Highest Paid Jobs in Mid Devon

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — South West region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the South West region, which includes Mid Devon. The average salary across all jobs in Mid Devon is £29,224 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£74,712	+£45,488 (155.7% above)
2. Cyber security professionals	£73,291	+£44,067 (150.8% above)
3. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£66,327	+£37,103 (127.0% above)
4. Head teachers and principals	£65,735	+£36,511 (124.9% above)
5. Senior police officers	£64,975	+£35,751 (122.3% above)
6. Research and development (R&D) managers	£59,333	+£30,109 (103.0% above)
7. Sales accounts and business development managers	£55,579	+£26,355 (90.2% above)
8. Civil engineers	£55,472	+£26,248 (89.8% above)
9. Electrical engineers	£54,986	+£25,762 (88.2% above)
10. Health care practice managers	£54,592	+£25,368 (86.8% above)
11. Business and financial project management professionals	£53,765	+£24,541 (84.0% above)
12. Human resource managers and directors	£52,370	+£23,146 (79.2% above)
13. Mechanical engineers	£51,657	+£22,433 (76.8% above)
14. Programmers and software development professionals	£51,631	+£22,407 (76.7% above)
15. Production managers and directors in construction	£50,000	+£20,776 (71.1% above)
16. Purchasing managers and directors	£49,504	+£20,280 (69.4% above)
17. Engineering project managers and project engineers	£48,988	+£19,764 (67.6% above)
18. Financial managers and directors	£48,756	+£19,532 (66.8% above)
19. Engineering technicians	£48,621	+£19,397 (66.4% above)
20. Production managers and directors in manufacturing	£48,113	+£18,889 (64.6% above)

About this data

Occupation salaries cover the South West region. The local average salary is specific to Mid Devon. Source: ONS ASHE 2025.