Highest Paid Jobs in South Oxfordshire

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — South East region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the South East region, which includes South Oxfordshire. The average salary across all jobs in South Oxfordshire is £36,315 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Information technology directors	£95,391	+£59,076 (162.7% above)
2. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£85,122	+£48,807 (134.4% above)
3. Specialist medical practitioners	£78,811	+£42,496 (117.0% above)
4. Train and tram drivers	£76,715	+£40,400 (111.2% above)
5. Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	£76,511	+£40,196 (110.7% above)
6. Rail transport operatives	£69,191	+£32,876 (90.5% above)
7. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£67,902	+£31,587 (87.0% above)
8. Head teachers and principals	£67,377	+£31,062 (85.5% above)
9. Human resource managers and directors	£63,289	+£26,974 (74.3% above)
10. Sales accounts and business development managers	£60,881	+£24,566 (67.6% above)
11. IT project managers	£60,219	+£23,904 (65.8% above)
12. Business and financial project management professionals	£58,958	+£22,643 (62.4% above)
13. IT managers	£58,877	+£22,562 (62.1% above)
14. Financial managers and directors	£56,396	+£20,081 (55.3% above)
15. Electrical engineers	£56,004	+£19,689 (54.2% above)
16. Production managers and directors in construction	£55,996	+£19,681 (54.2% above)
17. Health services and public health managers and directors	£55,567	+£19,252 (53.0% above)
18. IT quality and testing professionals	£55,001	+£18,686 (51.5% above)
19. Purchasing managers and directors	£54,694	+£18,379 (50.6% above)
20. Civil engineers	£54,499	+£18,184 (50.1% above)

About this data

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