Highest Paid Jobs in Lewisham

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — London region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the London region, which includes Lewisham. The average salary across all jobs in Lewisham is £34,965 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers	£123,796	+£88,831 (254.1% above)
2. Chief executives and senior officials	£119,981	+£85,016 (243.1% above)
3. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£111,935	+£76,970 (220.1% above)
4. Financial managers and directors	£107,433	+£72,468 (207.3% above)
5. Information technology directors	£105,290	+£70,325 (201.1% above)
6. Specialist medical practitioners	£86,528	+£51,563 (147.5% above)
7. Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	£85,735	+£50,770 (145.2% above)
8. Public relations and communications directors	£81,699	+£46,734 (133.7% above)
9. Train and tram drivers	£77,889	+£42,924 (122.8% above)
10. Production managers and directors in manufacturing	£76,710	+£41,745 (119.4% above)
11. Solicitors and lawyers	£75,537	+£40,572 (116.0% above)
12. Programmers and software development professionals	£74,284	+£39,319 (112.5% above)
13. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£73,857	+£38,892 (111.2% above)
14. Head teachers and principals	£71,111	+£36,146 (103.4% above)
15. Purchasing managers and directors	£71,098	+£36,133 (103.3% above)
16. IT project managers	£68,827	+£33,862 (96.8% above)
17. Business and financial project management professionals	£67,915	+£32,950 (94.2% above)
18. Health services and public health managers and directors	£67,220	+£32,255 (92.2% above)
19. Human resource managers and directors	£66,725	+£31,760 (90.8% above)
20. Actuaries, economists and statisticians	£66,364	+£31,399 (89.8% above)

About this data

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