Highest Paid Jobs in Neath Port Talbot / Castell-nedd Port Talbot

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — Wales region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the Wales region, which includes Neath Port Talbot / Castell-nedd Port Talbot. The average salary across all jobs in Neath Port Talbot / Castell-nedd Port Talbot is £30,055 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Specialist medical practitioners	£86,152	+£56,097 (186.6% above)
2. Head teachers and principals	£76,119	+£46,064 (153.3% above)
3. Business and financial project management professionals	£53,924	+£23,869 (79.4% above)
4. Quantity surveyors	£53,752	+£23,697 (78.8% above)
5. Sales accounts and business development managers	£52,223	+£22,168 (73.8% above)
6. Social services managers and directors	£51,651	+£21,596 (71.9% above)
7. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£49,827	+£19,772 (65.8% above)
8. Higher education teaching professionals	£48,809	+£18,754 (62.4% above)
9. Secondary education teaching professionals	£48,006	+£17,951 (59.7% above)
10. Purchasing managers and directors	£47,971	+£17,916 (59.6% above)
11. Production managers and directors in manufacturing	£47,944	+£17,889 (59.5% above)
12. Production and process engineers	£47,056	+£17,001 (56.6% above)
13. Police officers (sergeant and below)	£46,768	+£16,713 (55.6% above)
14. Paramedics	£46,767	+£16,712 (55.6% above)
15. Engineering project managers and project engineers	£46,626	+£16,571 (55.1% above)
16. Primary education teaching professionals	£46,291	+£16,236 (54.0% above)
17. IT managers	£45,970	+£15,915 (53.0% above)
18. Programmers and software development professionals	£45,942	+£15,887 (52.9% above)
19. Special needs education teaching professionals	£45,462	+£15,407 (51.3% above)
20. Rail travel assistants	£45,125	+£15,070 (50.1% above)

About this data

Occupation salaries cover the Wales region. The local average salary is specific to Neath Port Talbot / Castell-nedd Port Talbot. Source: ONS ASHE 2025.