Highest Paid Jobs in Cheshire East UA

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — North West region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the North West region, which includes Cheshire East UA. The average salary across all jobs in Cheshire East UA is £33,200 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Specialist medical practitioners	£83,567	+£50,367 (151.7% above)
2. Information technology directors	£80,828	+£47,628 (143.5% above)
3. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£79,816	+£46,616 (140.4% above)
4. Head teachers and principals	£74,657	+£41,457 (124.9% above)
5. Energy plant operatives	£63,662	+£30,462 (91.8% above)
6. Senior police officers	£63,614	+£30,414 (91.6% above)
7. Electrical engineers	£61,782	+£28,582 (86.1% above)
8. Financial managers and directors	£58,206	+£25,006 (75.3% above)
9. Business and financial project management professionals	£57,368	+£24,168 (72.8% above)
10. IT managers	£56,622	+£23,422 (70.5% above)
11. Production managers and directors in mining and energy	£55,896	+£22,696 (68.4% above)
12. Engineering project managers and project engineers	£55,767	+£22,567 (68.0% above)
13. Crane drivers	£53,511	+£20,311 (61.2% above)
14. Rail transport operatives	£53,103	+£19,903 (59.9% above)
15. Health services and public health managers and directors	£52,244	+£19,044 (57.4% above)
16. Sales accounts and business development managers	£52,074	+£18,874 (56.8% above)
17. Cyber security professionals	£51,954	+£18,754 (56.5% above)
18. Research and development (R&D) managers	£51,354	+£18,154 (54.7% above)
19. Generalist medical practitioners	£50,806	+£17,606 (53.0% above)
20. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£50,526	+£17,326 (52.2% above)

About this data

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