Highest Paid Jobs in Telford and Wrekin UA

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — West Midlands region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the West Midlands region, which includes Telford and Wrekin UA. The average salary across all jobs in Telford and Wrekin UA is £30,601 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£79,812	+£49,211 (160.8% above)
2. Barristers and judges	£68,676	+£38,075 (124.4% above)
3. Train and tram drivers	£67,428	+£36,827 (120.3% above)
4. Managers and directors in the creative industries	£66,195	+£35,594 (116.3% above)
5. Rail transport operatives	£63,779	+£33,178 (108.4% above)
6. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£62,074	+£31,473 (102.8% above)
7. Research and development (R&D) managers	£61,923	+£31,322 (102.4% above)
8. Generalist medical practitioners	£59,169	+£28,568 (93.4% above)
9. Taxation experts	£57,822	+£27,221 (89.0% above)
10. Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c.	£57,568	+£26,967 (88.1% above)
11. Business and financial project management professionals	£57,264	+£26,663 (87.1% above)
12. Civil engineers	£56,066	+£25,465 (83.2% above)
13. Production managers and directors in construction	£54,525	+£23,924 (78.2% above)
14. Sales accounts and business development managers	£54,240	+£23,639 (77.2% above)
15. Financial managers and directors	£52,149	+£21,548 (70.4% above)
16. Marketing and commercial managers	£51,700	+£21,099 (68.9% above)
17. Clinical psychologists	£51,685	+£21,084 (68.9% above)
18. Human resource managers and directors	£51,662	+£21,061 (68.8% above)
19. Engineering project managers and project engineers	£51,569	+£20,968 (68.5% above)
20. IT managers	£49,994	+£19,393 (63.4% above)

About this data

Occupation salaries cover the West Midlands region. The local average salary is specific to Telford and Wrekin UA. Source: ONS ASHE 2025.