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Highest Paid Jobs in Rugby

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — West Midlands region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the West Midlands region, which includes Rugby. The average salary across all jobs in Rugby is £36,417 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
OccupationMedian Salaryvs Local Average
1. Marketing, sales and advertising directors £79,812 +£43,395 (119.2% above)
2. Barristers and judges £68,676 +£32,259 (88.6% above)
3. Train and tram drivers £67,428 +£31,011 (85.2% above)
4. Managers and directors in the creative industries £66,195 +£29,778 (81.8% above)
5. Rail transport operatives £63,779 +£27,362 (75.1% above)
6. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers £62,074 +£25,657 (70.5% above)
7. Research and development (R&D) managers £61,923 +£25,506 (70.0% above)
8. Generalist medical practitioners £59,169 +£22,752 (62.5% above)
9. Taxation experts £57,822 +£21,405 (58.8% above)
10. Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c. £57,568 +£21,151 (58.1% above)
11. Business and financial project management professionals £57,264 +£20,847 (57.2% above)
12. Civil engineers £56,066 +£19,649 (54.0% above)
13. Production managers and directors in construction £54,525 +£18,108 (49.7% above)
14. Sales accounts and business development managers £54,240 +£17,823 (48.9% above)
15. Financial managers and directors £52,149 +£15,732 (43.2% above)
16. Marketing and commercial managers £51,700 +£15,283 (42.0% above)
17. Clinical psychologists £51,685 +£15,268 (41.9% above)
18. Human resource managers and directors £51,662 +£15,245 (41.9% above)
19. Engineering project managers and project engineers £51,569 +£15,152 (41.6% above)
20. IT managers £49,994 +£13,577 (37.3% above)

About this data

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