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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
OccupationMedian Salaryvs 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.