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Highest Paid Jobs in Dorset UA

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — South West region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the South West region, which includes Dorset UA. The average salary across all jobs in Dorset UA is £29,292 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
OccupationMedian Salaryvs Local Average
1. Marketing, sales and advertising directors £74,712 +£45,420 (155.1% above)
2. Cyber security professionals £73,291 +£43,999 (150.2% above)
3. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers £66,327 +£37,035 (126.4% above)
4. Head teachers and principals £65,735 +£36,443 (124.4% above)
5. Senior police officers £64,975 +£35,683 (121.8% above)
6. Research and development (R&D) managers £59,333 +£30,041 (102.6% above)
7. Sales accounts and business development managers £55,579 +£26,287 (89.7% above)
8. Civil engineers £55,472 +£26,180 (89.4% above)
9. Electrical engineers £54,986 +£25,694 (87.7% above)
10. Health care practice managers £54,592 +£25,300 (86.4% above)
11. Business and financial project management professionals £53,765 +£24,473 (83.5% above)
12. Human resource managers and directors £52,370 +£23,078 (78.8% above)
13. Mechanical engineers £51,657 +£22,365 (76.4% above)
14. Programmers and software development professionals £51,631 +£22,339 (76.3% above)
15. Production managers and directors in construction £50,000 +£20,708 (70.7% above)
16. Purchasing managers and directors £49,504 +£20,212 (69.0% above)
17. Engineering project managers and project engineers £48,988 +£19,696 (67.2% above)
18. Financial managers and directors £48,756 +£19,464 (66.4% above)
19. Engineering technicians £48,621 +£19,329 (66.0% above)
20. Production managers and directors in manufacturing £48,113 +£18,821 (64.3% above)

About this data

Occupation salaries cover the South West region. The local average salary is specific to Dorset UA. Source: ONS ASHE 2025.