Highest Paid Jobs in Lincoln

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — East Midlands region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the East Midlands region, which includes Lincoln. The average salary across all jobs in Lincoln is £29,482 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£76,175	+£46,693 (158.4% above)
2. Information technology directors	£71,620	+£42,138 (142.9% above)
3. Head teachers and principals	£60,776	+£31,294 (106.1% above)
4. Engineering project managers and project engineers	£58,303	+£28,821 (97.8% above)
5. Generalist medical practitioners	£55,331	+£25,849 (87.7% above)
6. Research and development (R&D) managers	£54,739	+£25,257 (85.7% above)
7. Business and financial project management professionals	£50,926	+£21,444 (72.7% above)
8. Production managers and directors in construction	£50,059	+£20,577 (69.8% above)
9. Production managers and directors in mining and energy	£50,015	+£20,533 (69.6% above)
10. IT network professionals	£49,974	+£20,492 (69.5% above)
11. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£49,892	+£20,410 (69.2% above)
12. Production managers and directors in manufacturing	£49,634	+£20,152 (68.4% above)
13. Sales accounts and business development managers	£49,330	+£19,848 (67.3% above)
14. Taxation experts	£49,293	+£19,811 (67.2% above)
15. IT managers	£49,070	+£19,588 (66.4% above)
16. Programmers and software development professionals	£48,744	+£19,262 (65.3% above)
17. Protective service associate professionals n.e.c.	£48,099	+£18,617 (63.1% above)
18. Social services managers and directors	£47,940	+£18,458 (62.6% above)
19. Construction and building trades supervisors	£47,592	+£18,110 (61.4% above)
20. Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors	£47,546	+£18,064 (61.3% above)

About this data

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