Highest Paid Jobs in Plymouth UA

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — South West region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the South West region, which includes Plymouth UA. The average salary across all jobs in Plymouth UA is £30,346 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£74,712	+£44,366 (146.2% above)
2. Cyber security professionals	£73,291	+£42,945 (141.5% above)
3. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£66,327	+£35,981 (118.6% above)
4. Head teachers and principals	£65,735	+£35,389 (116.6% above)
5. Senior police officers	£64,975	+£34,629 (114.1% above)
6. Research and development (R&D) managers	£59,333	+£28,987 (95.5% above)
7. Sales accounts and business development managers	£55,579	+£25,233 (83.2% above)
8. Civil engineers	£55,472	+£25,126 (82.8% above)
9. Electrical engineers	£54,986	+£24,640 (81.2% above)
10. Health care practice managers	£54,592	+£24,246 (79.9% above)
11. Business and financial project management professionals	£53,765	+£23,419 (77.2% above)
12. Human resource managers and directors	£52,370	+£22,024 (72.6% above)
13. Mechanical engineers	£51,657	+£21,311 (70.2% above)
14. Programmers and software development professionals	£51,631	+£21,285 (70.1% above)
15. Production managers and directors in construction	£50,000	+£19,654 (64.8% above)
16. Purchasing managers and directors	£49,504	+£19,158 (63.1% above)
17. Engineering project managers and project engineers	£48,988	+£18,642 (61.4% above)
18. Financial managers and directors	£48,756	+£18,410 (60.7% above)
19. Engineering technicians	£48,621	+£18,275 (60.2% above)
20. Production managers and directors in manufacturing	£48,113	+£17,767 (58.5% above)

About this data

Occupation salaries cover the South West region. The local average salary is specific to Plymouth UA. Source: ONS ASHE 2025.