Highest Paid Jobs in Brentwood

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — East region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the East region, which includes Brentwood. The average salary across all jobs in Brentwood is £30,607 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers	£83,444	+£52,837 (172.6% above)
2. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£81,143	+£50,536 (165.1% above)
3. Specialist medical practitioners	£79,305	+£48,698 (159.1% above)
4. Train and tram drivers	£75,608	+£45,001 (147.0% above)
5. Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	£69,486	+£38,879 (127.0% above)
6. Head teachers and principals	£66,126	+£35,519 (116.0% above)
7. Senior police officers	£65,326	+£34,719 (113.4% above)
8. Marketing and commercial managers	£62,752	+£32,145 (105.0% above)
9. Electrical engineers	£61,766	+£31,159 (101.8% above)
10. Programmers and software development professionals	£60,203	+£29,596 (96.7% above)
11. Public relations and communications directors	£60,131	+£29,524 (96.5% above)
12. Electronics engineers	£58,657	+£28,050 (91.6% above)
13. Production and process engineers	£56,302	+£25,695 (84.0% above)
14. Business and financial project management professionals	£55,820	+£25,213 (82.4% above)
15. Research and development (R&D) managers	£55,128	+£24,521 (80.1% above)
16. Human resource managers and directors	£54,912	+£24,305 (79.4% above)
17. Management consultants and business analysts	£54,867	+£24,260 (79.3% above)
18. Biochemists and biomedical scientists	£54,211	+£23,604 (77.1% above)
19. Rail construction and maintenance operatives	£54,210	+£23,603 (77.1% above)
20. Production managers and directors in construction	£53,874	+£23,267 (76.0% above)

About this data

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