Highest Paid Jobs in Halton UA

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — North West region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the North West region, which includes Halton UA. The average salary across all jobs in Halton UA is £32,465 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Specialist medical practitioners	£83,567	+£51,102 (157.4% above)
2. Information technology directors	£80,828	+£48,363 (149.0% above)
3. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£79,816	+£47,351 (145.9% above)
4. Head teachers and principals	£74,657	+£42,192 (130.0% above)
5. Energy plant operatives	£63,662	+£31,197 (96.1% above)
6. Senior police officers	£63,614	+£31,149 (95.9% above)
7. Electrical engineers	£61,782	+£29,317 (90.3% above)
8. Financial managers and directors	£58,206	+£25,741 (79.3% above)
9. Business and financial project management professionals	£57,368	+£24,903 (76.7% above)
10. IT managers	£56,622	+£24,157 (74.4% above)
11. Production managers and directors in mining and energy	£55,896	+£23,431 (72.2% above)
12. Engineering project managers and project engineers	£55,767	+£23,302 (71.8% above)
13. Crane drivers	£53,511	+£21,046 (64.8% above)
14. Rail transport operatives	£53,103	+£20,638 (63.6% above)
15. Health services and public health managers and directors	£52,244	+£19,779 (60.9% above)
16. Sales accounts and business development managers	£52,074	+£19,609 (60.4% above)
17. Cyber security professionals	£51,954	+£19,489 (60.0% above)
18. Research and development (R&D) managers	£51,354	+£18,889 (58.2% above)
19. Generalist medical practitioners	£50,806	+£18,341 (56.5% above)
20. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£50,526	+£18,061 (55.6% above)

About this data

Occupation salaries cover the North West region. The local average salary is specific to Halton UA. Source: ONS ASHE 2025.