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Highest Paid Jobs in Cheltenham

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — South West region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the South West region, which includes Cheltenham. The average salary across all jobs in Cheltenham is £35,202 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
OccupationMedian Salaryvs Local Average
1. Marketing, sales and advertising directors £74,712 +£39,510 (112.2% above)
2. Cyber security professionals £73,291 +£38,089 (108.2% above)
3. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers £66,327 +£31,125 (88.4% above)
4. Head teachers and principals £65,735 +£30,533 (86.7% above)
5. Senior police officers £64,975 +£29,773 (84.6% above)
6. Research and development (R&D) managers £59,333 +£24,131 (68.6% above)
7. Sales accounts and business development managers £55,579 +£20,377 (57.9% above)
8. Civil engineers £55,472 +£20,270 (57.6% above)
9. Electrical engineers £54,986 +£19,784 (56.2% above)
10. Health care practice managers £54,592 +£19,390 (55.1% above)
11. Business and financial project management professionals £53,765 +£18,563 (52.7% above)
12. Human resource managers and directors £52,370 +£17,168 (48.8% above)
13. Mechanical engineers £51,657 +£16,455 (46.7% above)
14. Programmers and software development professionals £51,631 +£16,429 (46.7% above)
15. Production managers and directors in construction £50,000 +£14,798 (42.0% above)
16. Purchasing managers and directors £49,504 +£14,302 (40.6% above)
17. Engineering project managers and project engineers £48,988 +£13,786 (39.2% above)
18. Financial managers and directors £48,756 +£13,554 (38.5% above)
19. Engineering technicians £48,621 +£13,419 (38.1% above)
20. Production managers and directors in manufacturing £48,113 +£12,911 (36.7% above)

About this data

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