Highest Paid Jobs in South Ayrshire

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — Scotland region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the Scotland region, which includes South Ayrshire. The average salary across all jobs in South Ayrshire is £33,928 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Specialist medical practitioners	£114,012	+£80,084 (236.0% above)
2. Chief executives and senior officials	£87,808	+£53,880 (158.8% above)
3. Aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers	£83,364	+£49,436 (145.7% above)
4. Train and tram drivers	£70,367	+£36,439 (107.4% above)
5. Head teachers and principals	£67,633	+£33,705 (99.3% above)
6. Senior police officers	£65,529	+£31,601 (93.1% above)
7. Production managers and directors in mining and energy	£62,747	+£28,819 (84.9% above)
8. Clinical psychologists	£60,846	+£26,918 (79.3% above)
9. Paramedics	£59,371	+£25,443 (75.0% above)
10. Electrical engineers	£59,276	+£25,348 (74.7% above)
11. Business and financial project management professionals	£58,985	+£25,057 (73.9% above)
12. Production managers and directors in construction	£57,653	+£23,725 (69.9% above)
13. Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers	£56,764	+£22,836 (67.3% above)
14. Production managers and directors in manufacturing	£55,752	+£21,824 (64.3% above)
15. Financial managers and directors	£55,044	+£21,116 (62.2% above)
16. Sales accounts and business development managers	£54,813	+£20,885 (61.6% above)
17. Civil engineers	£54,668	+£20,740 (61.1% above)
18. Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors	£54,497	+£20,569 (60.6% above)
19. Pharmacists	£52,273	+£18,345 (54.1% above)
20. Quantity surveyors	£51,960	+£18,032 (53.1% above)

About this data

Occupation salaries cover the Scotland region. The local average salary is specific to South Ayrshire. Source: ONS ASHE 2025.