Highest Paid Jobs in Cardiff / Caerdydd

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — Wales region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the Wales region, which includes Cardiff / Caerdydd. The average salary across all jobs in Cardiff / Caerdydd is £33,599 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Specialist medical practitioners	£86,152	+£52,553 (156.4% above)
2. Head teachers and principals	£76,119	+£42,520 (126.6% above)
3. Business and financial project management professionals	£53,924	+£20,325 (60.5% above)
4. Quantity surveyors	£53,752	+£20,153 (60.0% above)
5. Sales accounts and business development managers	£52,223	+£18,624 (55.4% above)
6. Social services managers and directors	£51,651	+£18,052 (53.7% above)
7. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£49,827	+£16,228 (48.3% above)
8. Higher education teaching professionals	£48,809	+£15,210 (45.3% above)
9. Secondary education teaching professionals	£48,006	+£14,407 (42.9% above)
10. Purchasing managers and directors	£47,971	+£14,372 (42.8% above)
11. Production managers and directors in manufacturing	£47,944	+£14,345 (42.7% above)
12. Production and process engineers	£47,056	+£13,457 (40.1% above)
13. Police officers (sergeant and below)	£46,768	+£13,169 (39.2% above)
14. Paramedics	£46,767	+£13,168 (39.2% above)
15. Engineering project managers and project engineers	£46,626	+£13,027 (38.8% above)
16. Primary education teaching professionals	£46,291	+£12,692 (37.8% above)
17. IT managers	£45,970	+£12,371 (36.8% above)
18. Programmers and software development professionals	£45,942	+£12,343 (36.7% above)
19. Special needs education teaching professionals	£45,462	+£11,863 (35.3% above)
20. Rail travel assistants	£45,125	+£11,526 (34.3% above)

About this data

Occupation salaries cover the Wales region. The local average salary is specific to Cardiff / Caerdydd. Source: ONS ASHE 2025.