Highest Paid Jobs in Newport / Casnewydd

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — Wales region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the Wales region, which includes Newport / Casnewydd. The average salary across all jobs in Newport / Casnewydd is £32,340 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Specialist medical practitioners	£86,152	+£53,812 (166.4% above)
2. Head teachers and principals	£76,119	+£43,779 (135.4% above)
3. Business and financial project management professionals	£53,924	+£21,584 (66.7% above)
4. Quantity surveyors	£53,752	+£21,412 (66.2% above)
5. Sales accounts and business development managers	£52,223	+£19,883 (61.5% above)
6. Social services managers and directors	£51,651	+£19,311 (59.7% above)
7. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£49,827	+£17,487 (54.1% above)
8. Higher education teaching professionals	£48,809	+£16,469 (50.9% above)
9. Secondary education teaching professionals	£48,006	+£15,666 (48.4% above)
10. Purchasing managers and directors	£47,971	+£15,631 (48.3% above)
11. Production managers and directors in manufacturing	£47,944	+£15,604 (48.2% above)
12. Production and process engineers	£47,056	+£14,716 (45.5% above)
13. Police officers (sergeant and below)	£46,768	+£14,428 (44.6% above)
14. Paramedics	£46,767	+£14,427 (44.6% above)
15. Engineering project managers and project engineers	£46,626	+£14,286 (44.2% above)
16. Primary education teaching professionals	£46,291	+£13,951 (43.1% above)
17. IT managers	£45,970	+£13,630 (42.1% above)
18. Programmers and software development professionals	£45,942	+£13,602 (42.1% above)
19. Special needs education teaching professionals	£45,462	+£13,122 (40.6% above)
20. Rail travel assistants	£45,125	+£12,785 (39.5% above)

About this data

Occupation salaries cover the Wales region. The local average salary is specific to Newport / Casnewydd. Source: ONS ASHE 2025.