Highest Paid Jobs in South Ribble

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — North West region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the North West region, which includes South Ribble. The average salary across all jobs in South Ribble is £30,126 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Specialist medical practitioners	£83,567	+£53,441 (177.4% above)
2. Information technology directors	£80,828	+£50,702 (168.3% above)
3. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£79,816	+£49,690 (164.9% above)
4. Head teachers and principals	£74,657	+£44,531 (147.8% above)
5. Energy plant operatives	£63,662	+£33,536 (111.3% above)
6. Senior police officers	£63,614	+£33,488 (111.2% above)
7. Electrical engineers	£61,782	+£31,656 (105.1% above)
8. Financial managers and directors	£58,206	+£28,080 (93.2% above)
9. Business and financial project management professionals	£57,368	+£27,242 (90.4% above)
10. IT managers	£56,622	+£26,496 (88.0% above)
11. Production managers and directors in mining and energy	£55,896	+£25,770 (85.5% above)
12. Engineering project managers and project engineers	£55,767	+£25,641 (85.1% above)
13. Crane drivers	£53,511	+£23,385 (77.6% above)
14. Rail transport operatives	£53,103	+£22,977 (76.3% above)
15. Health services and public health managers and directors	£52,244	+£22,118 (73.4% above)
16. Sales accounts and business development managers	£52,074	+£21,948 (72.9% above)
17. Cyber security professionals	£51,954	+£21,828 (72.5% above)
18. Research and development (R&D) managers	£51,354	+£21,228 (70.5% above)
19. Generalist medical practitioners	£50,806	+£20,680 (68.6% above)
20. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£50,526	+£20,400 (67.7% above)

About this data

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