Highest Paid Jobs in Thanet

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — South East region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the South East region, which includes Thanet. The average salary across all jobs in Thanet is £27,076 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Information technology directors	£95,391	+£68,315 (252.3% above)
2. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£85,122	+£58,046 (214.4% above)
3. Specialist medical practitioners	£78,811	+£51,735 (191.1% above)
4. Train and tram drivers	£76,715	+£49,639 (183.3% above)
5. Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	£76,511	+£49,435 (182.6% above)
6. Rail transport operatives	£69,191	+£42,115 (155.5% above)
7. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£67,902	+£40,826 (150.8% above)
8. Head teachers and principals	£67,377	+£40,301 (148.8% above)
9. Human resource managers and directors	£63,289	+£36,213 (133.7% above)
10. Sales accounts and business development managers	£60,881	+£33,805 (124.9% above)
11. IT project managers	£60,219	+£33,143 (122.4% above)
12. Business and financial project management professionals	£58,958	+£31,882 (117.8% above)
13. IT managers	£58,877	+£31,801 (117.5% above)
14. Financial managers and directors	£56,396	+£29,320 (108.3% above)
15. Electrical engineers	£56,004	+£28,928 (106.8% above)
16. Production managers and directors in construction	£55,996	+£28,920 (106.8% above)
17. Health services and public health managers and directors	£55,567	+£28,491 (105.2% above)
18. IT quality and testing professionals	£55,001	+£27,925 (103.1% above)
19. Purchasing managers and directors	£54,694	+£27,618 (102.0% above)
20. Civil engineers	£54,499	+£27,423 (101.3% above)

About this data

Occupation salaries cover the South East region. The local average salary is specific to Thanet. Source: ONS ASHE 2025.