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Highest Paid Jobs in Somerset UA

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — South West region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the South West region, which includes Somerset UA. The average salary across all jobs in Somerset UA is £29,152 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
OccupationMedian Salaryvs Local Average
1. Marketing, sales and advertising directors £74,712 +£45,560 (156.3% above)
2. Cyber security professionals £73,291 +£44,139 (151.4% above)
3. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers £66,327 +£37,175 (127.5% above)
4. Head teachers and principals £65,735 +£36,583 (125.5% above)
5. Senior police officers £64,975 +£35,823 (122.9% above)
6. Research and development (R&D) managers £59,333 +£30,181 (103.5% above)
7. Sales accounts and business development managers £55,579 +£26,427 (90.7% above)
8. Civil engineers £55,472 +£26,320 (90.3% above)
9. Electrical engineers £54,986 +£25,834 (88.6% above)
10. Health care practice managers £54,592 +£25,440 (87.3% above)
11. Business and financial project management professionals £53,765 +£24,613 (84.4% above)
12. Human resource managers and directors £52,370 +£23,218 (79.6% above)
13. Mechanical engineers £51,657 +£22,505 (77.2% above)
14. Programmers and software development professionals £51,631 +£22,479 (77.1% above)
15. Production managers and directors in construction £50,000 +£20,848 (71.5% above)
16. Purchasing managers and directors £49,504 +£20,352 (69.8% above)
17. Engineering project managers and project engineers £48,988 +£19,836 (68.0% above)
18. Financial managers and directors £48,756 +£19,604 (67.2% above)
19. Engineering technicians £48,621 +£19,469 (66.8% above)
20. Production managers and directors in manufacturing £48,113 +£18,961 (65.0% above)

About this data

Occupation salaries cover the South West region. The local average salary is specific to Somerset UA. Source: ONS ASHE 2025.