wagearea.com
in

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
OccupationMedian Salaryvs 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.