Highest Paid Jobs in Dartford

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — South East region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the South East region, which includes Dartford. The average salary across all jobs in Dartford is £32,428 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Information technology directors	£95,391	+£62,963 (194.2% above)
2. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£85,122	+£52,694 (162.5% above)
3. Specialist medical practitioners	£78,811	+£46,383 (143.0% above)
4. Train and tram drivers	£76,715	+£44,287 (136.6% above)
5. Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	£76,511	+£44,083 (135.9% above)
6. Rail transport operatives	£69,191	+£36,763 (113.4% above)
7. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£67,902	+£35,474 (109.4% above)
8. Head teachers and principals	£67,377	+£34,949 (107.8% above)
9. Human resource managers and directors	£63,289	+£30,861 (95.2% above)
10. Sales accounts and business development managers	£60,881	+£28,453 (87.7% above)
11. IT project managers	£60,219	+£27,791 (85.7% above)
12. Business and financial project management professionals	£58,958	+£26,530 (81.8% above)
13. IT managers	£58,877	+£26,449 (81.6% above)
14. Financial managers and directors	£56,396	+£23,968 (73.9% above)
15. Electrical engineers	£56,004	+£23,576 (72.7% above)
16. Production managers and directors in construction	£55,996	+£23,568 (72.7% above)
17. Health services and public health managers and directors	£55,567	+£23,139 (71.4% above)
18. IT quality and testing professionals	£55,001	+£22,573 (69.6% above)
19. Purchasing managers and directors	£54,694	+£22,266 (68.7% above)
20. Civil engineers	£54,499	+£22,071 (68.1% above)

About this data

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