Highest Paid Jobs in Cheshire West and Chester 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 West and Chester UA. The average salary across all jobs in Cheshire West and Chester UA is £30,636 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Specialist medical practitioners	£83,567	+£52,931 (172.8% above)
2. Information technology directors	£80,828	+£50,192 (163.8% above)
3. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£79,816	+£49,180 (160.5% above)
4. Head teachers and principals	£74,657	+£44,021 (143.7% above)
5. Energy plant operatives	£63,662	+£33,026 (107.8% above)
6. Senior police officers	£63,614	+£32,978 (107.6% above)
7. Electrical engineers	£61,782	+£31,146 (101.7% above)
8. Financial managers and directors	£58,206	+£27,570 (90.0% above)
9. Business and financial project management professionals	£57,368	+£26,732 (87.3% above)
10. IT managers	£56,622	+£25,986 (84.8% above)
11. Production managers and directors in mining and energy	£55,896	+£25,260 (82.5% above)
12. Engineering project managers and project engineers	£55,767	+£25,131 (82.0% above)
13. Crane drivers	£53,511	+£22,875 (74.7% above)
14. Rail transport operatives	£53,103	+£22,467 (73.3% above)
15. Health services and public health managers and directors	£52,244	+£21,608 (70.5% above)
16. Sales accounts and business development managers	£52,074	+£21,438 (70.0% above)
17. Cyber security professionals	£51,954	+£21,318 (69.6% above)
18. Research and development (R&D) managers	£51,354	+£20,718 (67.6% above)
19. Generalist medical practitioners	£50,806	+£20,170 (65.8% above)
20. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£50,526	+£19,890 (64.9% above)

About this data

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