Highest Paid Jobs in Trafford

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — North West region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the North West region, which includes Trafford. The average salary across all jobs in Trafford is £31,516 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Specialist medical practitioners	£83,567	+£52,051 (165.2% above)
2. Information technology directors	£80,828	+£49,312 (156.5% above)
3. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£79,816	+£48,300 (153.3% above)
4. Head teachers and principals	£74,657	+£43,141 (136.9% above)
5. Energy plant operatives	£63,662	+£32,146 (102.0% above)
6. Senior police officers	£63,614	+£32,098 (101.8% above)
7. Electrical engineers	£61,782	+£30,266 (96.0% above)
8. Financial managers and directors	£58,206	+£26,690 (84.7% above)
9. Business and financial project management professionals	£57,368	+£25,852 (82.0% above)
10. IT managers	£56,622	+£25,106 (79.7% above)
11. Production managers and directors in mining and energy	£55,896	+£24,380 (77.4% above)
12. Engineering project managers and project engineers	£55,767	+£24,251 (76.9% above)
13. Crane drivers	£53,511	+£21,995 (69.8% above)
14. Rail transport operatives	£53,103	+£21,587 (68.5% above)
15. Health services and public health managers and directors	£52,244	+£20,728 (65.8% above)
16. Sales accounts and business development managers	£52,074	+£20,558 (65.2% above)
17. Cyber security professionals	£51,954	+£20,438 (64.8% above)
18. Research and development (R&D) managers	£51,354	+£19,838 (62.9% above)
19. Generalist medical practitioners	£50,806	+£19,290 (61.2% above)
20. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£50,526	+£19,010 (60.3% above)

About this data

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