Highest Paid Jobs in North Yorkshire UA

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — Yorkshire and The Humber region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the Yorkshire and The Humber region, which includes North Yorkshire UA. The average salary across all jobs in North Yorkshire UA is £29,288 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Specialist medical practitioners	£87,240	+£57,952 (197.9% above)
2. Head teachers and principals	£82,282	+£52,994 (180.9% above)
3. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£79,606	+£50,318 (171.8% above)
4. Financial and accounting technicians	£63,056	+£33,768 (115.3% above)
5. Generalist medical practitioners	£61,026	+£31,738 (108.4% above)
6. Purchasing managers and directors	£60,189	+£30,901 (105.5% above)
7. Electrical and electronic trades n.e.c.	£56,587	+£27,299 (93.2% above)
8. Solicitors and lawyers	£54,992	+£25,704 (87.8% above)
9. Cyber security professionals	£54,864	+£25,576 (87.3% above)
10. Rail transport operatives	£54,167	+£24,879 (84.9% above)
11. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£53,806	+£24,518 (83.7% above)
12. Health services and public health managers and directors	£52,783	+£23,495 (80.2% above)
13. Business and financial project management professionals	£52,022	+£22,734 (77.6% above)
14. IT project managers	£51,108	+£21,820 (74.5% above)
15. Financial managers and directors	£50,891	+£21,603 (73.8% above)
16. Production managers and directors in construction	£50,602	+£21,314 (72.8% above)
17. IT managers	£50,585	+£21,297 (72.7% above)
18. Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	£49,069	+£19,781 (67.5% above)
19. Sales accounts and business development managers	£48,877	+£19,589 (66.9% above)
20. Engineering project managers and project engineers	£48,838	+£19,550 (66.8% above)

About this data

Occupation salaries cover the Yorkshire and The Humber region. The local average salary is specific to North Yorkshire UA. Source: ONS ASHE 2025.