Highest Paid Jobs in Southampton UA

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — South East region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the South East region, which includes Southampton UA. The average salary across all jobs in Southampton UA is £33,878 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Information technology directors	£95,391	+£61,513 (181.6% above)
2. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£85,122	+£51,244 (151.3% above)
3. Specialist medical practitioners	£78,811	+£44,933 (132.6% above)
4. Train and tram drivers	£76,715	+£42,837 (126.4% above)
5. Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	£76,511	+£42,633 (125.8% above)
6. Rail transport operatives	£69,191	+£35,313 (104.2% above)
7. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£67,902	+£34,024 (100.4% above)
8. Head teachers and principals	£67,377	+£33,499 (98.9% above)
9. Human resource managers and directors	£63,289	+£29,411 (86.8% above)
10. Sales accounts and business development managers	£60,881	+£27,003 (79.7% above)
11. IT project managers	£60,219	+£26,341 (77.8% above)
12. Business and financial project management professionals	£58,958	+£25,080 (74.0% above)
13. IT managers	£58,877	+£24,999 (73.8% above)
14. Financial managers and directors	£56,396	+£22,518 (66.5% above)
15. Electrical engineers	£56,004	+£22,126 (65.3% above)
16. Production managers and directors in construction	£55,996	+£22,118 (65.3% above)
17. Health services and public health managers and directors	£55,567	+£21,689 (64.0% above)
18. IT quality and testing professionals	£55,001	+£21,123 (62.4% above)
19. Purchasing managers and directors	£54,694	+£20,816 (61.4% above)
20. Civil engineers	£54,499	+£20,621 (60.9% above)

About this data

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