Highest Paid Jobs in South Norfolk

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — East region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the East region, which includes South Norfolk. The average salary across all jobs in South Norfolk is £29,114 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers	£83,444	+£54,330 (186.6% above)
2. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£81,143	+£52,029 (178.7% above)
3. Specialist medical practitioners	£79,305	+£50,191 (172.4% above)
4. Train and tram drivers	£75,608	+£46,494 (159.7% above)
5. Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	£69,486	+£40,372 (138.7% above)
6. Head teachers and principals	£66,126	+£37,012 (127.1% above)
7. Senior police officers	£65,326	+£36,212 (124.4% above)
8. Marketing and commercial managers	£62,752	+£33,638 (115.5% above)
9. Electrical engineers	£61,766	+£32,652 (112.2% above)
10. Programmers and software development professionals	£60,203	+£31,089 (106.8% above)
11. Public relations and communications directors	£60,131	+£31,017 (106.5% above)
12. Electronics engineers	£58,657	+£29,543 (101.5% above)
13. Production and process engineers	£56,302	+£27,188 (93.4% above)
14. Business and financial project management professionals	£55,820	+£26,706 (91.7% above)
15. Research and development (R&D) managers	£55,128	+£26,014 (89.4% above)
16. Human resource managers and directors	£54,912	+£25,798 (88.6% above)
17. Management consultants and business analysts	£54,867	+£25,753 (88.5% above)
18. Biochemists and biomedical scientists	£54,211	+£25,097 (86.2% above)
19. Rail construction and maintenance operatives	£54,210	+£25,096 (86.2% above)
20. Production managers and directors in construction	£53,874	+£24,760 (85.0% above)

About this data

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