Highest Paid Jobs in Charnwood

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — East Midlands region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the East Midlands region, which includes Charnwood. The average salary across all jobs in Charnwood is £32,435 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£76,175	+£43,740 (134.9% above)
2. Information technology directors	£71,620	+£39,185 (120.8% above)
3. Head teachers and principals	£60,776	+£28,341 (87.4% above)
4. Engineering project managers and project engineers	£58,303	+£25,868 (79.8% above)
5. Generalist medical practitioners	£55,331	+£22,896 (70.6% above)
6. Research and development (R&D) managers	£54,739	+£22,304 (68.8% above)
7. Business and financial project management professionals	£50,926	+£18,491 (57.0% above)
8. Production managers and directors in construction	£50,059	+£17,624 (54.3% above)
9. Production managers and directors in mining and energy	£50,015	+£17,580 (54.2% above)
10. IT network professionals	£49,974	+£17,539 (54.1% above)
11. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£49,892	+£17,457 (53.8% above)
12. Production managers and directors in manufacturing	£49,634	+£17,199 (53.0% above)
13. Sales accounts and business development managers	£49,330	+£16,895 (52.1% above)
14. Taxation experts	£49,293	+£16,858 (52.0% above)
15. IT managers	£49,070	+£16,635 (51.3% above)
16. Programmers and software development professionals	£48,744	+£16,309 (50.3% above)
17. Protective service associate professionals n.e.c.	£48,099	+£15,664 (48.3% above)
18. Social services managers and directors	£47,940	+£15,505 (47.8% above)
19. Construction and building trades supervisors	£47,592	+£15,157 (46.7% above)
20. Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors	£47,546	+£15,111 (46.6% above)

About this data

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