Highest Paid Jobs in Bury

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — North West region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the North West region, which includes Bury. The average salary across all jobs in Bury is £29,060 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Specialist medical practitioners	£83,567	+£54,507 (187.6% above)
2. Information technology directors	£80,828	+£51,768 (178.1% above)
3. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£79,816	+£50,756 (174.7% above)
4. Head teachers and principals	£74,657	+£45,597 (156.9% above)
5. Energy plant operatives	£63,662	+£34,602 (119.1% above)
6. Senior police officers	£63,614	+£34,554 (118.9% above)
7. Electrical engineers	£61,782	+£32,722 (112.6% above)
8. Financial managers and directors	£58,206	+£29,146 (100.3% above)
9. Business and financial project management professionals	£57,368	+£28,308 (97.4% above)
10. IT managers	£56,622	+£27,562 (94.8% above)
11. Production managers and directors in mining and energy	£55,896	+£26,836 (92.3% above)
12. Engineering project managers and project engineers	£55,767	+£26,707 (91.9% above)
13. Crane drivers	£53,511	+£24,451 (84.1% above)
14. Rail transport operatives	£53,103	+£24,043 (82.7% above)
15. Health services and public health managers and directors	£52,244	+£23,184 (79.8% above)
16. Sales accounts and business development managers	£52,074	+£23,014 (79.2% above)
17. Cyber security professionals	£51,954	+£22,894 (78.8% above)
18. Research and development (R&D) managers	£51,354	+£22,294 (76.7% above)
19. Generalist medical practitioners	£50,806	+£21,746 (74.8% above)
20. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£50,526	+£21,466 (73.9% above)

About this data

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