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
Occupation	Median Salary	vs 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.