Highest Paid Jobs in Mid Sussex

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — South East region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the South East region, which includes Mid Sussex. The average salary across all jobs in Mid Sussex is £31,401 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Information technology directors	£95,391	+£63,990 (203.8% above)
2. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£85,122	+£53,721 (171.1% above)
3. Specialist medical practitioners	£78,811	+£47,410 (151.0% above)
4. Train and tram drivers	£76,715	+£45,314 (144.3% above)
5. Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	£76,511	+£45,110 (143.7% above)
6. Rail transport operatives	£69,191	+£37,790 (120.3% above)
7. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£67,902	+£36,501 (116.2% above)
8. Head teachers and principals	£67,377	+£35,976 (114.6% above)
9. Human resource managers and directors	£63,289	+£31,888 (101.6% above)
10. Sales accounts and business development managers	£60,881	+£29,480 (93.9% above)
11. IT project managers	£60,219	+£28,818 (91.8% above)
12. Business and financial project management professionals	£58,958	+£27,557 (87.8% above)
13. IT managers	£58,877	+£27,476 (87.5% above)
14. Financial managers and directors	£56,396	+£24,995 (79.6% above)
15. Electrical engineers	£56,004	+£24,603 (78.4% above)
16. Production managers and directors in construction	£55,996	+£24,595 (78.3% above)
17. Health services and public health managers and directors	£55,567	+£24,166 (77.0% above)
18. IT quality and testing professionals	£55,001	+£23,600 (75.2% above)
19. Purchasing managers and directors	£54,694	+£23,293 (74.2% above)
20. Civil engineers	£54,499	+£23,098 (73.6% above)

About this data

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