Highest Paid Jobs in Oldham

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — North West region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the North West region, which includes Oldham. The average salary across all jobs in Oldham is £27,990 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Specialist medical practitioners	£83,567	+£55,577 (198.6% above)
2. Information technology directors	£80,828	+£52,838 (188.8% above)
3. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£79,816	+£51,826 (185.2% above)
4. Head teachers and principals	£74,657	+£46,667 (166.7% above)
5. Energy plant operatives	£63,662	+£35,672 (127.4% above)
6. Senior police officers	£63,614	+£35,624 (127.3% above)
7. Electrical engineers	£61,782	+£33,792 (120.7% above)
8. Financial managers and directors	£58,206	+£30,216 (108.0% above)
9. Business and financial project management professionals	£57,368	+£29,378 (105.0% above)
10. IT managers	£56,622	+£28,632 (102.3% above)
11. Production managers and directors in mining and energy	£55,896	+£27,906 (99.7% above)
12. Engineering project managers and project engineers	£55,767	+£27,777 (99.2% above)
13. Crane drivers	£53,511	+£25,521 (91.2% above)
14. Rail transport operatives	£53,103	+£25,113 (89.7% above)
15. Health services and public health managers and directors	£52,244	+£24,254 (86.7% above)
16. Sales accounts and business development managers	£52,074	+£24,084 (86.0% above)
17. Cyber security professionals	£51,954	+£23,964 (85.6% above)
18. Research and development (R&D) managers	£51,354	+£23,364 (83.5% above)
19. Generalist medical practitioners	£50,806	+£22,816 (81.5% above)
20. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£50,526	+£22,536 (80.5% above)

About this data

Occupation salaries cover the North West region. The local average salary is specific to Oldham. Source: ONS ASHE 2025.