Highest Paid Jobs in Hastings

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — South East region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the South East region, which includes Hastings. The average salary across all jobs in Hastings is £29,383 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Information technology directors	£95,391	+£66,008 (224.6% above)
2. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£85,122	+£55,739 (189.7% above)
3. Specialist medical practitioners	£78,811	+£49,428 (168.2% above)
4. Train and tram drivers	£76,715	+£47,332 (161.1% above)
5. Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	£76,511	+£47,128 (160.4% above)
6. Rail transport operatives	£69,191	+£39,808 (135.5% above)
7. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£67,902	+£38,519 (131.1% above)
8. Head teachers and principals	£67,377	+£37,994 (129.3% above)
9. Human resource managers and directors	£63,289	+£33,906 (115.4% above)
10. Sales accounts and business development managers	£60,881	+£31,498 (107.2% above)
11. IT project managers	£60,219	+£30,836 (104.9% above)
12. Business and financial project management professionals	£58,958	+£29,575 (100.7% above)
13. IT managers	£58,877	+£29,494 (100.4% above)
14. Financial managers and directors	£56,396	+£27,013 (91.9% above)
15. Electrical engineers	£56,004	+£26,621 (90.6% above)
16. Production managers and directors in construction	£55,996	+£26,613 (90.6% above)
17. Health services and public health managers and directors	£55,567	+£26,184 (89.1% above)
18. IT quality and testing professionals	£55,001	+£25,618 (87.2% above)
19. Purchasing managers and directors	£54,694	+£25,311 (86.1% above)
20. Civil engineers	£54,499	+£25,116 (85.5% above)

About this data

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