Highest Paid Jobs in East Staffordshire

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — West Midlands region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the West Midlands region, which includes East Staffordshire. The average salary across all jobs in East Staffordshire is £31,048 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£79,812	+£48,764 (157.1% above)
2. Barristers and judges	£68,676	+£37,628 (121.2% above)
3. Train and tram drivers	£67,428	+£36,380 (117.2% above)
4. Managers and directors in the creative industries	£66,195	+£35,147 (113.2% above)
5. Rail transport operatives	£63,779	+£32,731 (105.4% above)
6. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£62,074	+£31,026 (99.9% above)
7. Research and development (R&D) managers	£61,923	+£30,875 (99.4% above)
8. Generalist medical practitioners	£59,169	+£28,121 (90.6% above)
9. Taxation experts	£57,822	+£26,774 (86.2% above)
10. Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c.	£57,568	+£26,520 (85.4% above)
11. Business and financial project management professionals	£57,264	+£26,216 (84.4% above)
12. Civil engineers	£56,066	+£25,018 (80.6% above)
13. Production managers and directors in construction	£54,525	+£23,477 (75.6% above)
14. Sales accounts and business development managers	£54,240	+£23,192 (74.7% above)
15. Financial managers and directors	£52,149	+£21,101 (68.0% above)
16. Marketing and commercial managers	£51,700	+£20,652 (66.5% above)
17. Clinical psychologists	£51,685	+£20,637 (66.5% above)
18. Human resource managers and directors	£51,662	+£20,614 (66.4% above)
19. Engineering project managers and project engineers	£51,569	+£20,521 (66.1% above)
20. IT managers	£49,994	+£18,946 (61.0% above)

About this data

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