Highest Paid Jobs in Ribble Valley

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — North West region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the North West region, which includes Ribble Valley. The average salary across all jobs in Ribble Valley is £41,474 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Specialist medical practitioners	£83,567	+£42,093 (101.5% above)
2. Information technology directors	£80,828	+£39,354 (94.9% above)
3. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£79,816	+£38,342 (92.4% above)
4. Head teachers and principals	£74,657	+£33,183 (80.0% above)
5. Energy plant operatives	£63,662	+£22,188 (53.5% above)
6. Senior police officers	£63,614	+£22,140 (53.4% above)
7. Electrical engineers	£61,782	+£20,308 (49.0% above)
8. Financial managers and directors	£58,206	+£16,732 (40.3% above)
9. Business and financial project management professionals	£57,368	+£15,894 (38.3% above)
10. IT managers	£56,622	+£15,148 (36.5% above)
11. Production managers and directors in mining and energy	£55,896	+£14,422 (34.8% above)
12. Engineering project managers and project engineers	£55,767	+£14,293 (34.5% above)
13. Crane drivers	£53,511	+£12,037 (29.0% above)
14. Rail transport operatives	£53,103	+£11,629 (28.0% above)
15. Health services and public health managers and directors	£52,244	+£10,770 (26.0% above)
16. Sales accounts and business development managers	£52,074	+£10,600 (25.6% above)
17. Cyber security professionals	£51,954	+£10,480 (25.3% above)
18. Research and development (R&D) managers	£51,354	+£9,880 (23.8% above)
19. Generalist medical practitioners	£50,806	+£9,332 (22.5% above)
20. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£50,526	+£9,052 (21.8% above)

About this data

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