Highest Paid Jobs in Hartlepool UA

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — North East region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the North East region, which includes Hartlepool UA. The average salary across all jobs in Hartlepool UA is £28,204 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers	£72,472	+£44,268 (157.0% above)
2. Information technology directors	£72,018	+£43,814 (155.3% above)
3. Head teachers and principals	£71,526	+£43,322 (153.6% above)
4. Rail transport operatives	£61,477	+£33,273 (118.0% above)
5. Research and development (R&D) managers	£60,883	+£32,679 (115.9% above)
6. Sales accounts and business development managers	£57,895	+£29,691 (105.3% above)
7. Construction project managers and related professionals	£55,195	+£26,991 (95.7% above)
8. IT managers	£54,629	+£26,425 (93.7% above)
9. Programmers and software development professionals	£54,279	+£26,075 (92.5% above)
10. Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	£49,877	+£21,673 (76.8% above)
11. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£49,429	+£21,225 (75.3% above)
12. Management consultants and business analysts	£49,267	+£21,063 (74.7% above)
13. Specialist nurses	£48,666	+£20,462 (72.5% above)
14. Police officers (sergeant and below)	£48,045	+£19,841 (70.3% above)
15. Rail travel assistants	£47,622	+£19,418 (68.8% above)
16. Managers in transport and distribution	£45,905	+£17,701 (62.8% above)
17. Medical radiographers	£45,791	+£17,587 (62.4% above)
18. Engineering professionals n.e.c.	£45,705	+£17,501 (62.1% above)
19. Information technology professionals n.e.c.	£45,159	+£16,955 (60.1% above)
20. Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors	£45,000	+£16,796 (59.6% above)

About this data

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