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors £47,546 +£21,359 (81.6% above)

About this data

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