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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
OccupationMedian Salaryvs 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.