Highest Paid Jobs in Thurrock UA

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — East region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the East region, which includes Thurrock UA. The average salary across all jobs in Thurrock UA is £34,388 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers	£83,444	+£49,056 (142.7% above)
2. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£81,143	+£46,755 (136.0% above)
3. Specialist medical practitioners	£79,305	+£44,917 (130.6% above)
4. Train and tram drivers	£75,608	+£41,220 (119.9% above)
5. Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	£69,486	+£35,098 (102.1% above)
6. Head teachers and principals	£66,126	+£31,738 (92.3% above)
7. Senior police officers	£65,326	+£30,938 (90.0% above)
8. Marketing and commercial managers	£62,752	+£28,364 (82.5% above)
9. Electrical engineers	£61,766	+£27,378 (79.6% above)
10. Programmers and software development professionals	£60,203	+£25,815 (75.1% above)
11. Public relations and communications directors	£60,131	+£25,743 (74.9% above)
12. Electronics engineers	£58,657	+£24,269 (70.6% above)
13. Production and process engineers	£56,302	+£21,914 (63.7% above)
14. Business and financial project management professionals	£55,820	+£21,432 (62.3% above)
15. Research and development (R&D) managers	£55,128	+£20,740 (60.3% above)
16. Human resource managers and directors	£54,912	+£20,524 (59.7% above)
17. Management consultants and business analysts	£54,867	+£20,479 (59.6% above)
18. Biochemists and biomedical scientists	£54,211	+£19,823 (57.6% above)
19. Rail construction and maintenance operatives	£54,210	+£19,822 (57.6% above)
20. Production managers and directors in construction	£53,874	+£19,486 (56.7% above)

About this data

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