Highest Paid Jobs in Guildford

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — South East region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the South East region, which includes Guildford. The average salary across all jobs in Guildford is £38,027 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Information technology directors	£95,391	+£57,364 (150.9% above)
2. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£85,122	+£47,095 (123.8% above)
3. Specialist medical practitioners	£78,811	+£40,784 (107.3% above)
4. Train and tram drivers	£76,715	+£38,688 (101.7% above)
5. Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	£76,511	+£38,484 (101.2% above)
6. Rail transport operatives	£69,191	+£31,164 (82.0% above)
7. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£67,902	+£29,875 (78.6% above)
8. Head teachers and principals	£67,377	+£29,350 (77.2% above)
9. Human resource managers and directors	£63,289	+£25,262 (66.4% above)
10. Sales accounts and business development managers	£60,881	+£22,854 (60.1% above)
11. IT project managers	£60,219	+£22,192 (58.4% above)
12. Business and financial project management professionals	£58,958	+£20,931 (55.0% above)
13. IT managers	£58,877	+£20,850 (54.8% above)
14. Financial managers and directors	£56,396	+£18,369 (48.3% above)
15. Electrical engineers	£56,004	+£17,977 (47.3% above)
16. Production managers and directors in construction	£55,996	+£17,969 (47.3% above)
17. Health services and public health managers and directors	£55,567	+£17,540 (46.1% above)
18. IT quality and testing professionals	£55,001	+£16,974 (44.6% above)
19. Purchasing managers and directors	£54,694	+£16,667 (43.8% above)
20. Civil engineers	£54,499	+£16,472 (43.3% above)

About this data

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