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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
OccupationMedian Salaryvs 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.