Highest Paid Jobs in Luton UA

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — East region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the East region, which includes Luton UA. The average salary across all jobs in Luton UA is £29,640 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers	£83,444	+£53,804 (181.5% above)
2. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£81,143	+£51,503 (173.8% above)
3. Specialist medical practitioners	£79,305	+£49,665 (167.6% above)
4. Train and tram drivers	£75,608	+£45,968 (155.1% above)
5. Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	£69,486	+£39,846 (134.4% above)
6. Head teachers and principals	£66,126	+£36,486 (123.1% above)
7. Senior police officers	£65,326	+£35,686 (120.4% above)
8. Marketing and commercial managers	£62,752	+£33,112 (111.7% above)
9. Electrical engineers	£61,766	+£32,126 (108.4% above)
10. Programmers and software development professionals	£60,203	+£30,563 (103.1% above)
11. Public relations and communications directors	£60,131	+£30,491 (102.9% above)
12. Electronics engineers	£58,657	+£29,017 (97.9% above)
13. Production and process engineers	£56,302	+£26,662 (90.0% above)
14. Business and financial project management professionals	£55,820	+£26,180 (88.3% above)
15. Research and development (R&D) managers	£55,128	+£25,488 (86.0% above)
16. Human resource managers and directors	£54,912	+£25,272 (85.3% above)
17. Management consultants and business analysts	£54,867	+£25,227 (85.1% above)
18. Biochemists and biomedical scientists	£54,211	+£24,571 (82.9% above)
19. Rail construction and maintenance operatives	£54,210	+£24,570 (82.9% above)
20. Production managers and directors in construction	£53,874	+£24,234 (81.8% above)

About this data

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