Highest Paid Jobs in Lancaster

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — North West region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the North West region, which includes Lancaster. The average salary across all jobs in Lancaster is £29,091 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Specialist medical practitioners	£83,567	+£54,476 (187.3% above)
2. Information technology directors	£80,828	+£51,737 (177.8% above)
3. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£79,816	+£50,725 (174.4% above)
4. Head teachers and principals	£74,657	+£45,566 (156.6% above)
5. Energy plant operatives	£63,662	+£34,571 (118.8% above)
6. Senior police officers	£63,614	+£34,523 (118.7% above)
7. Electrical engineers	£61,782	+£32,691 (112.4% above)
8. Financial managers and directors	£58,206	+£29,115 (100.1% above)
9. Business and financial project management professionals	£57,368	+£28,277 (97.2% above)
10. IT managers	£56,622	+£27,531 (94.6% above)
11. Production managers and directors in mining and energy	£55,896	+£26,805 (92.1% above)
12. Engineering project managers and project engineers	£55,767	+£26,676 (91.7% above)
13. Crane drivers	£53,511	+£24,420 (83.9% above)
14. Rail transport operatives	£53,103	+£24,012 (82.5% above)
15. Health services and public health managers and directors	£52,244	+£23,153 (79.6% above)
16. Sales accounts and business development managers	£52,074	+£22,983 (79.0% above)
17. Cyber security professionals	£51,954	+£22,863 (78.6% above)
18. Research and development (R&D) managers	£51,354	+£22,263 (76.5% above)
19. Generalist medical practitioners	£50,806	+£21,715 (74.6% above)
20. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£50,526	+£21,435 (73.7% above)

About this data

Occupation salaries cover the North West region. The local average salary is specific to Lancaster. Source: ONS ASHE 2025.