Highest Paid Jobs in Southend-on-Sea UA

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — East region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the East region, which includes Southend-on-Sea UA. The average salary across all jobs in Southend-on-Sea UA is £26,955 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers	£83,444	+£56,489 (209.6% above)
2. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£81,143	+£54,188 (201.0% above)
3. Specialist medical practitioners	£79,305	+£52,350 (194.2% above)
4. Train and tram drivers	£75,608	+£48,653 (180.5% above)
5. Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	£69,486	+£42,531 (157.8% above)
6. Head teachers and principals	£66,126	+£39,171 (145.3% above)
7. Senior police officers	£65,326	+£38,371 (142.4% above)
8. Marketing and commercial managers	£62,752	+£35,797 (132.8% above)
9. Electrical engineers	£61,766	+£34,811 (129.1% above)
10. Programmers and software development professionals	£60,203	+£33,248 (123.3% above)
11. Public relations and communications directors	£60,131	+£33,176 (123.1% above)
12. Electronics engineers	£58,657	+£31,702 (117.6% above)
13. Production and process engineers	£56,302	+£29,347 (108.9% above)
14. Business and financial project management professionals	£55,820	+£28,865 (107.1% above)
15. Research and development (R&D) managers	£55,128	+£28,173 (104.5% above)
16. Human resource managers and directors	£54,912	+£27,957 (103.7% above)
17. Management consultants and business analysts	£54,867	+£27,912 (103.6% above)
18. Biochemists and biomedical scientists	£54,211	+£27,256 (101.1% above)
19. Rail construction and maintenance operatives	£54,210	+£27,255 (101.1% above)
20. Production managers and directors in construction	£53,874	+£26,919 (99.9% above)

About this data

Occupation salaries cover the East region. The local average salary is specific to Southend-on-Sea UA. Source: ONS ASHE 2025.