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
Occupation	Median Salary	vs 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.