Highest Paid Jobs in Salford

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — North West region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the North West region, which includes Salford. The average salary across all jobs in Salford is £34,741 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Specialist medical practitioners	£83,567	+£48,826 (140.5% above)
2. Information technology directors	£80,828	+£46,087 (132.7% above)
3. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£79,816	+£45,075 (129.7% above)
4. Head teachers and principals	£74,657	+£39,916 (114.9% above)
5. Energy plant operatives	£63,662	+£28,921 (83.2% above)
6. Senior police officers	£63,614	+£28,873 (83.1% above)
7. Electrical engineers	£61,782	+£27,041 (77.8% above)
8. Financial managers and directors	£58,206	+£23,465 (67.5% above)
9. Business and financial project management professionals	£57,368	+£22,627 (65.1% above)
10. IT managers	£56,622	+£21,881 (63.0% above)
11. Production managers and directors in mining and energy	£55,896	+£21,155 (60.9% above)
12. Engineering project managers and project engineers	£55,767	+£21,026 (60.5% above)
13. Crane drivers	£53,511	+£18,770 (54.0% above)
14. Rail transport operatives	£53,103	+£18,362 (52.9% above)
15. Health services and public health managers and directors	£52,244	+£17,503 (50.4% above)
16. Sales accounts and business development managers	£52,074	+£17,333 (49.9% above)
17. Cyber security professionals	£51,954	+£17,213 (49.5% above)
18. Research and development (R&D) managers	£51,354	+£16,613 (47.8% above)
19. Generalist medical practitioners	£50,806	+£16,065 (46.2% above)
20. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£50,526	+£15,785 (45.4% above)

About this data

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