Highest Paid Jobs in Rotherham

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — Yorkshire and The Humber region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the Yorkshire and The Humber region, which includes Rotherham. The average salary across all jobs in Rotherham is £29,088 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Specialist medical practitioners	£87,240	+£58,152 (199.9% above)
2. Head teachers and principals	£82,282	+£53,194 (182.9% above)
3. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£79,606	+£50,518 (173.7% above)
4. Financial and accounting technicians	£63,056	+£33,968 (116.8% above)
5. Generalist medical practitioners	£61,026	+£31,938 (109.8% above)
6. Purchasing managers and directors	£60,189	+£31,101 (106.9% above)
7. Electrical and electronic trades n.e.c.	£56,587	+£27,499 (94.5% above)
8. Solicitors and lawyers	£54,992	+£25,904 (89.1% above)
9. Cyber security professionals	£54,864	+£25,776 (88.6% above)
10. Rail transport operatives	£54,167	+£25,079 (86.2% above)
11. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£53,806	+£24,718 (85.0% above)
12. Health services and public health managers and directors	£52,783	+£23,695 (81.5% above)
13. Business and financial project management professionals	£52,022	+£22,934 (78.8% above)
14. IT project managers	£51,108	+£22,020 (75.7% above)
15. Financial managers and directors	£50,891	+£21,803 (75.0% above)
16. Production managers and directors in construction	£50,602	+£21,514 (74.0% above)
17. IT managers	£50,585	+£21,497 (73.9% above)
18. Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	£49,069	+£19,981 (68.7% above)
19. Sales accounts and business development managers	£48,877	+£19,789 (68.0% above)
20. Engineering project managers and project engineers	£48,838	+£19,750 (67.9% above)

About this data

Occupation salaries cover the Yorkshire and The Humber region. The local average salary is specific to Rotherham. Source: ONS ASHE 2025.