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Highest Paid Jobs in South Tyneside

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — North East region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the North East region, which includes South Tyneside. The average salary across all jobs in South Tyneside is £25,490 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
OccupationMedian Salaryvs Local Average
1. Aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers £72,472 +£46,982 (184.3% above)
2. Information technology directors £72,018 +£46,528 (182.5% above)
3. Head teachers and principals £71,526 +£46,036 (180.6% above)
4. Rail transport operatives £61,477 +£35,987 (141.2% above)
5. Research and development (R&D) managers £60,883 +£35,393 (138.9% above)
6. Sales accounts and business development managers £57,895 +£32,405 (127.1% above)
7. Construction project managers and related professionals £55,195 +£29,705 (116.5% above)
8. IT managers £54,629 +£29,139 (114.3% above)
9. Programmers and software development professionals £54,279 +£28,789 (112.9% above)
10. Functional managers and directors n.e.c. £49,877 +£24,387 (95.7% above)
11. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers £49,429 +£23,939 (93.9% above)
12. Management consultants and business analysts £49,267 +£23,777 (93.3% above)
13. Specialist nurses £48,666 +£23,176 (90.9% above)
14. Police officers (sergeant and below) £48,045 +£22,555 (88.5% above)
15. Rail travel assistants £47,622 +£22,132 (86.8% above)
16. Managers in transport and distribution £45,905 +£20,415 (80.1% above)
17. Medical radiographers £45,791 +£20,301 (79.6% above)
18. Engineering professionals n.e.c. £45,705 +£20,215 (79.3% above)
19. Information technology professionals n.e.c. £45,159 +£19,669 (77.2% above)
20. Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors £45,000 +£19,510 (76.5% above)

About this data

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