Highest Paid Jobs in Staffordshire Moorlands

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — West Midlands region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the West Midlands region, which includes Staffordshire Moorlands. The average salary across all jobs in Staffordshire Moorlands is £26,204 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£79,812	+£53,608 (204.6% above)
2. Barristers and judges	£68,676	+£42,472 (162.1% above)
3. Train and tram drivers	£67,428	+£41,224 (157.3% above)
4. Managers and directors in the creative industries	£66,195	+£39,991 (152.6% above)
5. Rail transport operatives	£63,779	+£37,575 (143.4% above)
6. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£62,074	+£35,870 (136.9% above)
7. Research and development (R&D) managers	£61,923	+£35,719 (136.3% above)
8. Generalist medical practitioners	£59,169	+£32,965 (125.8% above)
9. Taxation experts	£57,822	+£31,618 (120.7% above)
10. Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c.	£57,568	+£31,364 (119.7% above)
11. Business and financial project management professionals	£57,264	+£31,060 (118.5% above)
12. Civil engineers	£56,066	+£29,862 (114.0% above)
13. Production managers and directors in construction	£54,525	+£28,321 (108.1% above)
14. Sales accounts and business development managers	£54,240	+£28,036 (107.0% above)
15. Financial managers and directors	£52,149	+£25,945 (99.0% above)
16. Marketing and commercial managers	£51,700	+£25,496 (97.3% above)
17. Clinical psychologists	£51,685	+£25,481 (97.2% above)
18. Human resource managers and directors	£51,662	+£25,458 (97.2% above)
19. Engineering project managers and project engineers	£51,569	+£25,365 (96.8% above)
20. IT managers	£49,994	+£23,790 (90.8% above)

About this data

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