Highest Paid Jobs in North Ayrshire

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — Scotland region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the Scotland region, which includes North Ayrshire. The average salary across all jobs in North Ayrshire is £35,473 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Specialist medical practitioners	£114,012	+£78,539 (221.4% above)
2. Chief executives and senior officials	£87,808	+£52,335 (147.5% above)
3. Aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers	£83,364	+£47,891 (135.0% above)
4. Train and tram drivers	£70,367	+£34,894 (98.4% above)
5. Head teachers and principals	£67,633	+£32,160 (90.7% above)
6. Senior police officers	£65,529	+£30,056 (84.7% above)
7. Production managers and directors in mining and energy	£62,747	+£27,274 (76.9% above)
8. Clinical psychologists	£60,846	+£25,373 (71.5% above)
9. Paramedics	£59,371	+£23,898 (67.4% above)
10. Electrical engineers	£59,276	+£23,803 (67.1% above)
11. Business and financial project management professionals	£58,985	+£23,512 (66.3% above)
12. Production managers and directors in construction	£57,653	+£22,180 (62.5% above)
13. Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers	£56,764	+£21,291 (60.0% above)
14. Production managers and directors in manufacturing	£55,752	+£20,279 (57.2% above)
15. Financial managers and directors	£55,044	+£19,571 (55.2% above)
16. Sales accounts and business development managers	£54,813	+£19,340 (54.5% above)
17. Civil engineers	£54,668	+£19,195 (54.1% above)
18. Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors	£54,497	+£19,024 (53.6% above)
19. Pharmacists	£52,273	+£16,800 (47.4% above)
20. Quantity surveyors	£51,960	+£16,487 (46.5% above)

About this data

Occupation salaries cover the Scotland region. The local average salary is specific to North Ayrshire. Source: ONS ASHE 2025.