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
Occupation	Median Salary	vs 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.