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Highest Paid Jobs in South Derbyshire

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — East Midlands region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the East Midlands region, which includes South Derbyshire. The average salary across all jobs in South Derbyshire is £32,938 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
OccupationMedian Salaryvs Local Average
1. Marketing, sales and advertising directors £76,175 +£43,237 (131.3% above)
2. Information technology directors £71,620 +£38,682 (117.4% above)
3. Head teachers and principals £60,776 +£27,838 (84.5% above)
4. Engineering project managers and project engineers £58,303 +£25,365 (77.0% above)
5. Generalist medical practitioners £55,331 +£22,393 (68.0% above)
6. Research and development (R&D) managers £54,739 +£21,801 (66.2% above)
7. Business and financial project management professionals £50,926 +£17,988 (54.6% above)
8. Production managers and directors in construction £50,059 +£17,121 (52.0% above)
9. Production managers and directors in mining and energy £50,015 +£17,077 (51.8% above)
10. IT network professionals £49,974 +£17,036 (51.7% above)
11. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers £49,892 +£16,954 (51.5% above)
12. Production managers and directors in manufacturing £49,634 +£16,696 (50.7% above)
13. Sales accounts and business development managers £49,330 +£16,392 (49.8% above)
14. Taxation experts £49,293 +£16,355 (49.7% above)
15. IT managers £49,070 +£16,132 (49.0% above)
16. Programmers and software development professionals £48,744 +£15,806 (48.0% above)
17. Protective service associate professionals n.e.c. £48,099 +£15,161 (46.0% above)
18. Social services managers and directors £47,940 +£15,002 (45.5% above)
19. Construction and building trades supervisors £47,592 +£14,654 (44.5% above)
20. Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors £47,546 +£14,608 (44.3% above)

About this data

Occupation salaries cover the East Midlands region. The local average salary is specific to South Derbyshire. Source: ONS ASHE 2025.