Highest Paid Jobs in Islington

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — London region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the London region, which includes Islington. The average salary across all jobs in Islington is £49,624 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers	£123,796	+£74,172 (149.5% above)
2. Chief executives and senior officials	£119,981	+£70,357 (141.8% above)
3. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£111,935	+£62,311 (125.6% above)
4. Financial managers and directors	£107,433	+£57,809 (116.5% above)
5. Information technology directors	£105,290	+£55,666 (112.2% above)
6. Specialist medical practitioners	£86,528	+£36,904 (74.4% above)
7. Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	£85,735	+£36,111 (72.8% above)
8. Public relations and communications directors	£81,699	+£32,075 (64.6% above)
9. Train and tram drivers	£77,889	+£28,265 (57.0% above)
10. Production managers and directors in manufacturing	£76,710	+£27,086 (54.6% above)
11. Solicitors and lawyers	£75,537	+£25,913 (52.2% above)
12. Programmers and software development professionals	£74,284	+£24,660 (49.7% above)
13. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£73,857	+£24,233 (48.8% above)
14. Head teachers and principals	£71,111	+£21,487 (43.3% above)
15. Purchasing managers and directors	£71,098	+£21,474 (43.3% above)
16. IT project managers	£68,827	+£19,203 (38.7% above)
17. Business and financial project management professionals	£67,915	+£18,291 (36.9% above)
18. Health services and public health managers and directors	£67,220	+£17,596 (35.5% above)
19. Human resource managers and directors	£66,725	+£17,101 (34.5% above)
20. Actuaries, economists and statisticians	£66,364	+£16,740 (33.7% above)

About this data

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