Highest Paid Jobs in Braintree

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — East region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the East region, which includes Braintree. The average salary across all jobs in Braintree is £32,175 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers	£83,444	+£51,269 (159.3% above)
2. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£81,143	+£48,968 (152.2% above)
3. Specialist medical practitioners	£79,305	+£47,130 (146.5% above)
4. Train and tram drivers	£75,608	+£43,433 (135.0% above)
5. Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	£69,486	+£37,311 (116.0% above)
6. Head teachers and principals	£66,126	+£33,951 (105.5% above)
7. Senior police officers	£65,326	+£33,151 (103.0% above)
8. Marketing and commercial managers	£62,752	+£30,577 (95.0% above)
9. Electrical engineers	£61,766	+£29,591 (92.0% above)
10. Programmers and software development professionals	£60,203	+£28,028 (87.1% above)
11. Public relations and communications directors	£60,131	+£27,956 (86.9% above)
12. Electronics engineers	£58,657	+£26,482 (82.3% above)
13. Production and process engineers	£56,302	+£24,127 (75.0% above)
14. Business and financial project management professionals	£55,820	+£23,645 (73.5% above)
15. Research and development (R&D) managers	£55,128	+£22,953 (71.3% above)
16. Human resource managers and directors	£54,912	+£22,737 (70.7% above)
17. Management consultants and business analysts	£54,867	+£22,692 (70.5% above)
18. Biochemists and biomedical scientists	£54,211	+£22,036 (68.5% above)
19. Rail construction and maintenance operatives	£54,210	+£22,035 (68.5% above)
20. Production managers and directors in construction	£53,874	+£21,699 (67.4% above)

About this data

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