Highest Paid Jobs in Exeter

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — South West region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the South West region, which includes Exeter. The average salary across all jobs in Exeter is £30,138 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£74,712	+£44,574 (147.9% above)
2. Cyber security professionals	£73,291	+£43,153 (143.2% above)
3. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£66,327	+£36,189 (120.1% above)
4. Head teachers and principals	£65,735	+£35,597 (118.1% above)
5. Senior police officers	£64,975	+£34,837 (115.6% above)
6. Research and development (R&D) managers	£59,333	+£29,195 (96.9% above)
7. Sales accounts and business development managers	£55,579	+£25,441 (84.4% above)
8. Civil engineers	£55,472	+£25,334 (84.1% above)
9. Electrical engineers	£54,986	+£24,848 (82.4% above)
10. Health care practice managers	£54,592	+£24,454 (81.1% above)
11. Business and financial project management professionals	£53,765	+£23,627 (78.4% above)
12. Human resource managers and directors	£52,370	+£22,232 (73.8% above)
13. Mechanical engineers	£51,657	+£21,519 (71.4% above)
14. Programmers and software development professionals	£51,631	+£21,493 (71.3% above)
15. Production managers and directors in construction	£50,000	+£19,862 (65.9% above)
16. Purchasing managers and directors	£49,504	+£19,366 (64.3% above)
17. Engineering project managers and project engineers	£48,988	+£18,850 (62.5% above)
18. Financial managers and directors	£48,756	+£18,618 (61.8% above)
19. Engineering technicians	£48,621	+£18,483 (61.3% above)
20. Production managers and directors in manufacturing	£48,113	+£17,975 (59.6% above)

About this data

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