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Highest Paid Jobs in South Hams

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — South West region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the South West region, which includes South Hams. The average salary across all jobs in South Hams is £28,329 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
OccupationMedian Salaryvs Local Average
1. Marketing, sales and advertising directors £74,712 +£46,383 (163.7% above)
2. Cyber security professionals £73,291 +£44,962 (158.7% above)
3. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers £66,327 +£37,998 (134.1% above)
4. Head teachers and principals £65,735 +£37,406 (132.0% above)
5. Senior police officers £64,975 +£36,646 (129.4% above)
6. Research and development (R&D) managers £59,333 +£31,004 (109.4% above)
7. Sales accounts and business development managers £55,579 +£27,250 (96.2% above)
8. Civil engineers £55,472 +£27,143 (95.8% above)
9. Electrical engineers £54,986 +£26,657 (94.1% above)
10. Health care practice managers £54,592 +£26,263 (92.7% above)
11. Business and financial project management professionals £53,765 +£25,436 (89.8% above)
12. Human resource managers and directors £52,370 +£24,041 (84.9% above)
13. Mechanical engineers £51,657 +£23,328 (82.3% above)
14. Programmers and software development professionals £51,631 +£23,302 (82.3% above)
15. Production managers and directors in construction £50,000 +£21,671 (76.5% above)
16. Purchasing managers and directors £49,504 +£21,175 (74.7% above)
17. Engineering project managers and project engineers £48,988 +£20,659 (72.9% above)
18. Financial managers and directors £48,756 +£20,427 (72.1% above)
19. Engineering technicians £48,621 +£20,292 (71.6% above)
20. Production managers and directors in manufacturing £48,113 +£19,784 (69.8% above)

About this data

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