Highest Paid Jobs in Walsall

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — West Midlands region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the West Midlands region, which includes Walsall. The average salary across all jobs in Walsall is £28,691 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£79,812	+£51,121 (178.2% above)
2. Barristers and judges	£68,676	+£39,985 (139.4% above)
3. Train and tram drivers	£67,428	+£38,737 (135.0% above)
4. Managers and directors in the creative industries	£66,195	+£37,504 (130.7% above)
5. Rail transport operatives	£63,779	+£35,088 (122.3% above)
6. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£62,074	+£33,383 (116.4% above)
7. Research and development (R&D) managers	£61,923	+£33,232 (115.8% above)
8. Generalist medical practitioners	£59,169	+£30,478 (106.2% above)
9. Taxation experts	£57,822	+£29,131 (101.5% above)
10. Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c.	£57,568	+£28,877 (100.6% above)
11. Business and financial project management professionals	£57,264	+£28,573 (99.6% above)
12. Civil engineers	£56,066	+£27,375 (95.4% above)
13. Production managers and directors in construction	£54,525	+£25,834 (90.0% above)
14. Sales accounts and business development managers	£54,240	+£25,549 (89.0% above)
15. Financial managers and directors	£52,149	+£23,458 (81.8% above)
16. Marketing and commercial managers	£51,700	+£23,009 (80.2% above)
17. Clinical psychologists	£51,685	+£22,994 (80.1% above)
18. Human resource managers and directors	£51,662	+£22,971 (80.1% above)
19. Engineering project managers and project engineers	£51,569	+£22,878 (79.7% above)
20. IT managers	£49,994	+£21,303 (74.2% above)

About this data

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