Highest Paid Jobs in Newham

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — London region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the London region, which includes Newham. The average salary across all jobs in Newham is £39,117 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers	£123,796	+£84,679 (216.5% above)
2. Chief executives and senior officials	£119,981	+£80,864 (206.7% above)
3. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£111,935	+£72,818 (186.2% above)
4. Financial managers and directors	£107,433	+£68,316 (174.6% above)
5. Information technology directors	£105,290	+£66,173 (169.2% above)
6. Specialist medical practitioners	£86,528	+£47,411 (121.2% above)
7. Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	£85,735	+£46,618 (119.2% above)
8. Public relations and communications directors	£81,699	+£42,582 (108.9% above)
9. Train and tram drivers	£77,889	+£38,772 (99.1% above)
10. Production managers and directors in manufacturing	£76,710	+£37,593 (96.1% above)
11. Solicitors and lawyers	£75,537	+£36,420 (93.1% above)
12. Programmers and software development professionals	£74,284	+£35,167 (89.9% above)
13. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£73,857	+£34,740 (88.8% above)
14. Head teachers and principals	£71,111	+£31,994 (81.8% above)
15. Purchasing managers and directors	£71,098	+£31,981 (81.8% above)
16. IT project managers	£68,827	+£29,710 (76.0% above)
17. Business and financial project management professionals	£67,915	+£28,798 (73.6% above)
18. Health services and public health managers and directors	£67,220	+£28,103 (71.8% above)
19. Human resource managers and directors	£66,725	+£27,608 (70.6% above)
20. Actuaries, economists and statisticians	£66,364	+£27,247 (69.7% above)

About this data

Occupation salaries cover the London region. The local average salary is specific to Newham. Source: ONS ASHE 2025.