Highest Paid Jobs in North Lanarkshire

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — Scotland region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the Scotland region, which includes North Lanarkshire. The average salary across all jobs in North Lanarkshire is £32,362 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Specialist medical practitioners	£114,012	+£81,650 (252.3% above)
2. Chief executives and senior officials	£87,808	+£55,446 (171.3% above)
3. Aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers	£83,364	+£51,002 (157.6% above)
4. Train and tram drivers	£70,367	+£38,005 (117.4% above)
5. Head teachers and principals	£67,633	+£35,271 (109.0% above)
6. Senior police officers	£65,529	+£33,167 (102.5% above)
7. Production managers and directors in mining and energy	£62,747	+£30,385 (93.9% above)
8. Clinical psychologists	£60,846	+£28,484 (88.0% above)
9. Paramedics	£59,371	+£27,009 (83.5% above)
10. Electrical engineers	£59,276	+£26,914 (83.2% above)
11. Business and financial project management professionals	£58,985	+£26,623 (82.3% above)
12. Production managers and directors in construction	£57,653	+£25,291 (78.2% above)
13. Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers	£56,764	+£24,402 (75.4% above)
14. Production managers and directors in manufacturing	£55,752	+£23,390 (72.3% above)
15. Financial managers and directors	£55,044	+£22,682 (70.1% above)
16. Sales accounts and business development managers	£54,813	+£22,451 (69.4% above)
17. Civil engineers	£54,668	+£22,306 (68.9% above)
18. Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors	£54,497	+£22,135 (68.4% above)
19. Pharmacists	£52,273	+£19,911 (61.5% above)
20. Quantity surveyors	£51,960	+£19,598 (60.6% above)

About this data

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