Highest Paid Jobs in New Forest

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — South East region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the South East region, which includes New Forest. The average salary across all jobs in New Forest is £30,071 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Information technology directors	£95,391	+£65,320 (217.2% above)
2. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£85,122	+£55,051 (183.1% above)
3. Specialist medical practitioners	£78,811	+£48,740 (162.1% above)
4. Train and tram drivers	£76,715	+£46,644 (155.1% above)
5. Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	£76,511	+£46,440 (154.4% above)
6. Rail transport operatives	£69,191	+£39,120 (130.1% above)
7. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£67,902	+£37,831 (125.8% above)
8. Head teachers and principals	£67,377	+£37,306 (124.1% above)
9. Human resource managers and directors	£63,289	+£33,218 (110.5% above)
10. Sales accounts and business development managers	£60,881	+£30,810 (102.5% above)
11. IT project managers	£60,219	+£30,148 (100.3% above)
12. Business and financial project management professionals	£58,958	+£28,887 (96.1% above)
13. IT managers	£58,877	+£28,806 (95.8% above)
14. Financial managers and directors	£56,396	+£26,325 (87.5% above)
15. Electrical engineers	£56,004	+£25,933 (86.2% above)
16. Production managers and directors in construction	£55,996	+£25,925 (86.2% above)
17. Health services and public health managers and directors	£55,567	+£25,496 (84.8% above)
18. IT quality and testing professionals	£55,001	+£24,930 (82.9% above)
19. Purchasing managers and directors	£54,694	+£24,623 (81.9% above)
20. Civil engineers	£54,499	+£24,428 (81.2% above)

About this data

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