Highest Paid Jobs in South Lanarkshire

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — Scotland region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the Scotland region, which includes South Lanarkshire. The average salary across all jobs in South Lanarkshire is £31,984 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Specialist medical practitioners	£114,012	+£82,028 (256.5% above)
2. Chief executives and senior officials	£87,808	+£55,824 (174.5% above)
3. Aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers	£83,364	+£51,380 (160.6% above)
4. Train and tram drivers	£70,367	+£38,383 (120.0% above)
5. Head teachers and principals	£67,633	+£35,649 (111.5% above)
6. Senior police officers	£65,529	+£33,545 (104.9% above)
7. Production managers and directors in mining and energy	£62,747	+£30,763 (96.2% above)
8. Clinical psychologists	£60,846	+£28,862 (90.2% above)
9. Paramedics	£59,371	+£27,387 (85.6% above)
10. Electrical engineers	£59,276	+£27,292 (85.3% above)
11. Business and financial project management professionals	£58,985	+£27,001 (84.4% above)
12. Production managers and directors in construction	£57,653	+£25,669 (80.3% above)
13. Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers	£56,764	+£24,780 (77.5% above)
14. Production managers and directors in manufacturing	£55,752	+£23,768 (74.3% above)
15. Financial managers and directors	£55,044	+£23,060 (72.1% above)
16. Sales accounts and business development managers	£54,813	+£22,829 (71.4% above)
17. Civil engineers	£54,668	+£22,684 (70.9% above)
18. Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors	£54,497	+£22,513 (70.4% above)
19. Pharmacists	£52,273	+£20,289 (63.4% above)
20. Quantity surveyors	£51,960	+£19,976 (62.5% above)

About this data

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