Highest Paid Jobs in Croydon

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — London region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the London region, which includes Croydon. The average salary across all jobs in Croydon is £34,987 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers	£123,796	+£88,809 (253.8% above)
2. Chief executives and senior officials	£119,981	+£84,994 (242.9% above)
3. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£111,935	+£76,948 (219.9% above)
4. Financial managers and directors	£107,433	+£72,446 (207.1% above)
5. Information technology directors	£105,290	+£70,303 (200.9% above)
6. Specialist medical practitioners	£86,528	+£51,541 (147.3% above)
7. Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	£85,735	+£50,748 (145.0% above)
8. Public relations and communications directors	£81,699	+£46,712 (133.5% above)
9. Train and tram drivers	£77,889	+£42,902 (122.6% above)
10. Production managers and directors in manufacturing	£76,710	+£41,723 (119.3% above)
11. Solicitors and lawyers	£75,537	+£40,550 (115.9% above)
12. Programmers and software development professionals	£74,284	+£39,297 (112.3% above)
13. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£73,857	+£38,870 (111.1% above)
14. Head teachers and principals	£71,111	+£36,124 (103.2% above)
15. Purchasing managers and directors	£71,098	+£36,111 (103.2% above)
16. IT project managers	£68,827	+£33,840 (96.7% above)
17. Business and financial project management professionals	£67,915	+£32,928 (94.1% above)
18. Health services and public health managers and directors	£67,220	+£32,233 (92.1% above)
19. Human resource managers and directors	£66,725	+£31,738 (90.7% above)
20. Actuaries, economists and statisticians	£66,364	+£31,377 (89.7% above)

About this data

Occupation salaries cover the London region. The local average salary is specific to Croydon. Source: ONS ASHE 2025.