Highest Paid Jobs in North Hertfordshire

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — East region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the East region, which includes North Hertfordshire. The average salary across all jobs in North Hertfordshire is £33,409 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers	£83,444	+£50,035 (149.8% above)
2. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£81,143	+£47,734 (142.9% above)
3. Specialist medical practitioners	£79,305	+£45,896 (137.4% above)
4. Train and tram drivers	£75,608	+£42,199 (126.3% above)
5. Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	£69,486	+£36,077 (108.0% above)
6. Head teachers and principals	£66,126	+£32,717 (97.9% above)
7. Senior police officers	£65,326	+£31,917 (95.5% above)
8. Marketing and commercial managers	£62,752	+£29,343 (87.8% above)
9. Electrical engineers	£61,766	+£28,357 (84.9% above)
10. Programmers and software development professionals	£60,203	+£26,794 (80.2% above)
11. Public relations and communications directors	£60,131	+£26,722 (80.0% above)
12. Electronics engineers	£58,657	+£25,248 (75.6% above)
13. Production and process engineers	£56,302	+£22,893 (68.5% above)
14. Business and financial project management professionals	£55,820	+£22,411 (67.1% above)
15. Research and development (R&D) managers	£55,128	+£21,719 (65.0% above)
16. Human resource managers and directors	£54,912	+£21,503 (64.4% above)
17. Management consultants and business analysts	£54,867	+£21,458 (64.2% above)
18. Biochemists and biomedical scientists	£54,211	+£20,802 (62.3% above)
19. Rail construction and maintenance operatives	£54,210	+£20,801 (62.3% above)
20. Production managers and directors in construction	£53,874	+£20,465 (61.3% above)

About this data

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