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Highest Paid Jobs in Sandwell

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — West Midlands region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the West Midlands region, which includes Sandwell. The average salary across all jobs in Sandwell is £28,766 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
OccupationMedian Salaryvs Local Average
1. Marketing, sales and advertising directors £79,812 +£51,046 (177.5% above)
2. Barristers and judges £68,676 +£39,910 (138.7% above)
3. Train and tram drivers £67,428 +£38,662 (134.4% above)
4. Managers and directors in the creative industries £66,195 +£37,429 (130.1% above)
5. Rail transport operatives £63,779 +£35,013 (121.7% above)
6. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers £62,074 +£33,308 (115.8% above)
7. Research and development (R&D) managers £61,923 +£33,157 (115.3% above)
8. Generalist medical practitioners £59,169 +£30,403 (105.7% above)
9. Taxation experts £57,822 +£29,056 (101.0% above)
10. Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c. £57,568 +£28,802 (100.1% above)
11. Business and financial project management professionals £57,264 +£28,498 (99.1% above)
12. Civil engineers £56,066 +£27,300 (94.9% above)
13. Production managers and directors in construction £54,525 +£25,759 (89.5% above)
14. Sales accounts and business development managers £54,240 +£25,474 (88.6% above)
15. Financial managers and directors £52,149 +£23,383 (81.3% above)
16. Marketing and commercial managers £51,700 +£22,934 (79.7% above)
17. Clinical psychologists £51,685 +£22,919 (79.7% above)
18. Human resource managers and directors £51,662 +£22,896 (79.6% above)
19. Engineering project managers and project engineers £51,569 +£22,803 (79.3% above)
20. IT managers £49,994 +£21,228 (73.8% above)

About this data

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