Highest Paid Jobs in North Somerset UA

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — South West region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the South West region, which includes North Somerset UA. The average salary across all jobs in North Somerset UA is £28,749 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£74,712	+£45,963 (159.9% above)
2. Cyber security professionals	£73,291	+£44,542 (154.9% above)
3. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£66,327	+£37,578 (130.7% above)
4. Head teachers and principals	£65,735	+£36,986 (128.7% above)
5. Senior police officers	£64,975	+£36,226 (126.0% above)
6. Research and development (R&D) managers	£59,333	+£30,584 (106.4% above)
7. Sales accounts and business development managers	£55,579	+£26,830 (93.3% above)
8. Civil engineers	£55,472	+£26,723 (93.0% above)
9. Electrical engineers	£54,986	+£26,237 (91.3% above)
10. Health care practice managers	£54,592	+£25,843 (89.9% above)
11. Business and financial project management professionals	£53,765	+£25,016 (87.0% above)
12. Human resource managers and directors	£52,370	+£23,621 (82.2% above)
13. Mechanical engineers	£51,657	+£22,908 (79.7% above)
14. Programmers and software development professionals	£51,631	+£22,882 (79.6% above)
15. Production managers and directors in construction	£50,000	+£21,251 (73.9% above)
16. Purchasing managers and directors	£49,504	+£20,755 (72.2% above)
17. Engineering project managers and project engineers	£48,988	+£20,239 (70.4% above)
18. Financial managers and directors	£48,756	+£20,007 (69.6% above)
19. Engineering technicians	£48,621	+£19,872 (69.1% above)
20. Production managers and directors in manufacturing	£48,113	+£19,364 (67.4% above)

About this data

Occupation salaries cover the South West region. The local average salary is specific to North Somerset UA. Source: ONS ASHE 2025.