Highest Paid Jobs in Harlow

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — East region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the East region, which includes Harlow. The average salary across all jobs in Harlow is £32,320 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers	£83,444	+£51,124 (158.2% above)
2. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£81,143	+£48,823 (151.1% above)
3. Specialist medical practitioners	£79,305	+£46,985 (145.4% above)
4. Train and tram drivers	£75,608	+£43,288 (133.9% above)
5. Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	£69,486	+£37,166 (115.0% above)
6. Head teachers and principals	£66,126	+£33,806 (104.6% above)
7. Senior police officers	£65,326	+£33,006 (102.1% above)
8. Marketing and commercial managers	£62,752	+£30,432 (94.2% above)
9. Electrical engineers	£61,766	+£29,446 (91.1% above)
10. Programmers and software development professionals	£60,203	+£27,883 (86.3% above)
11. Public relations and communications directors	£60,131	+£27,811 (86.0% above)
12. Electronics engineers	£58,657	+£26,337 (81.5% above)
13. Production and process engineers	£56,302	+£23,982 (74.2% above)
14. Business and financial project management professionals	£55,820	+£23,500 (72.7% above)
15. Research and development (R&D) managers	£55,128	+£22,808 (70.6% above)
16. Human resource managers and directors	£54,912	+£22,592 (69.9% above)
17. Management consultants and business analysts	£54,867	+£22,547 (69.8% above)
18. Biochemists and biomedical scientists	£54,211	+£21,891 (67.7% above)
19. Rail construction and maintenance operatives	£54,210	+£21,890 (67.7% above)
20. Production managers and directors in construction	£53,874	+£21,554 (66.7% above)

About this data

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