Highest Paid Jobs in Central Bedfordshire UA

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — East region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the East region, which includes Central Bedfordshire UA. The average salary across all jobs in Central Bedfordshire UA is £30,963 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers	£83,444	+£52,481 (169.5% above)
2. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£81,143	+£50,180 (162.1% above)
3. Specialist medical practitioners	£79,305	+£48,342 (156.1% above)
4. Train and tram drivers	£75,608	+£44,645 (144.2% above)
5. Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	£69,486	+£38,523 (124.4% above)
6. Head teachers and principals	£66,126	+£35,163 (113.6% above)
7. Senior police officers	£65,326	+£34,363 (111.0% above)
8. Marketing and commercial managers	£62,752	+£31,789 (102.7% above)
9. Electrical engineers	£61,766	+£30,803 (99.5% above)
10. Programmers and software development professionals	£60,203	+£29,240 (94.4% above)
11. Public relations and communications directors	£60,131	+£29,168 (94.2% above)
12. Electronics engineers	£58,657	+£27,694 (89.4% above)
13. Production and process engineers	£56,302	+£25,339 (81.8% above)
14. Business and financial project management professionals	£55,820	+£24,857 (80.3% above)
15. Research and development (R&D) managers	£55,128	+£24,165 (78.0% above)
16. Human resource managers and directors	£54,912	+£23,949 (77.3% above)
17. Management consultants and business analysts	£54,867	+£23,904 (77.2% above)
18. Biochemists and biomedical scientists	£54,211	+£23,248 (75.1% above)
19. Rail construction and maintenance operatives	£54,210	+£23,247 (75.1% above)
20. Production managers and directors in construction	£53,874	+£22,911 (74.0% above)

About this data

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