Highest Paid Jobs in Swindon UA

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — South West region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the South West region, which includes Swindon UA. The average salary across all jobs in Swindon UA is £32,933 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£74,712	+£41,779 (126.9% above)
2. Cyber security professionals	£73,291	+£40,358 (122.5% above)
3. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£66,327	+£33,394 (101.4% above)
4. Head teachers and principals	£65,735	+£32,802 (99.6% above)
5. Senior police officers	£64,975	+£32,042 (97.3% above)
6. Research and development (R&D) managers	£59,333	+£26,400 (80.2% above)
7. Sales accounts and business development managers	£55,579	+£22,646 (68.8% above)
8. Civil engineers	£55,472	+£22,539 (68.4% above)
9. Electrical engineers	£54,986	+£22,053 (67.0% above)
10. Health care practice managers	£54,592	+£21,659 (65.8% above)
11. Business and financial project management professionals	£53,765	+£20,832 (63.3% above)
12. Human resource managers and directors	£52,370	+£19,437 (59.0% above)
13. Mechanical engineers	£51,657	+£18,724 (56.9% above)
14. Programmers and software development professionals	£51,631	+£18,698 (56.8% above)
15. Production managers and directors in construction	£50,000	+£17,067 (51.8% above)
16. Purchasing managers and directors	£49,504	+£16,571 (50.3% above)
17. Engineering project managers and project engineers	£48,988	+£16,055 (48.8% above)
18. Financial managers and directors	£48,756	+£15,823 (48.0% above)
19. Engineering technicians	£48,621	+£15,688 (47.6% above)
20. Production managers and directors in manufacturing	£48,113	+£15,180 (46.1% above)

About this data

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