Highest Paid Jobs in Cherwell

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — South East region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the South East region, which includes Cherwell. The average salary across all jobs in Cherwell is £33,207 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Information technology directors	£95,391	+£62,184 (187.3% above)
2. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£85,122	+£51,915 (156.3% above)
3. Specialist medical practitioners	£78,811	+£45,604 (137.3% above)
4. Train and tram drivers	£76,715	+£43,508 (131.0% above)
5. Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	£76,511	+£43,304 (130.4% above)
6. Rail transport operatives	£69,191	+£35,984 (108.4% above)
7. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£67,902	+£34,695 (104.5% above)
8. Head teachers and principals	£67,377	+£34,170 (102.9% above)
9. Human resource managers and directors	£63,289	+£30,082 (90.6% above)
10. Sales accounts and business development managers	£60,881	+£27,674 (83.3% above)
11. IT project managers	£60,219	+£27,012 (81.3% above)
12. Business and financial project management professionals	£58,958	+£25,751 (77.5% above)
13. IT managers	£58,877	+£25,670 (77.3% above)
14. Financial managers and directors	£56,396	+£23,189 (69.8% above)
15. Electrical engineers	£56,004	+£22,797 (68.7% above)
16. Production managers and directors in construction	£55,996	+£22,789 (68.6% above)
17. Health services and public health managers and directors	£55,567	+£22,360 (67.3% above)
18. IT quality and testing professionals	£55,001	+£21,794 (65.6% above)
19. Purchasing managers and directors	£54,694	+£21,487 (64.7% above)
20. Civil engineers	£54,499	+£21,292 (64.1% above)

About this data

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