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
Occupation	Median Salary	vs 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.