Highest Paid Jobs in Oadby and Wigston

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — East Midlands region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the East Midlands region, which includes Oadby and Wigston. The average salary across all jobs in Oadby and Wigston is £23,103 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£76,175	+£53,072 (229.7% above)
2. Information technology directors	£71,620	+£48,517 (210.0% above)
3. Head teachers and principals	£60,776	+£37,673 (163.1% above)
4. Engineering project managers and project engineers	£58,303	+£35,200 (152.4% above)
5. Generalist medical practitioners	£55,331	+£32,228 (139.5% above)
6. Research and development (R&D) managers	£54,739	+£31,636 (136.9% above)
7. Business and financial project management professionals	£50,926	+£27,823 (120.4% above)
8. Production managers and directors in construction	£50,059	+£26,956 (116.7% above)
9. Production managers and directors in mining and energy	£50,015	+£26,912 (116.5% above)
10. IT network professionals	£49,974	+£26,871 (116.3% above)
11. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£49,892	+£26,789 (116.0% above)
12. Production managers and directors in manufacturing	£49,634	+£26,531 (114.8% above)
13. Sales accounts and business development managers	£49,330	+£26,227 (113.5% above)
14. Taxation experts	£49,293	+£26,190 (113.4% above)
15. IT managers	£49,070	+£25,967 (112.4% above)
16. Programmers and software development professionals	£48,744	+£25,641 (111.0% above)
17. Protective service associate professionals n.e.c.	£48,099	+£24,996 (108.2% above)
18. Social services managers and directors	£47,940	+£24,837 (107.5% above)
19. Construction and building trades supervisors	£47,592	+£24,489 (106.0% above)
20. Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors	£47,546	+£24,443 (105.8% above)

About this data

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