Highest Paid Jobs in Rochdale

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — North West region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the North West region, which includes Rochdale. The average salary across all jobs in Rochdale is £29,036 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Specialist medical practitioners	£83,567	+£54,531 (187.8% above)
2. Information technology directors	£80,828	+£51,792 (178.4% above)
3. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£79,816	+£50,780 (174.9% above)
4. Head teachers and principals	£74,657	+£45,621 (157.1% above)
5. Energy plant operatives	£63,662	+£34,626 (119.3% above)
6. Senior police officers	£63,614	+£34,578 (119.1% above)
7. Electrical engineers	£61,782	+£32,746 (112.8% above)
8. Financial managers and directors	£58,206	+£29,170 (100.5% above)
9. Business and financial project management professionals	£57,368	+£28,332 (97.6% above)
10. IT managers	£56,622	+£27,586 (95.0% above)
11. Production managers and directors in mining and energy	£55,896	+£26,860 (92.5% above)
12. Engineering project managers and project engineers	£55,767	+£26,731 (92.1% above)
13. Crane drivers	£53,511	+£24,475 (84.3% above)
14. Rail transport operatives	£53,103	+£24,067 (82.9% above)
15. Health services and public health managers and directors	£52,244	+£23,208 (79.9% above)
16. Sales accounts and business development managers	£52,074	+£23,038 (79.3% above)
17. Cyber security professionals	£51,954	+£22,918 (78.9% above)
18. Research and development (R&D) managers	£51,354	+£22,318 (76.9% above)
19. Generalist medical practitioners	£50,806	+£21,770 (75.0% above)
20. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£50,526	+£21,490 (74.0% above)

About this data

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