Highest Paid Jobs in Newcastle-under-Lyme

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — West Midlands region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the West Midlands region, which includes Newcastle-under-Lyme. The average salary across all jobs in Newcastle-under-Lyme is £27,238 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£79,812	+£52,574 (193.0% above)
2. Barristers and judges	£68,676	+£41,438 (152.1% above)
3. Train and tram drivers	£67,428	+£40,190 (147.6% above)
4. Managers and directors in the creative industries	£66,195	+£38,957 (143.0% above)
5. Rail transport operatives	£63,779	+£36,541 (134.2% above)
6. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£62,074	+£34,836 (127.9% above)
7. Research and development (R&D) managers	£61,923	+£34,685 (127.3% above)
8. Generalist medical practitioners	£59,169	+£31,931 (117.2% above)
9. Taxation experts	£57,822	+£30,584 (112.3% above)
10. Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c.	£57,568	+£30,330 (111.4% above)
11. Business and financial project management professionals	£57,264	+£30,026 (110.2% above)
12. Civil engineers	£56,066	+£28,828 (105.8% above)
13. Production managers and directors in construction	£54,525	+£27,287 (100.2% above)
14. Sales accounts and business development managers	£54,240	+£27,002 (99.1% above)
15. Financial managers and directors	£52,149	+£24,911 (91.5% above)
16. Marketing and commercial managers	£51,700	+£24,462 (89.8% above)
17. Clinical psychologists	£51,685	+£24,447 (89.8% above)
18. Human resource managers and directors	£51,662	+£24,424 (89.7% above)
19. Engineering project managers and project engineers	£51,569	+£24,331 (89.3% above)
20. IT managers	£49,994	+£22,756 (83.5% above)

About this data

Occupation salaries cover the West Midlands region. The local average salary is specific to Newcastle-under-Lyme. Source: ONS ASHE 2025.