Highest Paid Jobs in Darlington UA

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — North East region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the North East region, which includes Darlington UA. The average salary across all jobs in Darlington UA is £29,692 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers	£72,472	+£42,780 (144.1% above)
2. Information technology directors	£72,018	+£42,326 (142.6% above)
3. Head teachers and principals	£71,526	+£41,834 (140.9% above)
4. Rail transport operatives	£61,477	+£31,785 (107.0% above)
5. Research and development (R&D) managers	£60,883	+£31,191 (105.0% above)
6. Sales accounts and business development managers	£57,895	+£28,203 (95.0% above)
7. Construction project managers and related professionals	£55,195	+£25,503 (85.9% above)
8. IT managers	£54,629	+£24,937 (84.0% above)
9. Programmers and software development professionals	£54,279	+£24,587 (82.8% above)
10. Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	£49,877	+£20,185 (68.0% above)
11. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£49,429	+£19,737 (66.5% above)
12. Management consultants and business analysts	£49,267	+£19,575 (65.9% above)
13. Specialist nurses	£48,666	+£18,974 (63.9% above)
14. Police officers (sergeant and below)	£48,045	+£18,353 (61.8% above)
15. Rail travel assistants	£47,622	+£17,930 (60.4% above)
16. Managers in transport and distribution	£45,905	+£16,213 (54.6% above)
17. Medical radiographers	£45,791	+£16,099 (54.2% above)
18. Engineering professionals n.e.c.	£45,705	+£16,013 (53.9% above)
19. Information technology professionals n.e.c.	£45,159	+£15,467 (52.1% above)
20. Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors	£45,000	+£15,308 (51.6% above)

About this data

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