Highest Paid Jobs in Portsmouth UA

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — South East region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the South East region, which includes Portsmouth UA. The average salary across all jobs in Portsmouth UA is £33,015 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Information technology directors	£95,391	+£62,376 (188.9% above)
2. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£85,122	+£52,107 (157.8% above)
3. Specialist medical practitioners	£78,811	+£45,796 (138.7% above)
4. Train and tram drivers	£76,715	+£43,700 (132.4% above)
5. Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	£76,511	+£43,496 (131.7% above)
6. Rail transport operatives	£69,191	+£36,176 (109.6% above)
7. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£67,902	+£34,887 (105.7% above)
8. Head teachers and principals	£67,377	+£34,362 (104.1% above)
9. Human resource managers and directors	£63,289	+£30,274 (91.7% above)
10. Sales accounts and business development managers	£60,881	+£27,866 (84.4% above)
11. IT project managers	£60,219	+£27,204 (82.4% above)
12. Business and financial project management professionals	£58,958	+£25,943 (78.6% above)
13. IT managers	£58,877	+£25,862 (78.3% above)
14. Financial managers and directors	£56,396	+£23,381 (70.8% above)
15. Electrical engineers	£56,004	+£22,989 (69.6% above)
16. Production managers and directors in construction	£55,996	+£22,981 (69.6% above)
17. Health services and public health managers and directors	£55,567	+£22,552 (68.3% above)
18. IT quality and testing professionals	£55,001	+£21,986 (66.6% above)
19. Purchasing managers and directors	£54,694	+£21,679 (65.7% above)
20. Civil engineers	£54,499	+£21,484 (65.1% above)

About this data

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