Highest Paid Jobs in Chelmsford

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — East region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the East region, which includes Chelmsford. The average salary across all jobs in Chelmsford is £32,010 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers	£83,444	+£51,434 (160.7% above)
2. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£81,143	+£49,133 (153.5% above)
3. Specialist medical practitioners	£79,305	+£47,295 (147.8% above)
4. Train and tram drivers	£75,608	+£43,598 (136.2% above)
5. Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	£69,486	+£37,476 (117.1% above)
6. Head teachers and principals	£66,126	+£34,116 (106.6% above)
7. Senior police officers	£65,326	+£33,316 (104.1% above)
8. Marketing and commercial managers	£62,752	+£30,742 (96.0% above)
9. Electrical engineers	£61,766	+£29,756 (93.0% above)
10. Programmers and software development professionals	£60,203	+£28,193 (88.1% above)
11. Public relations and communications directors	£60,131	+£28,121 (87.9% above)
12. Electronics engineers	£58,657	+£26,647 (83.2% above)
13. Production and process engineers	£56,302	+£24,292 (75.9% above)
14. Business and financial project management professionals	£55,820	+£23,810 (74.4% above)
15. Research and development (R&D) managers	£55,128	+£23,118 (72.2% above)
16. Human resource managers and directors	£54,912	+£22,902 (71.5% above)
17. Management consultants and business analysts	£54,867	+£22,857 (71.4% above)
18. Biochemists and biomedical scientists	£54,211	+£22,201 (69.4% above)
19. Rail construction and maintenance operatives	£54,210	+£22,200 (69.4% above)
20. Production managers and directors in construction	£53,874	+£21,864 (68.3% above)

About this data

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