Highest Paid Jobs in Gateshead

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — North East region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the North East region, which includes Gateshead. The average salary across all jobs in Gateshead is £28,507 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers	£72,472	+£43,965 (154.2% above)
2. Information technology directors	£72,018	+£43,511 (152.6% above)
3. Head teachers and principals	£71,526	+£43,019 (150.9% above)
4. Rail transport operatives	£61,477	+£32,970 (115.7% above)
5. Research and development (R&D) managers	£60,883	+£32,376 (113.6% above)
6. Sales accounts and business development managers	£57,895	+£29,388 (103.1% above)
7. Construction project managers and related professionals	£55,195	+£26,688 (93.6% above)
8. IT managers	£54,629	+£26,122 (91.6% above)
9. Programmers and software development professionals	£54,279	+£25,772 (90.4% above)
10. Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	£49,877	+£21,370 (75.0% above)
11. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£49,429	+£20,922 (73.4% above)
12. Management consultants and business analysts	£49,267	+£20,760 (72.8% above)
13. Specialist nurses	£48,666	+£20,159 (70.7% above)
14. Police officers (sergeant and below)	£48,045	+£19,538 (68.5% above)
15. Rail travel assistants	£47,622	+£19,115 (67.1% above)
16. Managers in transport and distribution	£45,905	+£17,398 (61.0% above)
17. Medical radiographers	£45,791	+£17,284 (60.6% above)
18. Engineering professionals n.e.c.	£45,705	+£17,198 (60.3% above)
19. Information technology professionals n.e.c.	£45,159	+£16,652 (58.4% above)
20. Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors	£45,000	+£16,493 (57.9% above)

About this data

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