Highest Paid Jobs in Eastbourne

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — South East region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the South East region, which includes Eastbourne. The average salary across all jobs in Eastbourne is £26,893 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Information technology directors	£95,391	+£68,498 (254.7% above)
2. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£85,122	+£58,229 (216.5% above)
3. Specialist medical practitioners	£78,811	+£51,918 (193.1% above)
4. Train and tram drivers	£76,715	+£49,822 (185.3% above)
5. Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	£76,511	+£49,618 (184.5% above)
6. Rail transport operatives	£69,191	+£42,298 (157.3% above)
7. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£67,902	+£41,009 (152.5% above)
8. Head teachers and principals	£67,377	+£40,484 (150.5% above)
9. Human resource managers and directors	£63,289	+£36,396 (135.3% above)
10. Sales accounts and business development managers	£60,881	+£33,988 (126.4% above)
11. IT project managers	£60,219	+£33,326 (123.9% above)
12. Business and financial project management professionals	£58,958	+£32,065 (119.2% above)
13. IT managers	£58,877	+£31,984 (118.9% above)
14. Financial managers and directors	£56,396	+£29,503 (109.7% above)
15. Electrical engineers	£56,004	+£29,111 (108.2% above)
16. Production managers and directors in construction	£55,996	+£29,103 (108.2% above)
17. Health services and public health managers and directors	£55,567	+£28,674 (106.6% above)
18. IT quality and testing professionals	£55,001	+£28,108 (104.5% above)
19. Purchasing managers and directors	£54,694	+£27,801 (103.4% above)
20. Civil engineers	£54,499	+£27,606 (102.7% above)

About this data

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