Highest Paid Jobs in Pendle

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — North West region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the North West region, which includes Pendle. The average salary across all jobs in Pendle is £28,099 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Specialist medical practitioners	£83,567	+£55,468 (197.4% above)
2. Information technology directors	£80,828	+£52,729 (187.7% above)
3. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£79,816	+£51,717 (184.1% above)
4. Head teachers and principals	£74,657	+£46,558 (165.7% above)
5. Energy plant operatives	£63,662	+£35,563 (126.6% above)
6. Senior police officers	£63,614	+£35,515 (126.4% above)
7. Electrical engineers	£61,782	+£33,683 (119.9% above)
8. Financial managers and directors	£58,206	+£30,107 (107.1% above)
9. Business and financial project management professionals	£57,368	+£29,269 (104.2% above)
10. IT managers	£56,622	+£28,523 (101.5% above)
11. Production managers and directors in mining and energy	£55,896	+£27,797 (98.9% above)
12. Engineering project managers and project engineers	£55,767	+£27,668 (98.5% above)
13. Crane drivers	£53,511	+£25,412 (90.4% above)
14. Rail transport operatives	£53,103	+£25,004 (89.0% above)
15. Health services and public health managers and directors	£52,244	+£24,145 (85.9% above)
16. Sales accounts and business development managers	£52,074	+£23,975 (85.3% above)
17. Cyber security professionals	£51,954	+£23,855 (84.9% above)
18. Research and development (R&D) managers	£51,354	+£23,255 (82.8% above)
19. Generalist medical practitioners	£50,806	+£22,707 (80.8% above)
20. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£50,526	+£22,427 (79.8% above)

About this data

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