Highest Paid Jobs in Sefton

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — North West region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the North West region, which includes Sefton. The average salary across all jobs in Sefton is £27,006 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Specialist medical practitioners	£83,567	+£56,561 (209.4% above)
2. Information technology directors	£80,828	+£53,822 (199.3% above)
3. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£79,816	+£52,810 (195.5% above)
4. Head teachers and principals	£74,657	+£47,651 (176.4% above)
5. Energy plant operatives	£63,662	+£36,656 (135.7% above)
6. Senior police officers	£63,614	+£36,608 (135.6% above)
7. Electrical engineers	£61,782	+£34,776 (128.8% above)
8. Financial managers and directors	£58,206	+£31,200 (115.5% above)
9. Business and financial project management professionals	£57,368	+£30,362 (112.4% above)
10. IT managers	£56,622	+£29,616 (109.7% above)
11. Production managers and directors in mining and energy	£55,896	+£28,890 (107.0% above)
12. Engineering project managers and project engineers	£55,767	+£28,761 (106.5% above)
13. Crane drivers	£53,511	+£26,505 (98.1% above)
14. Rail transport operatives	£53,103	+£26,097 (96.6% above)
15. Health services and public health managers and directors	£52,244	+£25,238 (93.5% above)
16. Sales accounts and business development managers	£52,074	+£25,068 (92.8% above)
17. Cyber security professionals	£51,954	+£24,948 (92.4% above)
18. Research and development (R&D) managers	£51,354	+£24,348 (90.2% above)
19. Generalist medical practitioners	£50,806	+£23,800 (88.1% above)
20. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£50,526	+£23,520 (87.1% above)

About this data

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