Highest Paid Jobs in Derbyshire Dales

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — East Midlands region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the East Midlands region, which includes Derbyshire Dales. The average salary across all jobs in Derbyshire Dales is £28,874 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£76,175	+£47,301 (163.8% above)
2. Information technology directors	£71,620	+£42,746 (148.0% above)
3. Head teachers and principals	£60,776	+£31,902 (110.5% above)
4. Engineering project managers and project engineers	£58,303	+£29,429 (101.9% above)
5. Generalist medical practitioners	£55,331	+£26,457 (91.6% above)
6. Research and development (R&D) managers	£54,739	+£25,865 (89.6% above)
7. Business and financial project management professionals	£50,926	+£22,052 (76.4% above)
8. Production managers and directors in construction	£50,059	+£21,185 (73.4% above)
9. Production managers and directors in mining and energy	£50,015	+£21,141 (73.2% above)
10. IT network professionals	£49,974	+£21,100 (73.1% above)
11. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£49,892	+£21,018 (72.8% above)
12. Production managers and directors in manufacturing	£49,634	+£20,760 (71.9% above)
13. Sales accounts and business development managers	£49,330	+£20,456 (70.8% above)
14. Taxation experts	£49,293	+£20,419 (70.7% above)
15. IT managers	£49,070	+£20,196 (69.9% above)
16. Programmers and software development professionals	£48,744	+£19,870 (68.8% above)
17. Protective service associate professionals n.e.c.	£48,099	+£19,225 (66.6% above)
18. Social services managers and directors	£47,940	+£19,066 (66.0% above)
19. Construction and building trades supervisors	£47,592	+£18,718 (64.8% above)
20. Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors	£47,546	+£18,672 (64.7% above)

About this data

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