Highest Paid Jobs in High Peak

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — East Midlands region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the East Midlands region, which includes High Peak. The average salary across all jobs in High Peak is £28,463 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£76,175	+£47,712 (167.6% above)
2. Information technology directors	£71,620	+£43,157 (151.6% above)
3. Head teachers and principals	£60,776	+£32,313 (113.5% above)
4. Engineering project managers and project engineers	£58,303	+£29,840 (104.8% above)
5. Generalist medical practitioners	£55,331	+£26,868 (94.4% above)
6. Research and development (R&D) managers	£54,739	+£26,276 (92.3% above)
7. Business and financial project management professionals	£50,926	+£22,463 (78.9% above)
8. Production managers and directors in construction	£50,059	+£21,596 (75.9% above)
9. Production managers and directors in mining and energy	£50,015	+£21,552 (75.7% above)
10. IT network professionals	£49,974	+£21,511 (75.6% above)
11. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£49,892	+£21,429 (75.3% above)
12. Production managers and directors in manufacturing	£49,634	+£21,171 (74.4% above)
13. Sales accounts and business development managers	£49,330	+£20,867 (73.3% above)
14. Taxation experts	£49,293	+£20,830 (73.2% above)
15. IT managers	£49,070	+£20,607 (72.4% above)
16. Programmers and software development professionals	£48,744	+£20,281 (71.3% above)
17. Protective service associate professionals n.e.c.	£48,099	+£19,636 (69.0% above)
18. Social services managers and directors	£47,940	+£19,477 (68.4% above)
19. Construction and building trades supervisors	£47,592	+£19,129 (67.2% above)
20. Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors	£47,546	+£19,083 (67.0% above)

About this data

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