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Highest Paid Jobs in North West Leicestershire

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — East Midlands region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the East Midlands region, which includes North West Leicestershire. The average salary across all jobs in North West Leicestershire is £30,034 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
OccupationMedian Salaryvs Local Average
1. Marketing, sales and advertising directors £76,175 +£46,141 (153.6% above)
2. Information technology directors £71,620 +£41,586 (138.5% above)
3. Head teachers and principals £60,776 +£30,742 (102.4% above)
4. Engineering project managers and project engineers £58,303 +£28,269 (94.1% above)
5. Generalist medical practitioners £55,331 +£25,297 (84.2% above)
6. Research and development (R&D) managers £54,739 +£24,705 (82.3% above)
7. Business and financial project management professionals £50,926 +£20,892 (69.6% above)
8. Production managers and directors in construction £50,059 +£20,025 (66.7% above)
9. Production managers and directors in mining and energy £50,015 +£19,981 (66.5% above)
10. IT network professionals £49,974 +£19,940 (66.4% above)
11. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers £49,892 +£19,858 (66.1% above)
12. Production managers and directors in manufacturing £49,634 +£19,600 (65.3% above)
13. Sales accounts and business development managers £49,330 +£19,296 (64.2% above)
14. Taxation experts £49,293 +£19,259 (64.1% above)
15. IT managers £49,070 +£19,036 (63.4% above)
16. Programmers and software development professionals £48,744 +£18,710 (62.3% above)
17. Protective service associate professionals n.e.c. £48,099 +£18,065 (60.1% above)
18. Social services managers and directors £47,940 +£17,906 (59.6% above)
19. Construction and building trades supervisors £47,592 +£17,558 (58.5% above)
20. Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors £47,546 +£17,512 (58.3% above)

About this data

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