Highest Paid Jobs in East Renfrewshire

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — Scotland region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the Scotland region, which includes East Renfrewshire. The average salary across all jobs in East Renfrewshire is £33,988 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Specialist medical practitioners	£114,012	+£80,024 (235.4% above)
2. Chief executives and senior officials	£87,808	+£53,820 (158.4% above)
3. Aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers	£83,364	+£49,376 (145.3% above)
4. Train and tram drivers	£70,367	+£36,379 (107.0% above)
5. Head teachers and principals	£67,633	+£33,645 (99.0% above)
6. Senior police officers	£65,529	+£31,541 (92.8% above)
7. Production managers and directors in mining and energy	£62,747	+£28,759 (84.6% above)
8. Clinical psychologists	£60,846	+£26,858 (79.0% above)
9. Paramedics	£59,371	+£25,383 (74.7% above)
10. Electrical engineers	£59,276	+£25,288 (74.4% above)
11. Business and financial project management professionals	£58,985	+£24,997 (73.5% above)
12. Production managers and directors in construction	£57,653	+£23,665 (69.6% above)
13. Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers	£56,764	+£22,776 (67.0% above)
14. Production managers and directors in manufacturing	£55,752	+£21,764 (64.0% above)
15. Financial managers and directors	£55,044	+£21,056 (62.0% above)
16. Sales accounts and business development managers	£54,813	+£20,825 (61.3% above)
17. Civil engineers	£54,668	+£20,680 (60.8% above)
18. Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors	£54,497	+£20,509 (60.3% above)
19. Pharmacists	£52,273	+£18,285 (53.8% above)
20. Quantity surveyors	£51,960	+£17,972 (52.9% above)

About this data

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