Highest Paid Jobs in Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — Wales region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the Wales region, which includes Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy. The average salary across all jobs in Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy is £32,805 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Specialist medical practitioners	£86,152	+£53,347 (162.6% above)
2. Head teachers and principals	£76,119	+£43,314 (132.0% above)
3. Business and financial project management professionals	£53,924	+£21,119 (64.4% above)
4. Quantity surveyors	£53,752	+£20,947 (63.9% above)
5. Sales accounts and business development managers	£52,223	+£19,418 (59.2% above)
6. Social services managers and directors	£51,651	+£18,846 (57.4% above)
7. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£49,827	+£17,022 (51.9% above)
8. Higher education teaching professionals	£48,809	+£16,004 (48.8% above)
9. Secondary education teaching professionals	£48,006	+£15,201 (46.3% above)
10. Purchasing managers and directors	£47,971	+£15,166 (46.2% above)
11. Production managers and directors in manufacturing	£47,944	+£15,139 (46.1% above)
12. Production and process engineers	£47,056	+£14,251 (43.4% above)
13. Police officers (sergeant and below)	£46,768	+£13,963 (42.6% above)
14. Paramedics	£46,767	+£13,962 (42.6% above)
15. Engineering project managers and project engineers	£46,626	+£13,821 (42.1% above)
16. Primary education teaching professionals	£46,291	+£13,486 (41.1% above)
17. IT managers	£45,970	+£13,165 (40.1% above)
18. Programmers and software development professionals	£45,942	+£13,137 (40.0% above)
19. Special needs education teaching professionals	£45,462	+£12,657 (38.6% above)
20. Rail travel assistants	£45,125	+£12,320 (37.6% above)

About this data

Occupation salaries cover the Wales region. The local average salary is specific to Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy. Source: ONS ASHE 2025.