Highest Paid Jobs in Leicester UA

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — East Midlands region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the East Midlands region, which includes Leicester UA. The average salary across all jobs in Leicester UA is £29,411 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£76,175	+£46,764 (159.0% above)
2. Information technology directors	£71,620	+£42,209 (143.5% above)
3. Head teachers and principals	£60,776	+£31,365 (106.6% above)
4. Engineering project managers and project engineers	£58,303	+£28,892 (98.2% above)
5. Generalist medical practitioners	£55,331	+£25,920 (88.1% above)
6. Research and development (R&D) managers	£54,739	+£25,328 (86.1% above)
7. Business and financial project management professionals	£50,926	+£21,515 (73.2% above)
8. Production managers and directors in construction	£50,059	+£20,648 (70.2% above)
9. Production managers and directors in mining and energy	£50,015	+£20,604 (70.1% above)
10. IT network professionals	£49,974	+£20,563 (69.9% above)
11. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£49,892	+£20,481 (69.6% above)
12. Production managers and directors in manufacturing	£49,634	+£20,223 (68.8% above)
13. Sales accounts and business development managers	£49,330	+£19,919 (67.7% above)
14. Taxation experts	£49,293	+£19,882 (67.6% above)
15. IT managers	£49,070	+£19,659 (66.8% above)
16. Programmers and software development professionals	£48,744	+£19,333 (65.7% above)
17. Protective service associate professionals n.e.c.	£48,099	+£18,688 (63.5% above)
18. Social services managers and directors	£47,940	+£18,529 (63.0% above)
19. Construction and building trades supervisors	£47,592	+£18,181 (61.8% above)
20. Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors	£47,546	+£18,135 (61.7% above)

About this data

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