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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
OccupationMedian Salaryvs 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.