Highest Paid Jobs in Kensington and Chelsea

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — London region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the London region, which includes Kensington and Chelsea. The average salary across all jobs in Kensington and Chelsea is £38,541 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers	£123,796	+£85,255 (221.2% above)
2. Chief executives and senior officials	£119,981	+£81,440 (211.3% above)
3. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£111,935	+£73,394 (190.4% above)
4. Financial managers and directors	£107,433	+£68,892 (178.7% above)
5. Information technology directors	£105,290	+£66,749 (173.2% above)
6. Specialist medical practitioners	£86,528	+£47,987 (124.5% above)
7. Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	£85,735	+£47,194 (122.5% above)
8. Public relations and communications directors	£81,699	+£43,158 (112.0% above)
9. Train and tram drivers	£77,889	+£39,348 (102.1% above)
10. Production managers and directors in manufacturing	£76,710	+£38,169 (99.0% above)
11. Solicitors and lawyers	£75,537	+£36,996 (96.0% above)
12. Programmers and software development professionals	£74,284	+£35,743 (92.7% above)
13. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£73,857	+£35,316 (91.6% above)
14. Head teachers and principals	£71,111	+£32,570 (84.5% above)
15. Purchasing managers and directors	£71,098	+£32,557 (84.5% above)
16. IT project managers	£68,827	+£30,286 (78.6% above)
17. Business and financial project management professionals	£67,915	+£29,374 (76.2% above)
18. Health services and public health managers and directors	£67,220	+£28,679 (74.4% above)
19. Human resource managers and directors	£66,725	+£28,184 (73.1% above)
20. Actuaries, economists and statisticians	£66,364	+£27,823 (72.2% above)

About this data

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