Highest Paid Jobs in Maidstone

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — South East region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the South East region, which includes Maidstone. The average salary across all jobs in Maidstone is £31,986 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Information technology directors	£95,391	+£63,405 (198.2% above)
2. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£85,122	+£53,136 (166.1% above)
3. Specialist medical practitioners	£78,811	+£46,825 (146.4% above)
4. Train and tram drivers	£76,715	+£44,729 (139.8% above)
5. Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	£76,511	+£44,525 (139.2% above)
6. Rail transport operatives	£69,191	+£37,205 (116.3% above)
7. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£67,902	+£35,916 (112.3% above)
8. Head teachers and principals	£67,377	+£35,391 (110.6% above)
9. Human resource managers and directors	£63,289	+£31,303 (97.9% above)
10. Sales accounts and business development managers	£60,881	+£28,895 (90.3% above)
11. IT project managers	£60,219	+£28,233 (88.3% above)
12. Business and financial project management professionals	£58,958	+£26,972 (84.3% above)
13. IT managers	£58,877	+£26,891 (84.1% above)
14. Financial managers and directors	£56,396	+£24,410 (76.3% above)
15. Electrical engineers	£56,004	+£24,018 (75.1% above)
16. Production managers and directors in construction	£55,996	+£24,010 (75.1% above)
17. Health services and public health managers and directors	£55,567	+£23,581 (73.7% above)
18. IT quality and testing professionals	£55,001	+£23,015 (72.0% above)
19. Purchasing managers and directors	£54,694	+£22,708 (71.0% above)
20. Civil engineers	£54,499	+£22,513 (70.4% above)

About this data

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