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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
OccupationMedian Salaryvs 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.