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Highest Paid Jobs in Colchester

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — East region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the East region, which includes Colchester. The average salary across all jobs in Colchester is £31,056 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
OccupationMedian Salaryvs Local Average
1. Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers £83,444 +£52,388 (168.7% above)
2. Marketing, sales and advertising directors £81,143 +£50,087 (161.3% above)
3. Specialist medical practitioners £79,305 +£48,249 (155.4% above)
4. Train and tram drivers £75,608 +£44,552 (143.5% above)
5. Functional managers and directors n.e.c. £69,486 +£38,430 (123.7% above)
6. Head teachers and principals £66,126 +£35,070 (112.9% above)
7. Senior police officers £65,326 +£34,270 (110.3% above)
8. Marketing and commercial managers £62,752 +£31,696 (102.1% above)
9. Electrical engineers £61,766 +£30,710 (98.9% above)
10. Programmers and software development professionals £60,203 +£29,147 (93.9% above)
11. Public relations and communications directors £60,131 +£29,075 (93.6% above)
12. Electronics engineers £58,657 +£27,601 (88.9% above)
13. Production and process engineers £56,302 +£25,246 (81.3% above)
14. Business and financial project management professionals £55,820 +£24,764 (79.7% above)
15. Research and development (R&D) managers £55,128 +£24,072 (77.5% above)
16. Human resource managers and directors £54,912 +£23,856 (76.8% above)
17. Management consultants and business analysts £54,867 +£23,811 (76.7% above)
18. Biochemists and biomedical scientists £54,211 +£23,155 (74.6% above)
19. Rail construction and maintenance operatives £54,210 +£23,154 (74.6% above)
20. Production managers and directors in construction £53,874 +£22,818 (73.5% above)

About this data

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