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
Occupation	Median Salary	vs 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.