Highest Paid Jobs in Torridge

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — South West region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the South West region, which includes Torridge. The average salary across all jobs in Torridge is £26,745 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£74,712	+£47,967 (179.3% above)
2. Cyber security professionals	£73,291	+£46,546 (174.0% above)
3. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£66,327	+£39,582 (148.0% above)
4. Head teachers and principals	£65,735	+£38,990 (145.8% above)
5. Senior police officers	£64,975	+£38,230 (142.9% above)
6. Research and development (R&D) managers	£59,333	+£32,588 (121.8% above)
7. Sales accounts and business development managers	£55,579	+£28,834 (107.8% above)
8. Civil engineers	£55,472	+£28,727 (107.4% above)
9. Electrical engineers	£54,986	+£28,241 (105.6% above)
10. Health care practice managers	£54,592	+£27,847 (104.1% above)
11. Business and financial project management professionals	£53,765	+£27,020 (101.0% above)
12. Human resource managers and directors	£52,370	+£25,625 (95.8% above)
13. Mechanical engineers	£51,657	+£24,912 (93.1% above)
14. Programmers and software development professionals	£51,631	+£24,886 (93.0% above)
15. Production managers and directors in construction	£50,000	+£23,255 (87.0% above)
16. Purchasing managers and directors	£49,504	+£22,759 (85.1% above)
17. Engineering project managers and project engineers	£48,988	+£22,243 (83.2% above)
18. Financial managers and directors	£48,756	+£22,011 (82.3% above)
19. Engineering technicians	£48,621	+£21,876 (81.8% above)
20. Production managers and directors in manufacturing	£48,113	+£21,368 (79.9% above)

About this data

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