Highest Paid Jobs in Cotswold

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — South West region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the South West region, which includes Cotswold. The average salary across all jobs in Cotswold is £29,655 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£74,712	+£45,057 (151.9% above)
2. Cyber security professionals	£73,291	+£43,636 (147.1% above)
3. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£66,327	+£36,672 (123.7% above)
4. Head teachers and principals	£65,735	+£36,080 (121.7% above)
5. Senior police officers	£64,975	+£35,320 (119.1% above)
6. Research and development (R&D) managers	£59,333	+£29,678 (100.1% above)
7. Sales accounts and business development managers	£55,579	+£25,924 (87.4% above)
8. Civil engineers	£55,472	+£25,817 (87.1% above)
9. Electrical engineers	£54,986	+£25,331 (85.4% above)
10. Health care practice managers	£54,592	+£24,937 (84.1% above)
11. Business and financial project management professionals	£53,765	+£24,110 (81.3% above)
12. Human resource managers and directors	£52,370	+£22,715 (76.6% above)
13. Mechanical engineers	£51,657	+£22,002 (74.2% above)
14. Programmers and software development professionals	£51,631	+£21,976 (74.1% above)
15. Production managers and directors in construction	£50,000	+£20,345 (68.6% above)
16. Purchasing managers and directors	£49,504	+£19,849 (66.9% above)
17. Engineering project managers and project engineers	£48,988	+£19,333 (65.2% above)
18. Financial managers and directors	£48,756	+£19,101 (64.4% above)
19. Engineering technicians	£48,621	+£18,966 (64.0% above)
20. Production managers and directors in manufacturing	£48,113	+£18,458 (62.2% above)

About this data

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