Highest Paid Jobs in Liverpool

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — North West region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the North West region, which includes Liverpool. The average salary across all jobs in Liverpool is £33,648 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Specialist medical practitioners	£83,567	+£49,919 (148.4% above)
2. Information technology directors	£80,828	+£47,180 (140.2% above)
3. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£79,816	+£46,168 (137.2% above)
4. Head teachers and principals	£74,657	+£41,009 (121.9% above)
5. Energy plant operatives	£63,662	+£30,014 (89.2% above)
6. Senior police officers	£63,614	+£29,966 (89.1% above)
7. Electrical engineers	£61,782	+£28,134 (83.6% above)
8. Financial managers and directors	£58,206	+£24,558 (73.0% above)
9. Business and financial project management professionals	£57,368	+£23,720 (70.5% above)
10. IT managers	£56,622	+£22,974 (68.3% above)
11. Production managers and directors in mining and energy	£55,896	+£22,248 (66.1% above)
12. Engineering project managers and project engineers	£55,767	+£22,119 (65.7% above)
13. Crane drivers	£53,511	+£19,863 (59.0% above)
14. Rail transport operatives	£53,103	+£19,455 (57.8% above)
15. Health services and public health managers and directors	£52,244	+£18,596 (55.3% above)
16. Sales accounts and business development managers	£52,074	+£18,426 (54.8% above)
17. Cyber security professionals	£51,954	+£18,306 (54.4% above)
18. Research and development (R&D) managers	£51,354	+£17,706 (52.6% above)
19. Generalist medical practitioners	£50,806	+£17,158 (51.0% above)
20. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£50,526	+£16,878 (50.2% above)

About this data

Occupation salaries cover the North West region. The local average salary is specific to Liverpool. Source: ONS ASHE 2025.