Highest Paid Jobs in Hillingdon

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — London region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the London region, which includes Hillingdon. The average salary across all jobs in Hillingdon is £37,941 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers	£123,796	+£85,855 (226.3% above)
2. Chief executives and senior officials	£119,981	+£82,040 (216.2% above)
3. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£111,935	+£73,994 (195.0% above)
4. Financial managers and directors	£107,433	+£69,492 (183.2% above)
5. Information technology directors	£105,290	+£67,349 (177.5% above)
6. Specialist medical practitioners	£86,528	+£48,587 (128.1% above)
7. Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	£85,735	+£47,794 (126.0% above)
8. Public relations and communications directors	£81,699	+£43,758 (115.3% above)
9. Train and tram drivers	£77,889	+£39,948 (105.3% above)
10. Production managers and directors in manufacturing	£76,710	+£38,769 (102.2% above)
11. Solicitors and lawyers	£75,537	+£37,596 (99.1% above)
12. Programmers and software development professionals	£74,284	+£36,343 (95.8% above)
13. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£73,857	+£35,916 (94.7% above)
14. Head teachers and principals	£71,111	+£33,170 (87.4% above)
15. Purchasing managers and directors	£71,098	+£33,157 (87.4% above)
16. IT project managers	£68,827	+£30,886 (81.4% above)
17. Business and financial project management professionals	£67,915	+£29,974 (79.0% above)
18. Health services and public health managers and directors	£67,220	+£29,279 (77.2% above)
19. Human resource managers and directors	£66,725	+£28,784 (75.9% above)
20. Actuaries, economists and statisticians	£66,364	+£28,423 (74.9% above)

About this data

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