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Highest Paid Jobs in Torfaen / Torfaen

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — Wales region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the Wales region, which includes Torfaen / Torfaen. The average salary across all jobs in Torfaen / Torfaen is £31,105 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
OccupationMedian Salaryvs Local Average
1. Specialist medical practitioners £86,152 +£55,047 (177.0% above)
2. Head teachers and principals £76,119 +£45,014 (144.7% above)
3. Business and financial project management professionals £53,924 +£22,819 (73.4% above)
4. Quantity surveyors £53,752 +£22,647 (72.8% above)
5. Sales accounts and business development managers £52,223 +£21,118 (67.9% above)
6. Social services managers and directors £51,651 +£20,546 (66.1% above)
7. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers £49,827 +£18,722 (60.2% above)
8. Higher education teaching professionals £48,809 +£17,704 (56.9% above)
9. Secondary education teaching professionals £48,006 +£16,901 (54.3% above)
10. Purchasing managers and directors £47,971 +£16,866 (54.2% above)
11. Production managers and directors in manufacturing £47,944 +£16,839 (54.1% above)
12. Production and process engineers £47,056 +£15,951 (51.3% above)
13. Police officers (sergeant and below) £46,768 +£15,663 (50.4% above)
14. Paramedics £46,767 +£15,662 (50.4% above)
15. Engineering project managers and project engineers £46,626 +£15,521 (49.9% above)
16. Primary education teaching professionals £46,291 +£15,186 (48.8% above)
17. IT managers £45,970 +£14,865 (47.8% above)
18. Programmers and software development professionals £45,942 +£14,837 (47.7% above)
19. Special needs education teaching professionals £45,462 +£14,357 (46.2% above)
20. Rail travel assistants £45,125 +£14,020 (45.1% above)

About this data

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