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Highest Paid Jobs in Bristol, City of UA

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — South West region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the South West region, which includes Bristol, City of UA. The average salary across all jobs in Bristol, City of UA is £36,652 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
OccupationMedian Salaryvs Local Average
1. Marketing, sales and advertising directors £74,712 +£38,060 (103.8% above)
2. Cyber security professionals £73,291 +£36,639 (100.0% above)
3. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers £66,327 +£29,675 (81.0% above)
4. Head teachers and principals £65,735 +£29,083 (79.3% above)
5. Senior police officers £64,975 +£28,323 (77.3% above)
6. Research and development (R&D) managers £59,333 +£22,681 (61.9% above)
7. Sales accounts and business development managers £55,579 +£18,927 (51.6% above)
8. Civil engineers £55,472 +£18,820 (51.3% above)
9. Electrical engineers £54,986 +£18,334 (50.0% above)
10. Health care practice managers £54,592 +£17,940 (48.9% above)
11. Business and financial project management professionals £53,765 +£17,113 (46.7% above)
12. Human resource managers and directors £52,370 +£15,718 (42.9% above)
13. Mechanical engineers £51,657 +£15,005 (40.9% above)
14. Programmers and software development professionals £51,631 +£14,979 (40.9% above)
15. Production managers and directors in construction £50,000 +£13,348 (36.4% above)
16. Purchasing managers and directors £49,504 +£12,852 (35.1% above)
17. Engineering project managers and project engineers £48,988 +£12,336 (33.7% above)
18. Financial managers and directors £48,756 +£12,104 (33.0% above)
19. Engineering technicians £48,621 +£11,969 (32.7% above)
20. Production managers and directors in manufacturing £48,113 +£11,461 (31.3% above)

About this data

Occupation salaries cover the South West region. The local average salary is specific to Bristol, City of UA. Source: ONS ASHE 2025.