Highest Paid Jobs in East Ayrshire

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — Scotland region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the Scotland region, which includes East Ayrshire. The average salary across all jobs in East Ayrshire is £28,354 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Specialist medical practitioners	£114,012	+£85,658 (302.1% above)
2. Chief executives and senior officials	£87,808	+£59,454 (209.7% above)
3. Aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers	£83,364	+£55,010 (194.0% above)
4. Train and tram drivers	£70,367	+£42,013 (148.2% above)
5. Head teachers and principals	£67,633	+£39,279 (138.5% above)
6. Senior police officers	£65,529	+£37,175 (131.1% above)
7. Production managers and directors in mining and energy	£62,747	+£34,393 (121.3% above)
8. Clinical psychologists	£60,846	+£32,492 (114.6% above)
9. Paramedics	£59,371	+£31,017 (109.4% above)
10. Electrical engineers	£59,276	+£30,922 (109.1% above)
11. Business and financial project management professionals	£58,985	+£30,631 (108.0% above)
12. Production managers and directors in construction	£57,653	+£29,299 (103.3% above)
13. Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers	£56,764	+£28,410 (100.2% above)
14. Production managers and directors in manufacturing	£55,752	+£27,398 (96.6% above)
15. Financial managers and directors	£55,044	+£26,690 (94.1% above)
16. Sales accounts and business development managers	£54,813	+£26,459 (93.3% above)
17. Civil engineers	£54,668	+£26,314 (92.8% above)
18. Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors	£54,497	+£26,143 (92.2% above)
19. Pharmacists	£52,273	+£23,919 (84.4% above)
20. Quantity surveyors	£51,960	+£23,606 (83.3% above)

About this data

Occupation salaries cover the Scotland region. The local average salary is specific to East Ayrshire. Source: ONS ASHE 2025.