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Highest Paid Jobs in Merton

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — London region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the London region, which includes Merton. The average salary across all jobs in Merton is £32,983 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
OccupationMedian Salaryvs Local Average
1. Aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers £123,796 +£90,813 (275.3% above)
2. Chief executives and senior officials £119,981 +£86,998 (263.8% above)
3. Marketing, sales and advertising directors £111,935 +£78,952 (239.4% above)
4. Financial managers and directors £107,433 +£74,450 (225.7% above)
5. Information technology directors £105,290 +£72,307 (219.2% above)
6. Specialist medical practitioners £86,528 +£53,545 (162.3% above)
7. Functional managers and directors n.e.c. £85,735 +£52,752 (159.9% above)
8. Public relations and communications directors £81,699 +£48,716 (147.7% above)
9. Train and tram drivers £77,889 +£44,906 (136.1% above)
10. Production managers and directors in manufacturing £76,710 +£43,727 (132.6% above)
11. Solicitors and lawyers £75,537 +£42,554 (129.0% above)
12. Programmers and software development professionals £74,284 +£41,301 (125.2% above)
13. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers £73,857 +£40,874 (123.9% above)
14. Head teachers and principals £71,111 +£38,128 (115.6% above)
15. Purchasing managers and directors £71,098 +£38,115 (115.6% above)
16. IT project managers £68,827 +£35,844 (108.7% above)
17. Business and financial project management professionals £67,915 +£34,932 (105.9% above)
18. Health services and public health managers and directors £67,220 +£34,237 (103.8% above)
19. Human resource managers and directors £66,725 +£33,742 (102.3% above)
20. Actuaries, economists and statisticians £66,364 +£33,381 (101.2% above)

About this data

Occupation salaries cover the London region. The local average salary is specific to Merton. Source: ONS ASHE 2025.