Highest Paid Jobs in Southwark

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — London region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the London region, which includes Southwark. The average salary across all jobs in Southwark is £47,136 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers	£123,796	+£76,660 (162.6% above)
2. Chief executives and senior officials	£119,981	+£72,845 (154.5% above)
3. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£111,935	+£64,799 (137.5% above)
4. Financial managers and directors	£107,433	+£60,297 (127.9% above)
5. Information technology directors	£105,290	+£58,154 (123.4% above)
6. Specialist medical practitioners	£86,528	+£39,392 (83.6% above)
7. Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	£85,735	+£38,599 (81.9% above)
8. Public relations and communications directors	£81,699	+£34,563 (73.3% above)
9. Train and tram drivers	£77,889	+£30,753 (65.2% above)
10. Production managers and directors in manufacturing	£76,710	+£29,574 (62.7% above)
11. Solicitors and lawyers	£75,537	+£28,401 (60.3% above)
12. Programmers and software development professionals	£74,284	+£27,148 (57.6% above)
13. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£73,857	+£26,721 (56.7% above)
14. Head teachers and principals	£71,111	+£23,975 (50.9% above)
15. Purchasing managers and directors	£71,098	+£23,962 (50.8% above)
16. IT project managers	£68,827	+£21,691 (46.0% above)
17. Business and financial project management professionals	£67,915	+£20,779 (44.1% above)
18. Health services and public health managers and directors	£67,220	+£20,084 (42.6% above)
19. Human resource managers and directors	£66,725	+£19,589 (41.6% above)
20. Actuaries, economists and statisticians	£66,364	+£19,228 (40.8% above)

About this data

Occupation salaries cover the London region. The local average salary is specific to Southwark. Source: ONS ASHE 2025.