Highest Paid Jobs in South Staffordshire

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — West Midlands region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the West Midlands region, which includes South Staffordshire. The average salary across all jobs in South Staffordshire is £28,259 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£79,812	+£51,553 (182.4% above)
2. Barristers and judges	£68,676	+£40,417 (143.0% above)
3. Train and tram drivers	£67,428	+£39,169 (138.6% above)
4. Managers and directors in the creative industries	£66,195	+£37,936 (134.2% above)
5. Rail transport operatives	£63,779	+£35,520 (125.7% above)
6. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£62,074	+£33,815 (119.7% above)
7. Research and development (R&D) managers	£61,923	+£33,664 (119.1% above)
8. Generalist medical practitioners	£59,169	+£30,910 (109.4% above)
9. Taxation experts	£57,822	+£29,563 (104.6% above)
10. Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c.	£57,568	+£29,309 (103.7% above)
11. Business and financial project management professionals	£57,264	+£29,005 (102.6% above)
12. Civil engineers	£56,066	+£27,807 (98.4% above)
13. Production managers and directors in construction	£54,525	+£26,266 (92.9% above)
14. Sales accounts and business development managers	£54,240	+£25,981 (91.9% above)
15. Financial managers and directors	£52,149	+£23,890 (84.5% above)
16. Marketing and commercial managers	£51,700	+£23,441 (83.0% above)
17. Clinical psychologists	£51,685	+£23,426 (82.9% above)
18. Human resource managers and directors	£51,662	+£23,403 (82.8% above)
19. Engineering project managers and project engineers	£51,569	+£23,310 (82.5% above)
20. IT managers	£49,994	+£21,735 (76.9% above)

About this data

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