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Highest Paid Jobs in Burnley

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — North West region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the North West region, which includes Burnley. The average salary across all jobs in Burnley is £27,128 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
OccupationMedian Salaryvs Local Average
1. Specialist medical practitioners £83,567 +£56,439 (208.0% above)
2. Information technology directors £80,828 +£53,700 (198.0% above)
3. Marketing, sales and advertising directors £79,816 +£52,688 (194.2% above)
4. Head teachers and principals £74,657 +£47,529 (175.2% above)
5. Energy plant operatives £63,662 +£36,534 (134.7% above)
6. Senior police officers £63,614 +£36,486 (134.5% above)
7. Electrical engineers £61,782 +£34,654 (127.7% above)
8. Financial managers and directors £58,206 +£31,078 (114.6% above)
9. Business and financial project management professionals £57,368 +£30,240 (111.5% above)
10. IT managers £56,622 +£29,494 (108.7% above)
11. Production managers and directors in mining and energy £55,896 +£28,768 (106.0% above)
12. Engineering project managers and project engineers £55,767 +£28,639 (105.6% above)
13. Crane drivers £53,511 +£26,383 (97.3% above)
14. Rail transport operatives £53,103 +£25,975 (95.7% above)
15. Health services and public health managers and directors £52,244 +£25,116 (92.6% above)
16. Sales accounts and business development managers £52,074 +£24,946 (92.0% above)
17. Cyber security professionals £51,954 +£24,826 (91.5% above)
18. Research and development (R&D) managers £51,354 +£24,226 (89.3% above)
19. Generalist medical practitioners £50,806 +£23,678 (87.3% above)
20. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers £50,526 +£23,398 (86.3% above)

About this data

Occupation salaries cover the North West region. The local average salary is specific to Burnley. Source: ONS ASHE 2025.