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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
OccupationMedian Salaryvs 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.