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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
OccupationMedian Salaryvs 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.