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Highest Paid Jobs in Bridgend / Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — Wales region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the Wales region, which includes Bridgend / Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr. The average salary across all jobs in Bridgend / Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr is £30,377 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
OccupationMedian Salaryvs Local Average
1. Specialist medical practitioners £86,152 +£55,775 (183.6% above)
2. Head teachers and principals £76,119 +£45,742 (150.6% above)
3. Business and financial project management professionals £53,924 +£23,547 (77.5% above)
4. Quantity surveyors £53,752 +£23,375 (76.9% above)
5. Sales accounts and business development managers £52,223 +£21,846 (71.9% above)
6. Social services managers and directors £51,651 +£21,274 (70.0% above)
7. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers £49,827 +£19,450 (64.0% above)
8. Higher education teaching professionals £48,809 +£18,432 (60.7% above)
9. Secondary education teaching professionals £48,006 +£17,629 (58.0% above)
10. Purchasing managers and directors £47,971 +£17,594 (57.9% above)
11. Production managers and directors in manufacturing £47,944 +£17,567 (57.8% above)
12. Production and process engineers £47,056 +£16,679 (54.9% above)
13. Police officers (sergeant and below) £46,768 +£16,391 (54.0% above)
14. Paramedics £46,767 +£16,390 (54.0% above)
15. Engineering project managers and project engineers £46,626 +£16,249 (53.5% above)
16. Primary education teaching professionals £46,291 +£15,914 (52.4% above)
17. IT managers £45,970 +£15,593 (51.3% above)
18. Programmers and software development professionals £45,942 +£15,565 (51.2% above)
19. Special needs education teaching professionals £45,462 +£15,085 (49.7% above)
20. Rail travel assistants £45,125 +£14,748 (48.5% above)

About this data

Occupation salaries cover the Wales region. The local average salary is specific to Bridgend / Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr. Source: ONS ASHE 2025.