Highest Paid Jobs in Cornwall UA

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — South West region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the South West region, which includes Cornwall UA. The average salary across all jobs in Cornwall UA is £27,006 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£74,712	+£47,706 (176.6% above)
2. Cyber security professionals	£73,291	+£46,285 (171.4% above)
3. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£66,327	+£39,321 (145.6% above)
4. Head teachers and principals	£65,735	+£38,729 (143.4% above)
5. Senior police officers	£64,975	+£37,969 (140.6% above)
6. Research and development (R&D) managers	£59,333	+£32,327 (119.7% above)
7. Sales accounts and business development managers	£55,579	+£28,573 (105.8% above)
8. Civil engineers	£55,472	+£28,466 (105.4% above)
9. Electrical engineers	£54,986	+£27,980 (103.6% above)
10. Health care practice managers	£54,592	+£27,586 (102.1% above)
11. Business and financial project management professionals	£53,765	+£26,759 (99.1% above)
12. Human resource managers and directors	£52,370	+£25,364 (93.9% above)
13. Mechanical engineers	£51,657	+£24,651 (91.3% above)
14. Programmers and software development professionals	£51,631	+£24,625 (91.2% above)
15. Production managers and directors in construction	£50,000	+£22,994 (85.1% above)
16. Purchasing managers and directors	£49,504	+£22,498 (83.3% above)
17. Engineering project managers and project engineers	£48,988	+£21,982 (81.4% above)
18. Financial managers and directors	£48,756	+£21,750 (80.5% above)
19. Engineering technicians	£48,621	+£21,615 (80.0% above)
20. Production managers and directors in manufacturing	£48,113	+£21,107 (78.2% above)

About this data

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