Highest Paid Jobs in Oxford

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — South East region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the South East region, which includes Oxford. The average salary across all jobs in Oxford is £38,779 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Information technology directors	£95,391	+£56,612 (146.0% above)
2. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£85,122	+£46,343 (119.5% above)
3. Specialist medical practitioners	£78,811	+£40,032 (103.2% above)
4. Train and tram drivers	£76,715	+£37,936 (97.8% above)
5. Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	£76,511	+£37,732 (97.3% above)
6. Rail transport operatives	£69,191	+£30,412 (78.4% above)
7. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£67,902	+£29,123 (75.1% above)
8. Head teachers and principals	£67,377	+£28,598 (73.7% above)
9. Human resource managers and directors	£63,289	+£24,510 (63.2% above)
10. Sales accounts and business development managers	£60,881	+£22,102 (57.0% above)
11. IT project managers	£60,219	+£21,440 (55.3% above)
12. Business and financial project management professionals	£58,958	+£20,179 (52.0% above)
13. IT managers	£58,877	+£20,098 (51.8% above)
14. Financial managers and directors	£56,396	+£17,617 (45.4% above)
15. Electrical engineers	£56,004	+£17,225 (44.4% above)
16. Production managers and directors in construction	£55,996	+£17,217 (44.4% above)
17. Health services and public health managers and directors	£55,567	+£16,788 (43.3% above)
18. IT quality and testing professionals	£55,001	+£16,222 (41.8% above)
19. Purchasing managers and directors	£54,694	+£15,915 (41.0% above)
20. Civil engineers	£54,499	+£15,720 (40.5% above)

About this data

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