Highest Paid Jobs in Coventry

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — West Midlands region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the West Midlands region, which includes Coventry. The average salary across all jobs in Coventry is £35,124 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£79,812	+£44,688 (127.2% above)
2. Barristers and judges	£68,676	+£33,552 (95.5% above)
3. Train and tram drivers	£67,428	+£32,304 (92.0% above)
4. Managers and directors in the creative industries	£66,195	+£31,071 (88.5% above)
5. Rail transport operatives	£63,779	+£28,655 (81.6% above)
6. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£62,074	+£26,950 (76.7% above)
7. Research and development (R&D) managers	£61,923	+£26,799 (76.3% above)
8. Generalist medical practitioners	£59,169	+£24,045 (68.5% above)
9. Taxation experts	£57,822	+£22,698 (64.6% above)
10. Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c.	£57,568	+£22,444 (63.9% above)
11. Business and financial project management professionals	£57,264	+£22,140 (63.0% above)
12. Civil engineers	£56,066	+£20,942 (59.6% above)
13. Production managers and directors in construction	£54,525	+£19,401 (55.2% above)
14. Sales accounts and business development managers	£54,240	+£19,116 (54.4% above)
15. Financial managers and directors	£52,149	+£17,025 (48.5% above)
16. Marketing and commercial managers	£51,700	+£16,576 (47.2% above)
17. Clinical psychologists	£51,685	+£16,561 (47.2% above)
18. Human resource managers and directors	£51,662	+£16,538 (47.1% above)
19. Engineering project managers and project engineers	£51,569	+£16,445 (46.8% above)
20. IT managers	£49,994	+£14,870 (42.3% above)

About this data

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