Highest Paid Jobs in Lewes

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — South East region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the South East region, which includes Lewes. The average salary across all jobs in Lewes is £32,287 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Information technology directors	£95,391	+£63,104 (195.4% above)
2. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£85,122	+£52,835 (163.6% above)
3. Specialist medical practitioners	£78,811	+£46,524 (144.1% above)
4. Train and tram drivers	£76,715	+£44,428 (137.6% above)
5. Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	£76,511	+£44,224 (137.0% above)
6. Rail transport operatives	£69,191	+£36,904 (114.3% above)
7. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£67,902	+£35,615 (110.3% above)
8. Head teachers and principals	£67,377	+£35,090 (108.7% above)
9. Human resource managers and directors	£63,289	+£31,002 (96.0% above)
10. Sales accounts and business development managers	£60,881	+£28,594 (88.6% above)
11. IT project managers	£60,219	+£27,932 (86.5% above)
12. Business and financial project management professionals	£58,958	+£26,671 (82.6% above)
13. IT managers	£58,877	+£26,590 (82.4% above)
14. Financial managers and directors	£56,396	+£24,109 (74.7% above)
15. Electrical engineers	£56,004	+£23,717 (73.5% above)
16. Production managers and directors in construction	£55,996	+£23,709 (73.4% above)
17. Health services and public health managers and directors	£55,567	+£23,280 (72.1% above)
18. IT quality and testing professionals	£55,001	+£22,714 (70.4% above)
19. Purchasing managers and directors	£54,694	+£22,407 (69.4% above)
20. Civil engineers	£54,499	+£22,212 (68.8% above)

About this data

Occupation salaries cover the South East region. The local average salary is specific to Lewes. Source: ONS ASHE 2025.