Highest Paid Jobs in Brighton and Hove UA

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — South East region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the South East region, which includes Brighton and Hove UA. The average salary across all jobs in Brighton and Hove UA is £33,649 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Information technology directors	£95,391	+£61,742 (183.5% above)
2. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£85,122	+£51,473 (153.0% above)
3. Specialist medical practitioners	£78,811	+£45,162 (134.2% above)
4. Train and tram drivers	£76,715	+£43,066 (128.0% above)
5. Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	£76,511	+£42,862 (127.4% above)
6. Rail transport operatives	£69,191	+£35,542 (105.6% above)
7. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£67,902	+£34,253 (101.8% above)
8. Head teachers and principals	£67,377	+£33,728 (100.2% above)
9. Human resource managers and directors	£63,289	+£29,640 (88.1% above)
10. Sales accounts and business development managers	£60,881	+£27,232 (80.9% above)
11. IT project managers	£60,219	+£26,570 (79.0% above)
12. Business and financial project management professionals	£58,958	+£25,309 (75.2% above)
13. IT managers	£58,877	+£25,228 (75.0% above)
14. Financial managers and directors	£56,396	+£22,747 (67.6% above)
15. Electrical engineers	£56,004	+£22,355 (66.4% above)
16. Production managers and directors in construction	£55,996	+£22,347 (66.4% above)
17. Health services and public health managers and directors	£55,567	+£21,918 (65.1% above)
18. IT quality and testing professionals	£55,001	+£21,352 (63.5% above)
19. Purchasing managers and directors	£54,694	+£21,045 (62.5% above)
20. Civil engineers	£54,499	+£20,850 (62.0% above)

About this data

Occupation salaries cover the South East region. The local average salary is specific to Brighton and Hove UA. Source: ONS ASHE 2025.