Highest Paid Jobs in Great Yarmouth

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — East region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the East region, which includes Great Yarmouth. The average salary across all jobs in Great Yarmouth is £26,484 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers	£83,444	+£56,960 (215.1% above)
2. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£81,143	+£54,659 (206.4% above)
3. Specialist medical practitioners	£79,305	+£52,821 (199.4% above)
4. Train and tram drivers	£75,608	+£49,124 (185.5% above)
5. Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	£69,486	+£43,002 (162.4% above)
6. Head teachers and principals	£66,126	+£39,642 (149.7% above)
7. Senior police officers	£65,326	+£38,842 (146.7% above)
8. Marketing and commercial managers	£62,752	+£36,268 (136.9% above)
9. Electrical engineers	£61,766	+£35,282 (133.2% above)
10. Programmers and software development professionals	£60,203	+£33,719 (127.3% above)
11. Public relations and communications directors	£60,131	+£33,647 (127.0% above)
12. Electronics engineers	£58,657	+£32,173 (121.5% above)
13. Production and process engineers	£56,302	+£29,818 (112.6% above)
14. Business and financial project management professionals	£55,820	+£29,336 (110.8% above)
15. Research and development (R&D) managers	£55,128	+£28,644 (108.2% above)
16. Human resource managers and directors	£54,912	+£28,428 (107.3% above)
17. Management consultants and business analysts	£54,867	+£28,383 (107.2% above)
18. Biochemists and biomedical scientists	£54,211	+£27,727 (104.7% above)
19. Rail construction and maintenance operatives	£54,210	+£27,726 (104.7% above)
20. Production managers and directors in construction	£53,874	+£27,390 (103.4% above)

About this data

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