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Highest Paid Jobs in Swansea / Abertawe

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — Wales region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the Wales region, which includes Swansea / Abertawe. The average salary across all jobs in Swansea / Abertawe is £31,348 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
OccupationMedian Salaryvs Local Average
1. Specialist medical practitioners £86,152 +£54,804 (174.8% above)
2. Head teachers and principals £76,119 +£44,771 (142.8% above)
3. Business and financial project management professionals £53,924 +£22,576 (72.0% above)
4. Quantity surveyors £53,752 +£22,404 (71.5% above)
5. Sales accounts and business development managers £52,223 +£20,875 (66.6% above)
6. Social services managers and directors £51,651 +£20,303 (64.8% above)
7. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers £49,827 +£18,479 (58.9% above)
8. Higher education teaching professionals £48,809 +£17,461 (55.7% above)
9. Secondary education teaching professionals £48,006 +£16,658 (53.1% above)
10. Purchasing managers and directors £47,971 +£16,623 (53.0% above)
11. Production managers and directors in manufacturing £47,944 +£16,596 (52.9% above)
12. Production and process engineers £47,056 +£15,708 (50.1% above)
13. Police officers (sergeant and below) £46,768 +£15,420 (49.2% above)
14. Paramedics £46,767 +£15,419 (49.2% above)
15. Engineering project managers and project engineers £46,626 +£15,278 (48.7% above)
16. Primary education teaching professionals £46,291 +£14,943 (47.7% above)
17. IT managers £45,970 +£14,622 (46.6% above)
18. Programmers and software development professionals £45,942 +£14,594 (46.6% above)
19. Special needs education teaching professionals £45,462 +£14,114 (45.0% above)
20. Rail travel assistants £45,125 +£13,777 (43.9% above)

About this data

Occupation salaries cover the Wales region. The local average salary is specific to Swansea / Abertawe. Source: ONS ASHE 2025.