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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
OccupationMedian Salaryvs 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.