Highest Paid Jobs in Canterbury

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — South East region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the South East region, which includes Canterbury. The average salary across all jobs in Canterbury is £29,337 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Information technology directors	£95,391	+£66,054 (225.2% above)
2. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£85,122	+£55,785 (190.2% above)
3. Specialist medical practitioners	£78,811	+£49,474 (168.6% above)
4. Train and tram drivers	£76,715	+£47,378 (161.5% above)
5. Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	£76,511	+£47,174 (160.8% above)
6. Rail transport operatives	£69,191	+£39,854 (135.8% above)
7. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£67,902	+£38,565 (131.5% above)
8. Head teachers and principals	£67,377	+£38,040 (129.7% above)
9. Human resource managers and directors	£63,289	+£33,952 (115.7% above)
10. Sales accounts and business development managers	£60,881	+£31,544 (107.5% above)
11. IT project managers	£60,219	+£30,882 (105.3% above)
12. Business and financial project management professionals	£58,958	+£29,621 (101.0% above)
13. IT managers	£58,877	+£29,540 (100.7% above)
14. Financial managers and directors	£56,396	+£27,059 (92.2% above)
15. Electrical engineers	£56,004	+£26,667 (90.9% above)
16. Production managers and directors in construction	£55,996	+£26,659 (90.9% above)
17. Health services and public health managers and directors	£55,567	+£26,230 (89.4% above)
18. IT quality and testing professionals	£55,001	+£25,664 (87.5% above)
19. Purchasing managers and directors	£54,694	+£25,357 (86.4% above)
20. Civil engineers	£54,499	+£25,162 (85.8% above)

About this data

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