Highest Paid Jobs in Melton

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — East Midlands region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the East Midlands region, which includes Melton. The average salary across all jobs in Melton is £26,700 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£76,175	+£49,475 (185.3% above)
2. Information technology directors	£71,620	+£44,920 (168.2% above)
3. Head teachers and principals	£60,776	+£34,076 (127.6% above)
4. Engineering project managers and project engineers	£58,303	+£31,603 (118.4% above)
5. Generalist medical practitioners	£55,331	+£28,631 (107.2% above)
6. Research and development (R&D) managers	£54,739	+£28,039 (105.0% above)
7. Business and financial project management professionals	£50,926	+£24,226 (90.7% above)
8. Production managers and directors in construction	£50,059	+£23,359 (87.5% above)
9. Production managers and directors in mining and energy	£50,015	+£23,315 (87.3% above)
10. IT network professionals	£49,974	+£23,274 (87.2% above)
11. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£49,892	+£23,192 (86.9% above)
12. Production managers and directors in manufacturing	£49,634	+£22,934 (85.9% above)
13. Sales accounts and business development managers	£49,330	+£22,630 (84.8% above)
14. Taxation experts	£49,293	+£22,593 (84.6% above)
15. IT managers	£49,070	+£22,370 (83.8% above)
16. Programmers and software development professionals	£48,744	+£22,044 (82.6% above)
17. Protective service associate professionals n.e.c.	£48,099	+£21,399 (80.1% above)
18. Social services managers and directors	£47,940	+£21,240 (79.6% above)
19. Construction and building trades supervisors	£47,592	+£20,892 (78.2% above)
20. Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors	£47,546	+£20,846 (78.1% above)

About this data

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