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
Occupation	Median Salary	vs 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.