Highest Paid Jobs in Derby UA

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — East Midlands region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the East Midlands region, which includes Derby UA. The average salary across all jobs in Derby UA is £35,179 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£76,175	+£40,996 (116.5% above)
2. Information technology directors	£71,620	+£36,441 (103.6% above)
3. Head teachers and principals	£60,776	+£25,597 (72.8% above)
4. Engineering project managers and project engineers	£58,303	+£23,124 (65.7% above)
5. Generalist medical practitioners	£55,331	+£20,152 (57.3% above)
6. Research and development (R&D) managers	£54,739	+£19,560 (55.6% above)
7. Business and financial project management professionals	£50,926	+£15,747 (44.8% above)
8. Production managers and directors in construction	£50,059	+£14,880 (42.3% above)
9. Production managers and directors in mining and energy	£50,015	+£14,836 (42.2% above)
10. IT network professionals	£49,974	+£14,795 (42.1% above)
11. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£49,892	+£14,713 (41.8% above)
12. Production managers and directors in manufacturing	£49,634	+£14,455 (41.1% above)
13. Sales accounts and business development managers	£49,330	+£14,151 (40.2% above)
14. Taxation experts	£49,293	+£14,114 (40.1% above)
15. IT managers	£49,070	+£13,891 (39.5% above)
16. Programmers and software development professionals	£48,744	+£13,565 (38.6% above)
17. Protective service associate professionals n.e.c.	£48,099	+£12,920 (36.7% above)
18. Social services managers and directors	£47,940	+£12,761 (36.3% above)
19. Construction and building trades supervisors	£47,592	+£12,413 (35.3% above)
20. Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors	£47,546	+£12,367 (35.2% above)

About this data

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