Highest Paid Jobs in Stoke-on-Trent UA

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — West Midlands region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the West Midlands region, which includes Stoke-on-Trent UA. The average salary across all jobs in Stoke-on-Trent UA is £30,767 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£79,812	+£49,045 (159.4% above)
2. Barristers and judges	£68,676	+£37,909 (123.2% above)
3. Train and tram drivers	£67,428	+£36,661 (119.2% above)
4. Managers and directors in the creative industries	£66,195	+£35,428 (115.1% above)
5. Rail transport operatives	£63,779	+£33,012 (107.3% above)
6. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£62,074	+£31,307 (101.8% above)
7. Research and development (R&D) managers	£61,923	+£31,156 (101.3% above)
8. Generalist medical practitioners	£59,169	+£28,402 (92.3% above)
9. Taxation experts	£57,822	+£27,055 (87.9% above)
10. Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c.	£57,568	+£26,801 (87.1% above)
11. Business and financial project management professionals	£57,264	+£26,497 (86.1% above)
12. Civil engineers	£56,066	+£25,299 (82.2% above)
13. Production managers and directors in construction	£54,525	+£23,758 (77.2% above)
14. Sales accounts and business development managers	£54,240	+£23,473 (76.3% above)
15. Financial managers and directors	£52,149	+£21,382 (69.5% above)
16. Marketing and commercial managers	£51,700	+£20,933 (68.0% above)
17. Clinical psychologists	£51,685	+£20,918 (68.0% above)
18. Human resource managers and directors	£51,662	+£20,895 (67.9% above)
19. Engineering project managers and project engineers	£51,569	+£20,802 (67.6% above)
20. IT managers	£49,994	+£19,227 (62.5% above)

About this data

Occupation salaries cover the West Midlands region. The local average salary is specific to Stoke-on-Trent UA. Source: ONS ASHE 2025.