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Highest Paid Jobs in St. Helens

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — North West region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the North West region, which includes St. Helens. The average salary across all jobs in St. Helens is £28,468 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
OccupationMedian Salaryvs Local Average
1. Specialist medical practitioners £83,567 +£55,099 (193.5% above)
2. Information technology directors £80,828 +£52,360 (183.9% above)
3. Marketing, sales and advertising directors £79,816 +£51,348 (180.4% above)
4. Head teachers and principals £74,657 +£46,189 (162.2% above)
5. Energy plant operatives £63,662 +£35,194 (123.6% above)
6. Senior police officers £63,614 +£35,146 (123.5% above)
7. Electrical engineers £61,782 +£33,314 (117.0% above)
8. Financial managers and directors £58,206 +£29,738 (104.5% above)
9. Business and financial project management professionals £57,368 +£28,900 (101.5% above)
10. IT managers £56,622 +£28,154 (98.9% above)
11. Production managers and directors in mining and energy £55,896 +£27,428 (96.3% above)
12. Engineering project managers and project engineers £55,767 +£27,299 (95.9% above)
13. Crane drivers £53,511 +£25,043 (88.0% above)
14. Rail transport operatives £53,103 +£24,635 (86.5% above)
15. Health services and public health managers and directors £52,244 +£23,776 (83.5% above)
16. Sales accounts and business development managers £52,074 +£23,606 (82.9% above)
17. Cyber security professionals £51,954 +£23,486 (82.5% above)
18. Research and development (R&D) managers £51,354 +£22,886 (80.4% above)
19. Generalist medical practitioners £50,806 +£22,338 (78.5% above)
20. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers £50,526 +£22,058 (77.5% above)

About this data

Occupation salaries cover the North West region. The local average salary is specific to St. Helens. Source: ONS ASHE 2025.