Highest Paid Jobs in Solihull

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — West Midlands region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the West Midlands region, which includes Solihull. The average salary across all jobs in Solihull is £35,794 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£79,812	+£44,018 (123.0% above)
2. Barristers and judges	£68,676	+£32,882 (91.9% above)
3. Train and tram drivers	£67,428	+£31,634 (88.4% above)
4. Managers and directors in the creative industries	£66,195	+£30,401 (84.9% above)
5. Rail transport operatives	£63,779	+£27,985 (78.2% above)
6. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£62,074	+£26,280 (73.4% above)
7. Research and development (R&D) managers	£61,923	+£26,129 (73.0% above)
8. Generalist medical practitioners	£59,169	+£23,375 (65.3% above)
9. Taxation experts	£57,822	+£22,028 (61.5% above)
10. Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c.	£57,568	+£21,774 (60.8% above)
11. Business and financial project management professionals	£57,264	+£21,470 (60.0% above)
12. Civil engineers	£56,066	+£20,272 (56.6% above)
13. Production managers and directors in construction	£54,525	+£18,731 (52.3% above)
14. Sales accounts and business development managers	£54,240	+£18,446 (51.5% above)
15. Financial managers and directors	£52,149	+£16,355 (45.7% above)
16. Marketing and commercial managers	£51,700	+£15,906 (44.4% above)
17. Clinical psychologists	£51,685	+£15,891 (44.4% above)
18. Human resource managers and directors	£51,662	+£15,868 (44.3% above)
19. Engineering project managers and project engineers	£51,569	+£15,775 (44.1% above)
20. IT managers	£49,994	+£14,200 (39.7% above)

About this data

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