Highest Paid Jobs in Hackney

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — London region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the London region, which includes Hackney. The average salary across all jobs in Hackney is £37,736 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers	£123,796	+£86,060 (228.1% above)
2. Chief executives and senior officials	£119,981	+£82,245 (217.9% above)
3. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£111,935	+£74,199 (196.6% above)
4. Financial managers and directors	£107,433	+£69,697 (184.7% above)
5. Information technology directors	£105,290	+£67,554 (179.0% above)
6. Specialist medical practitioners	£86,528	+£48,792 (129.3% above)
7. Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	£85,735	+£47,999 (127.2% above)
8. Public relations and communications directors	£81,699	+£43,963 (116.5% above)
9. Train and tram drivers	£77,889	+£40,153 (106.4% above)
10. Production managers and directors in manufacturing	£76,710	+£38,974 (103.3% above)
11. Solicitors and lawyers	£75,537	+£37,801 (100.2% above)
12. Programmers and software development professionals	£74,284	+£36,548 (96.9% above)
13. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£73,857	+£36,121 (95.7% above)
14. Head teachers and principals	£71,111	+£33,375 (88.4% above)
15. Purchasing managers and directors	£71,098	+£33,362 (88.4% above)
16. IT project managers	£68,827	+£31,091 (82.4% above)
17. Business and financial project management professionals	£67,915	+£30,179 (80.0% above)
18. Health services and public health managers and directors	£67,220	+£29,484 (78.1% above)
19. Human resource managers and directors	£66,725	+£28,989 (76.8% above)
20. Actuaries, economists and statisticians	£66,364	+£28,628 (75.9% above)

About this data

Occupation salaries cover the London region. The local average salary is specific to Hackney. Source: ONS ASHE 2025.