Highest Paid Jobs in Newark and Sherwood

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — East Midlands region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the East Midlands region, which includes Newark and Sherwood. The average salary across all jobs in Newark and Sherwood is £26,911 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£76,175	+£49,264 (183.1% above)
2. Information technology directors	£71,620	+£44,709 (166.1% above)
3. Head teachers and principals	£60,776	+£33,865 (125.8% above)
4. Engineering project managers and project engineers	£58,303	+£31,392 (116.7% above)
5. Generalist medical practitioners	£55,331	+£28,420 (105.6% above)
6. Research and development (R&D) managers	£54,739	+£27,828 (103.4% above)
7. Business and financial project management professionals	£50,926	+£24,015 (89.2% above)
8. Production managers and directors in construction	£50,059	+£23,148 (86.0% above)
9. Production managers and directors in mining and energy	£50,015	+£23,104 (85.9% above)
10. IT network professionals	£49,974	+£23,063 (85.7% above)
11. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£49,892	+£22,981 (85.4% above)
12. Production managers and directors in manufacturing	£49,634	+£22,723 (84.4% above)
13. Sales accounts and business development managers	£49,330	+£22,419 (83.3% above)
14. Taxation experts	£49,293	+£22,382 (83.2% above)
15. IT managers	£49,070	+£22,159 (82.3% above)
16. Programmers and software development professionals	£48,744	+£21,833 (81.1% above)
17. Protective service associate professionals n.e.c.	£48,099	+£21,188 (78.7% above)
18. Social services managers and directors	£47,940	+£21,029 (78.1% above)
19. Construction and building trades supervisors	£47,592	+£20,681 (76.8% above)
20. Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors	£47,546	+£20,635 (76.7% above)

About this data

Occupation salaries cover the East Midlands region. The local average salary is specific to Newark and Sherwood. Source: ONS ASHE 2025.