Highest Paid Jobs in Norwich

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — East region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the East region, which includes Norwich. The average salary across all jobs in Norwich is £28,457 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers	£83,444	+£54,987 (193.2% above)
2. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£81,143	+£52,686 (185.1% above)
3. Specialist medical practitioners	£79,305	+£50,848 (178.7% above)
4. Train and tram drivers	£75,608	+£47,151 (165.7% above)
5. Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	£69,486	+£41,029 (144.2% above)
6. Head teachers and principals	£66,126	+£37,669 (132.4% above)
7. Senior police officers	£65,326	+£36,869 (129.6% above)
8. Marketing and commercial managers	£62,752	+£34,295 (120.5% above)
9. Electrical engineers	£61,766	+£33,309 (117.1% above)
10. Programmers and software development professionals	£60,203	+£31,746 (111.6% above)
11. Public relations and communications directors	£60,131	+£31,674 (111.3% above)
12. Electronics engineers	£58,657	+£30,200 (106.1% above)
13. Production and process engineers	£56,302	+£27,845 (97.8% above)
14. Business and financial project management professionals	£55,820	+£27,363 (96.2% above)
15. Research and development (R&D) managers	£55,128	+£26,671 (93.7% above)
16. Human resource managers and directors	£54,912	+£26,455 (93.0% above)
17. Management consultants and business analysts	£54,867	+£26,410 (92.8% above)
18. Biochemists and biomedical scientists	£54,211	+£25,754 (90.5% above)
19. Rail construction and maintenance operatives	£54,210	+£25,753 (90.5% above)
20. Production managers and directors in construction	£53,874	+£25,417 (89.3% above)

About this data

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