Highest Paid Jobs in Breckland

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — East region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the East region, which includes Breckland. The average salary across all jobs in Breckland is £28,303 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers	£83,444	+£55,141 (194.8% above)
2. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£81,143	+£52,840 (186.7% above)
3. Specialist medical practitioners	£79,305	+£51,002 (180.2% above)
4. Train and tram drivers	£75,608	+£47,305 (167.1% above)
5. Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	£69,486	+£41,183 (145.5% above)
6. Head teachers and principals	£66,126	+£37,823 (133.6% above)
7. Senior police officers	£65,326	+£37,023 (130.8% above)
8. Marketing and commercial managers	£62,752	+£34,449 (121.7% above)
9. Electrical engineers	£61,766	+£33,463 (118.2% above)
10. Programmers and software development professionals	£60,203	+£31,900 (112.7% above)
11. Public relations and communications directors	£60,131	+£31,828 (112.5% above)
12. Electronics engineers	£58,657	+£30,354 (107.2% above)
13. Production and process engineers	£56,302	+£27,999 (98.9% above)
14. Business and financial project management professionals	£55,820	+£27,517 (97.2% above)
15. Research and development (R&D) managers	£55,128	+£26,825 (94.8% above)
16. Human resource managers and directors	£54,912	+£26,609 (94.0% above)
17. Management consultants and business analysts	£54,867	+£26,564 (93.9% above)
18. Biochemists and biomedical scientists	£54,211	+£25,908 (91.5% above)
19. Rail construction and maintenance operatives	£54,210	+£25,907 (91.5% above)
20. Production managers and directors in construction	£53,874	+£25,571 (90.3% above)

About this data

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