Highest Paid Jobs in Dudley

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — West Midlands region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the West Midlands region, which includes Dudley. The average salary across all jobs in Dudley is £29,071 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£79,812	+£50,741 (174.5% above)
2. Barristers and judges	£68,676	+£39,605 (136.2% above)
3. Train and tram drivers	£67,428	+£38,357 (131.9% above)
4. Managers and directors in the creative industries	£66,195	+£37,124 (127.7% above)
5. Rail transport operatives	£63,779	+£34,708 (119.4% above)
6. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£62,074	+£33,003 (113.5% above)
7. Research and development (R&D) managers	£61,923	+£32,852 (113.0% above)
8. Generalist medical practitioners	£59,169	+£30,098 (103.5% above)
9. Taxation experts	£57,822	+£28,751 (98.9% above)
10. Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c.	£57,568	+£28,497 (98.0% above)
11. Business and financial project management professionals	£57,264	+£28,193 (97.0% above)
12. Civil engineers	£56,066	+£26,995 (92.9% above)
13. Production managers and directors in construction	£54,525	+£25,454 (87.6% above)
14. Sales accounts and business development managers	£54,240	+£25,169 (86.6% above)
15. Financial managers and directors	£52,149	+£23,078 (79.4% above)
16. Marketing and commercial managers	£51,700	+£22,629 (77.8% above)
17. Clinical psychologists	£51,685	+£22,614 (77.8% above)
18. Human resource managers and directors	£51,662	+£22,591 (77.7% above)
19. Engineering project managers and project engineers	£51,569	+£22,498 (77.4% above)
20. IT managers	£49,994	+£20,923 (72.0% above)

About this data

Occupation salaries cover the West Midlands region. The local average salary is specific to Dudley. Source: ONS ASHE 2025.