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Highest Paid Jobs in Bradford

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — Yorkshire and The Humber region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the Yorkshire and The Humber region, which includes Bradford. The average salary across all jobs in Bradford is £29,745 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
OccupationMedian Salaryvs Local Average
1. Specialist medical practitioners £87,240 +£57,495 (193.3% above)
2. Head teachers and principals £82,282 +£52,537 (176.6% above)
3. Marketing, sales and advertising directors £79,606 +£49,861 (167.6% above)
4. Financial and accounting technicians £63,056 +£33,311 (112.0% above)
5. Generalist medical practitioners £61,026 +£31,281 (105.2% above)
6. Purchasing managers and directors £60,189 +£30,444 (102.3% above)
7. Electrical and electronic trades n.e.c. £56,587 +£26,842 (90.2% above)
8. Solicitors and lawyers £54,992 +£25,247 (84.9% above)
9. Cyber security professionals £54,864 +£25,119 (84.4% above)
10. Rail transport operatives £54,167 +£24,422 (82.1% above)
11. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers £53,806 +£24,061 (80.9% above)
12. Health services and public health managers and directors £52,783 +£23,038 (77.5% above)
13. Business and financial project management professionals £52,022 +£22,277 (74.9% above)
14. IT project managers £51,108 +£21,363 (71.8% above)
15. Financial managers and directors £50,891 +£21,146 (71.1% above)
16. Production managers and directors in construction £50,602 +£20,857 (70.1% above)
17. IT managers £50,585 +£20,840 (70.1% above)
18. Functional managers and directors n.e.c. £49,069 +£19,324 (65.0% above)
19. Sales accounts and business development managers £48,877 +£19,132 (64.3% above)
20. Engineering project managers and project engineers £48,838 +£19,093 (64.2% above)

About this data

Occupation salaries cover the Yorkshire and The Humber region. The local average salary is specific to Bradford. Source: ONS ASHE 2025.