Highest Paid Jobs in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UA

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — South West region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the South West region, which includes Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UA. The average salary across all jobs in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UA is £31,121 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£74,712	+£43,591 (140.1% above)
2. Cyber security professionals	£73,291	+£42,170 (135.5% above)
3. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£66,327	+£35,206 (113.1% above)
4. Head teachers and principals	£65,735	+£34,614 (111.2% above)
5. Senior police officers	£64,975	+£33,854 (108.8% above)
6. Research and development (R&D) managers	£59,333	+£28,212 (90.7% above)
7. Sales accounts and business development managers	£55,579	+£24,458 (78.6% above)
8. Civil engineers	£55,472	+£24,351 (78.2% above)
9. Electrical engineers	£54,986	+£23,865 (76.7% above)
10. Health care practice managers	£54,592	+£23,471 (75.4% above)
11. Business and financial project management professionals	£53,765	+£22,644 (72.8% above)
12. Human resource managers and directors	£52,370	+£21,249 (68.3% above)
13. Mechanical engineers	£51,657	+£20,536 (66.0% above)
14. Programmers and software development professionals	£51,631	+£20,510 (65.9% above)
15. Production managers and directors in construction	£50,000	+£18,879 (60.7% above)
16. Purchasing managers and directors	£49,504	+£18,383 (59.1% above)
17. Engineering project managers and project engineers	£48,988	+£17,867 (57.4% above)
18. Financial managers and directors	£48,756	+£17,635 (56.7% above)
19. Engineering technicians	£48,621	+£17,500 (56.2% above)
20. Production managers and directors in manufacturing	£48,113	+£16,992 (54.6% above)

About this data

Occupation salaries cover the South West region. The local average salary is specific to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UA. Source: ONS ASHE 2025.