Highest Paid Jobs in Powys / Powys

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — Wales region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the Wales region, which includes Powys / Powys. The average salary across all jobs in Powys / Powys is £26,839 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Specialist medical practitioners	£86,152	+£59,313 (221.0% above)
2. Head teachers and principals	£76,119	+£49,280 (183.6% above)
3. Business and financial project management professionals	£53,924	+£27,085 (100.9% above)
4. Quantity surveyors	£53,752	+£26,913 (100.3% above)
5. Sales accounts and business development managers	£52,223	+£25,384 (94.6% above)
6. Social services managers and directors	£51,651	+£24,812 (92.4% above)
7. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£49,827	+£22,988 (85.7% above)
8. Higher education teaching professionals	£48,809	+£21,970 (81.9% above)
9. Secondary education teaching professionals	£48,006	+£21,167 (78.9% above)
10. Purchasing managers and directors	£47,971	+£21,132 (78.7% above)
11. Production managers and directors in manufacturing	£47,944	+£21,105 (78.6% above)
12. Production and process engineers	£47,056	+£20,217 (75.3% above)
13. Police officers (sergeant and below)	£46,768	+£19,929 (74.3% above)
14. Paramedics	£46,767	+£19,928 (74.3% above)
15. Engineering project managers and project engineers	£46,626	+£19,787 (73.7% above)
16. Primary education teaching professionals	£46,291	+£19,452 (72.5% above)
17. IT managers	£45,970	+£19,131 (71.3% above)
18. Programmers and software development professionals	£45,942	+£19,103 (71.2% above)
19. Special needs education teaching professionals	£45,462	+£18,623 (69.4% above)
20. Rail travel assistants	£45,125	+£18,286 (68.1% above)

About this data

Occupation salaries cover the Wales region. The local average salary is specific to Powys / Powys. Source: ONS ASHE 2025.