Highest Paid Jobs in Stockport

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — North West region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the North West region, which includes Stockport. The average salary across all jobs in Stockport is £28,296 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Specialist medical practitioners	£83,567	+£55,271 (195.3% above)
2. Information technology directors	£80,828	+£52,532 (185.7% above)
3. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£79,816	+£51,520 (182.1% above)
4. Head teachers and principals	£74,657	+£46,361 (163.8% above)
5. Energy plant operatives	£63,662	+£35,366 (125.0% above)
6. Senior police officers	£63,614	+£35,318 (124.8% above)
7. Electrical engineers	£61,782	+£33,486 (118.3% above)
8. Financial managers and directors	£58,206	+£29,910 (105.7% above)
9. Business and financial project management professionals	£57,368	+£29,072 (102.7% above)
10. IT managers	£56,622	+£28,326 (100.1% above)
11. Production managers and directors in mining and energy	£55,896	+£27,600 (97.5% above)
12. Engineering project managers and project engineers	£55,767	+£27,471 (97.1% above)
13. Crane drivers	£53,511	+£25,215 (89.1% above)
14. Rail transport operatives	£53,103	+£24,807 (87.7% above)
15. Health services and public health managers and directors	£52,244	+£23,948 (84.6% above)
16. Sales accounts and business development managers	£52,074	+£23,778 (84.0% above)
17. Cyber security professionals	£51,954	+£23,658 (83.6% above)
18. Research and development (R&D) managers	£51,354	+£23,058 (81.5% above)
19. Generalist medical practitioners	£50,806	+£22,510 (79.6% above)
20. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£50,526	+£22,230 (78.6% above)

About this data

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