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Highest Paid Jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — North East region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the North East region, which includes Newcastle upon Tyne. The average salary across all jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne is £31,786 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
OccupationMedian Salaryvs Local Average
1. Aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers £72,472 +£40,686 (128.0% above)
2. Information technology directors £72,018 +£40,232 (126.6% above)
3. Head teachers and principals £71,526 +£39,740 (125.0% above)
4. Rail transport operatives £61,477 +£29,691 (93.4% above)
5. Research and development (R&D) managers £60,883 +£29,097 (91.5% above)
6. Sales accounts and business development managers £57,895 +£26,109 (82.1% above)
7. Construction project managers and related professionals £55,195 +£23,409 (73.6% above)
8. IT managers £54,629 +£22,843 (71.9% above)
9. Programmers and software development professionals £54,279 +£22,493 (70.8% above)
10. Functional managers and directors n.e.c. £49,877 +£18,091 (56.9% above)
11. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers £49,429 +£17,643 (55.5% above)
12. Management consultants and business analysts £49,267 +£17,481 (55.0% above)
13. Specialist nurses £48,666 +£16,880 (53.1% above)
14. Police officers (sergeant and below) £48,045 +£16,259 (51.2% above)
15. Rail travel assistants £47,622 +£15,836 (49.8% above)
16. Managers in transport and distribution £45,905 +£14,119 (44.4% above)
17. Medical radiographers £45,791 +£14,005 (44.1% above)
18. Engineering professionals n.e.c. £45,705 +£13,919 (43.8% above)
19. Information technology professionals n.e.c. £45,159 +£13,373 (42.1% above)
20. Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors £45,000 +£13,214 (41.6% above)

About this data

Occupation salaries cover the North East region. The local average salary is specific to Newcastle upon Tyne. Source: ONS ASHE 2025.