Highest Paid Jobs in Nottingham UA

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — East Midlands region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the East Midlands region, which includes Nottingham UA. The average salary across all jobs in Nottingham UA is £29,144 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£76,175	+£47,031 (161.4% above)
2. Information technology directors	£71,620	+£42,476 (145.7% above)
3. Head teachers and principals	£60,776	+£31,632 (108.5% above)
4. Engineering project managers and project engineers	£58,303	+£29,159 (100.1% above)
5. Generalist medical practitioners	£55,331	+£26,187 (89.9% above)
6. Research and development (R&D) managers	£54,739	+£25,595 (87.8% above)
7. Business and financial project management professionals	£50,926	+£21,782 (74.7% above)
8. Production managers and directors in construction	£50,059	+£20,915 (71.8% above)
9. Production managers and directors in mining and energy	£50,015	+£20,871 (71.6% above)
10. IT network professionals	£49,974	+£20,830 (71.5% above)
11. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£49,892	+£20,748 (71.2% above)
12. Production managers and directors in manufacturing	£49,634	+£20,490 (70.3% above)
13. Sales accounts and business development managers	£49,330	+£20,186 (69.3% above)
14. Taxation experts	£49,293	+£20,149 (69.1% above)
15. IT managers	£49,070	+£19,926 (68.4% above)
16. Programmers and software development professionals	£48,744	+£19,600 (67.3% above)
17. Protective service associate professionals n.e.c.	£48,099	+£18,955 (65.0% above)
18. Social services managers and directors	£47,940	+£18,796 (64.5% above)
19. Construction and building trades supervisors	£47,592	+£18,448 (63.3% above)
20. Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors	£47,546	+£18,402 (63.1% above)

About this data

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