Highest Paid Jobs in Stevenage

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — East region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the East region, which includes Stevenage. The average salary across all jobs in Stevenage is £41,224 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers	£83,444	+£42,220 (102.4% above)
2. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£81,143	+£39,919 (96.8% above)
3. Specialist medical practitioners	£79,305	+£38,081 (92.4% above)
4. Train and tram drivers	£75,608	+£34,384 (83.4% above)
5. Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	£69,486	+£28,262 (68.6% above)
6. Head teachers and principals	£66,126	+£24,902 (60.4% above)
7. Senior police officers	£65,326	+£24,102 (58.5% above)
8. Marketing and commercial managers	£62,752	+£21,528 (52.2% above)
9. Electrical engineers	£61,766	+£20,542 (49.8% above)
10. Programmers and software development professionals	£60,203	+£18,979 (46.0% above)
11. Public relations and communications directors	£60,131	+£18,907 (45.9% above)
12. Electronics engineers	£58,657	+£17,433 (42.3% above)
13. Production and process engineers	£56,302	+£15,078 (36.6% above)
14. Business and financial project management professionals	£55,820	+£14,596 (35.4% above)
15. Research and development (R&D) managers	£55,128	+£13,904 (33.7% above)
16. Human resource managers and directors	£54,912	+£13,688 (33.2% above)
17. Management consultants and business analysts	£54,867	+£13,643 (33.1% above)
18. Biochemists and biomedical scientists	£54,211	+£12,987 (31.5% above)
19. Rail construction and maintenance operatives	£54,210	+£12,986 (31.5% above)
20. Production managers and directors in construction	£53,874	+£12,650 (30.7% above)

About this data

Occupation salaries cover the East region. The local average salary is specific to Stevenage. Source: ONS ASHE 2025.