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Highest Paid Jobs in Gloucester

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — South West region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the South West region, which includes Gloucester. The average salary across all jobs in Gloucester is £30,796 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
OccupationMedian Salaryvs Local Average
1. Marketing, sales and advertising directors £74,712 +£43,916 (142.6% above)
2. Cyber security professionals £73,291 +£42,495 (138.0% above)
3. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers £66,327 +£35,531 (115.4% above)
4. Head teachers and principals £65,735 +£34,939 (113.5% above)
5. Senior police officers £64,975 +£34,179 (111.0% above)
6. Research and development (R&D) managers £59,333 +£28,537 (92.7% above)
7. Sales accounts and business development managers £55,579 +£24,783 (80.5% above)
8. Civil engineers £55,472 +£24,676 (80.1% above)
9. Electrical engineers £54,986 +£24,190 (78.5% above)
10. Health care practice managers £54,592 +£23,796 (77.3% above)
11. Business and financial project management professionals £53,765 +£22,969 (74.6% above)
12. Human resource managers and directors £52,370 +£21,574 (70.1% above)
13. Mechanical engineers £51,657 +£20,861 (67.7% above)
14. Programmers and software development professionals £51,631 +£20,835 (67.7% above)
15. Production managers and directors in construction £50,000 +£19,204 (62.4% above)
16. Purchasing managers and directors £49,504 +£18,708 (60.7% above)
17. Engineering project managers and project engineers £48,988 +£18,192 (59.1% above)
18. Financial managers and directors £48,756 +£17,960 (58.3% above)
19. Engineering technicians £48,621 +£17,825 (57.9% above)
20. Production managers and directors in manufacturing £48,113 +£17,317 (56.2% above)

About this data

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