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Highest Paid Jobs in East Devon

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — South West region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the South West region, which includes East Devon. The average salary across all jobs in East Devon is £31,874 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
OccupationMedian Salaryvs Local Average
1. Marketing, sales and advertising directors £74,712 +£42,838 (134.4% above)
2. Cyber security professionals £73,291 +£41,417 (129.9% above)
3. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers £66,327 +£34,453 (108.1% above)
4. Head teachers and principals £65,735 +£33,861 (106.2% above)
5. Senior police officers £64,975 +£33,101 (103.8% above)
6. Research and development (R&D) managers £59,333 +£27,459 (86.1% above)
7. Sales accounts and business development managers £55,579 +£23,705 (74.4% above)
8. Civil engineers £55,472 +£23,598 (74.0% above)
9. Electrical engineers £54,986 +£23,112 (72.5% above)
10. Health care practice managers £54,592 +£22,718 (71.3% above)
11. Business and financial project management professionals £53,765 +£21,891 (68.7% above)
12. Human resource managers and directors £52,370 +£20,496 (64.3% above)
13. Mechanical engineers £51,657 +£19,783 (62.1% above)
14. Programmers and software development professionals £51,631 +£19,757 (62.0% above)
15. Production managers and directors in construction £50,000 +£18,126 (56.9% above)
16. Purchasing managers and directors £49,504 +£17,630 (55.3% above)
17. Engineering project managers and project engineers £48,988 +£17,114 (53.7% above)
18. Financial managers and directors £48,756 +£16,882 (53.0% above)
19. Engineering technicians £48,621 +£16,747 (52.5% above)
20. Production managers and directors in manufacturing £48,113 +£16,239 (50.9% above)

About this data

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