Highest Paid Jobs in Folkestone and Hythe

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — South East region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the South East region, which includes Folkestone and Hythe. The average salary across all jobs in Folkestone and Hythe is £31,907 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Information technology directors	£95,391	+£63,484 (199.0% above)
2. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£85,122	+£53,215 (166.8% above)
3. Specialist medical practitioners	£78,811	+£46,904 (147.0% above)
4. Train and tram drivers	£76,715	+£44,808 (140.4% above)
5. Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	£76,511	+£44,604 (139.8% above)
6. Rail transport operatives	£69,191	+£37,284 (116.9% above)
7. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£67,902	+£35,995 (112.8% above)
8. Head teachers and principals	£67,377	+£35,470 (111.2% above)
9. Human resource managers and directors	£63,289	+£31,382 (98.4% above)
10. Sales accounts and business development managers	£60,881	+£28,974 (90.8% above)
11. IT project managers	£60,219	+£28,312 (88.7% above)
12. Business and financial project management professionals	£58,958	+£27,051 (84.8% above)
13. IT managers	£58,877	+£26,970 (84.5% above)
14. Financial managers and directors	£56,396	+£24,489 (76.8% above)
15. Electrical engineers	£56,004	+£24,097 (75.5% above)
16. Production managers and directors in construction	£55,996	+£24,089 (75.5% above)
17. Health services and public health managers and directors	£55,567	+£23,660 (74.2% above)
18. IT quality and testing professionals	£55,001	+£23,094 (72.4% above)
19. Purchasing managers and directors	£54,694	+£22,787 (71.4% above)
20. Civil engineers	£54,499	+£22,592 (70.8% above)

About this data

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