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Highest Paid Jobs in Preston

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — North West region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the North West region, which includes Preston. The average salary across all jobs in Preston is £32,655 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
OccupationMedian Salaryvs Local Average
1. Specialist medical practitioners £83,567 +£50,912 (155.9% above)
2. Information technology directors £80,828 +£48,173 (147.5% above)
3. Marketing, sales and advertising directors £79,816 +£47,161 (144.4% above)
4. Head teachers and principals £74,657 +£42,002 (128.6% above)
5. Energy plant operatives £63,662 +£31,007 (95.0% above)
6. Senior police officers £63,614 +£30,959 (94.8% above)
7. Electrical engineers £61,782 +£29,127 (89.2% above)
8. Financial managers and directors £58,206 +£25,551 (78.2% above)
9. Business and financial project management professionals £57,368 +£24,713 (75.7% above)
10. IT managers £56,622 +£23,967 (73.4% above)
11. Production managers and directors in mining and energy £55,896 +£23,241 (71.2% above)
12. Engineering project managers and project engineers £55,767 +£23,112 (70.8% above)
13. Crane drivers £53,511 +£20,856 (63.9% above)
14. Rail transport operatives £53,103 +£20,448 (62.6% above)
15. Health services and public health managers and directors £52,244 +£19,589 (60.0% above)
16. Sales accounts and business development managers £52,074 +£19,419 (59.5% above)
17. Cyber security professionals £51,954 +£19,299 (59.1% above)
18. Research and development (R&D) managers £51,354 +£18,699 (57.3% above)
19. Generalist medical practitioners £50,806 +£18,151 (55.6% above)
20. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers £50,526 +£17,871 (54.7% above)

About this data

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