Highest Paid Jobs in Stratford-on-Avon

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — West Midlands region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the West Midlands region, which includes Stratford-on-Avon. The average salary across all jobs in Stratford-on-Avon is £42,929 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£79,812	+£36,883 (85.9% above)
2. Barristers and judges	£68,676	+£25,747 (60.0% above)
3. Train and tram drivers	£67,428	+£24,499 (57.1% above)
4. Managers and directors in the creative industries	£66,195	+£23,266 (54.2% above)
5. Rail transport operatives	£63,779	+£20,850 (48.6% above)
6. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£62,074	+£19,145 (44.6% above)
7. Research and development (R&D) managers	£61,923	+£18,994 (44.2% above)
8. Generalist medical practitioners	£59,169	+£16,240 (37.8% above)
9. Taxation experts	£57,822	+£14,893 (34.7% above)
10. Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c.	£57,568	+£14,639 (34.1% above)
11. Business and financial project management professionals	£57,264	+£14,335 (33.4% above)
12. Civil engineers	£56,066	+£13,137 (30.6% above)
13. Production managers and directors in construction	£54,525	+£11,596 (27.0% above)
14. Sales accounts and business development managers	£54,240	+£11,311 (26.3% above)
15. Financial managers and directors	£52,149	+£9,220 (21.5% above)
16. Marketing and commercial managers	£51,700	+£8,771 (20.4% above)
17. Clinical psychologists	£51,685	+£8,756 (20.4% above)
18. Human resource managers and directors	£51,662	+£8,733 (20.3% above)
19. Engineering project managers and project engineers	£51,569	+£8,640 (20.1% above)
20. IT managers	£49,994	+£7,065 (16.5% above)

About this data

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