Highest Paid Jobs in Ipswich

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — East region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the East region, which includes Ipswich. The average salary across all jobs in Ipswich is £30,605 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers	£83,444	+£52,839 (172.6% above)
2. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£81,143	+£50,538 (165.1% above)
3. Specialist medical practitioners	£79,305	+£48,700 (159.1% above)
4. Train and tram drivers	£75,608	+£45,003 (147.0% above)
5. Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	£69,486	+£38,881 (127.0% above)
6. Head teachers and principals	£66,126	+£35,521 (116.1% above)
7. Senior police officers	£65,326	+£34,721 (113.4% above)
8. Marketing and commercial managers	£62,752	+£32,147 (105.0% above)
9. Electrical engineers	£61,766	+£31,161 (101.8% above)
10. Programmers and software development professionals	£60,203	+£29,598 (96.7% above)
11. Public relations and communications directors	£60,131	+£29,526 (96.5% above)
12. Electronics engineers	£58,657	+£28,052 (91.7% above)
13. Production and process engineers	£56,302	+£25,697 (84.0% above)
14. Business and financial project management professionals	£55,820	+£25,215 (82.4% above)
15. Research and development (R&D) managers	£55,128	+£24,523 (80.1% above)
16. Human resource managers and directors	£54,912	+£24,307 (79.4% above)
17. Management consultants and business analysts	£54,867	+£24,262 (79.3% above)
18. Biochemists and biomedical scientists	£54,211	+£23,606 (77.1% above)
19. Rail construction and maintenance operatives	£54,210	+£23,605 (77.1% above)
20. Production managers and directors in construction	£53,874	+£23,269 (76.0% above)

About this data

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