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Highest Paid Jobs in Forest of Dean

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — South West region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the South West region, which includes Forest of Dean. The average salary across all jobs in Forest of Dean is £25,387 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
OccupationMedian Salaryvs Local Average
1. Marketing, sales and advertising directors £74,712 +£49,325 (194.3% above)
2. Cyber security professionals £73,291 +£47,904 (188.7% above)
3. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers £66,327 +£40,940 (161.3% above)
4. Head teachers and principals £65,735 +£40,348 (158.9% above)
5. Senior police officers £64,975 +£39,588 (155.9% above)
6. Research and development (R&D) managers £59,333 +£33,946 (133.7% above)
7. Sales accounts and business development managers £55,579 +£30,192 (118.9% above)
8. Civil engineers £55,472 +£30,085 (118.5% above)
9. Electrical engineers £54,986 +£29,599 (116.6% above)
10. Health care practice managers £54,592 +£29,205 (115.0% above)
11. Business and financial project management professionals £53,765 +£28,378 (111.8% above)
12. Human resource managers and directors £52,370 +£26,983 (106.3% above)
13. Mechanical engineers £51,657 +£26,270 (103.5% above)
14. Programmers and software development professionals £51,631 +£26,244 (103.4% above)
15. Production managers and directors in construction £50,000 +£24,613 (97.0% above)
16. Purchasing managers and directors £49,504 +£24,117 (95.0% above)
17. Engineering project managers and project engineers £48,988 +£23,601 (93.0% above)
18. Financial managers and directors £48,756 +£23,369 (92.1% above)
19. Engineering technicians £48,621 +£23,234 (91.5% above)
20. Production managers and directors in manufacturing £48,113 +£22,726 (89.5% above)

About this data

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