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
Occupation	Median Salary	vs 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.