Highest Paid Jobs in Buckinghamshire UA

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — South East region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the South East region, which includes Buckinghamshire UA. The average salary across all jobs in Buckinghamshire UA is £33,367 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Information technology directors	£95,391	+£62,024 (185.9% above)
2. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£85,122	+£51,755 (155.1% above)
3. Specialist medical practitioners	£78,811	+£45,444 (136.2% above)
4. Train and tram drivers	£76,715	+£43,348 (129.9% above)
5. Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	£76,511	+£43,144 (129.3% above)
6. Rail transport operatives	£69,191	+£35,824 (107.4% above)
7. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£67,902	+£34,535 (103.5% above)
8. Head teachers and principals	£67,377	+£34,010 (101.9% above)
9. Human resource managers and directors	£63,289	+£29,922 (89.7% above)
10. Sales accounts and business development managers	£60,881	+£27,514 (82.5% above)
11. IT project managers	£60,219	+£26,852 (80.5% above)
12. Business and financial project management professionals	£58,958	+£25,591 (76.7% above)
13. IT managers	£58,877	+£25,510 (76.5% above)
14. Financial managers and directors	£56,396	+£23,029 (69.0% above)
15. Electrical engineers	£56,004	+£22,637 (67.8% above)
16. Production managers and directors in construction	£55,996	+£22,629 (67.8% above)
17. Health services and public health managers and directors	£55,567	+£22,200 (66.5% above)
18. IT quality and testing professionals	£55,001	+£21,634 (64.8% above)
19. Purchasing managers and directors	£54,694	+£21,327 (63.9% above)
20. Civil engineers	£54,499	+£21,132 (63.3% above)

About this data

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