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
Occupation	Median Salary	vs 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.