Highest Paid Jobs in Dacorum

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — East region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the East region, which includes Dacorum. The average salary across all jobs in Dacorum is £18,675 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers	£83,444	+£64,769 (346.8% above)
2. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£81,143	+£62,468 (334.5% above)
3. Specialist medical practitioners	£79,305	+£60,630 (324.7% above)
4. Train and tram drivers	£75,608	+£56,933 (304.9% above)
5. Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	£69,486	+£50,811 (272.1% above)
6. Head teachers and principals	£66,126	+£47,451 (254.1% above)
7. Senior police officers	£65,326	+£46,651 (249.8% above)
8. Marketing and commercial managers	£62,752	+£44,077 (236.0% above)
9. Electrical engineers	£61,766	+£43,091 (230.7% above)
10. Programmers and software development professionals	£60,203	+£41,528 (222.4% above)
11. Public relations and communications directors	£60,131	+£41,456 (222.0% above)
12. Electronics engineers	£58,657	+£39,982 (214.1% above)
13. Production and process engineers	£56,302	+£37,627 (201.5% above)
14. Business and financial project management professionals	£55,820	+£37,145 (198.9% above)
15. Research and development (R&D) managers	£55,128	+£36,453 (195.2% above)
16. Human resource managers and directors	£54,912	+£36,237 (194.0% above)
17. Management consultants and business analysts	£54,867	+£36,192 (193.8% above)
18. Biochemists and biomedical scientists	£54,211	+£35,536 (190.3% above)
19. Rail construction and maintenance operatives	£54,210	+£35,535 (190.3% above)
20. Production managers and directors in construction	£53,874	+£35,199 (188.5% above)

About this data

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