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Highest Paid Jobs in Stafford

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — West Midlands region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the West Midlands region, which includes Stafford. The average salary across all jobs in Stafford is £28,523 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
OccupationMedian Salaryvs Local Average
1. Marketing, sales and advertising directors £79,812 +£51,289 (179.8% above)
2. Barristers and judges £68,676 +£40,153 (140.8% above)
3. Train and tram drivers £67,428 +£38,905 (136.4% above)
4. Managers and directors in the creative industries £66,195 +£37,672 (132.1% above)
5. Rail transport operatives £63,779 +£35,256 (123.6% above)
6. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers £62,074 +£33,551 (117.6% above)
7. Research and development (R&D) managers £61,923 +£33,400 (117.1% above)
8. Generalist medical practitioners £59,169 +£30,646 (107.4% above)
9. Taxation experts £57,822 +£29,299 (102.7% above)
10. Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c. £57,568 +£29,045 (101.8% above)
11. Business and financial project management professionals £57,264 +£28,741 (100.8% above)
12. Civil engineers £56,066 +£27,543 (96.6% above)
13. Production managers and directors in construction £54,525 +£26,002 (91.2% above)
14. Sales accounts and business development managers £54,240 +£25,717 (90.2% above)
15. Financial managers and directors £52,149 +£23,626 (82.8% above)
16. Marketing and commercial managers £51,700 +£23,177 (81.3% above)
17. Clinical psychologists £51,685 +£23,162 (81.2% above)
18. Human resource managers and directors £51,662 +£23,139 (81.1% above)
19. Engineering project managers and project engineers £51,569 +£23,046 (80.8% above)
20. IT managers £49,994 +£21,471 (75.3% above)

About this data

Occupation salaries cover the West Midlands region. The local average salary is specific to Stafford. Source: ONS ASHE 2025.