Highest Paid Jobs in Sutton

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — London region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the London region, which includes Sutton. The average salary across all jobs in Sutton is £35,113 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers	£123,796	+£88,683 (252.6% above)
2. Chief executives and senior officials	£119,981	+£84,868 (241.7% above)
3. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£111,935	+£76,822 (218.8% above)
4. Financial managers and directors	£107,433	+£72,320 (206.0% above)
5. Information technology directors	£105,290	+£70,177 (199.9% above)
6. Specialist medical practitioners	£86,528	+£51,415 (146.4% above)
7. Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	£85,735	+£50,622 (144.2% above)
8. Public relations and communications directors	£81,699	+£46,586 (132.7% above)
9. Train and tram drivers	£77,889	+£42,776 (121.8% above)
10. Production managers and directors in manufacturing	£76,710	+£41,597 (118.5% above)
11. Solicitors and lawyers	£75,537	+£40,424 (115.1% above)
12. Programmers and software development professionals	£74,284	+£39,171 (111.6% above)
13. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£73,857	+£38,744 (110.3% above)
14. Head teachers and principals	£71,111	+£35,998 (102.5% above)
15. Purchasing managers and directors	£71,098	+£35,985 (102.5% above)
16. IT project managers	£68,827	+£33,714 (96.0% above)
17. Business and financial project management professionals	£67,915	+£32,802 (93.4% above)
18. Health services and public health managers and directors	£67,220	+£32,107 (91.4% above)
19. Human resource managers and directors	£66,725	+£31,612 (90.0% above)
20. Actuaries, economists and statisticians	£66,364	+£31,251 (89.0% above)

About this data

Occupation salaries cover the London region. The local average salary is specific to Sutton. Source: ONS ASHE 2025.