Highest Paid Jobs in Stroud

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — South West region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the South West region, which includes Stroud. The average salary across all jobs in Stroud is £32,495 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£74,712	+£42,217 (129.9% above)
2. Cyber security professionals	£73,291	+£40,796 (125.5% above)
3. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£66,327	+£33,832 (104.1% above)
4. Head teachers and principals	£65,735	+£33,240 (102.3% above)
5. Senior police officers	£64,975	+£32,480 (100.0% above)
6. Research and development (R&D) managers	£59,333	+£26,838 (82.6% above)
7. Sales accounts and business development managers	£55,579	+£23,084 (71.0% above)
8. Civil engineers	£55,472	+£22,977 (70.7% above)
9. Electrical engineers	£54,986	+£22,491 (69.2% above)
10. Health care practice managers	£54,592	+£22,097 (68.0% above)
11. Business and financial project management professionals	£53,765	+£21,270 (65.5% above)
12. Human resource managers and directors	£52,370	+£19,875 (61.2% above)
13. Mechanical engineers	£51,657	+£19,162 (59.0% above)
14. Programmers and software development professionals	£51,631	+£19,136 (58.9% above)
15. Production managers and directors in construction	£50,000	+£17,505 (53.9% above)
16. Purchasing managers and directors	£49,504	+£17,009 (52.3% above)
17. Engineering project managers and project engineers	£48,988	+£16,493 (50.8% above)
18. Financial managers and directors	£48,756	+£16,261 (50.0% above)
19. Engineering technicians	£48,621	+£16,126 (49.6% above)
20. Production managers and directors in manufacturing	£48,113	+£15,618 (48.1% above)

About this data

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