Highest Paid Jobs in Waltham Forest

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — London region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the London region, which includes Waltham Forest. The average salary across all jobs in Waltham Forest is £28,880 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers	£123,796	+£94,916 (328.7% above)
2. Chief executives and senior officials	£119,981	+£91,101 (315.4% above)
3. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£111,935	+£83,055 (287.6% above)
4. Financial managers and directors	£107,433	+£78,553 (272.0% above)
5. Information technology directors	£105,290	+£76,410 (264.6% above)
6. Specialist medical practitioners	£86,528	+£57,648 (199.6% above)
7. Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	£85,735	+£56,855 (196.9% above)
8. Public relations and communications directors	£81,699	+£52,819 (182.9% above)
9. Train and tram drivers	£77,889	+£49,009 (169.7% above)
10. Production managers and directors in manufacturing	£76,710	+£47,830 (165.6% above)
11. Solicitors and lawyers	£75,537	+£46,657 (161.6% above)
12. Programmers and software development professionals	£74,284	+£45,404 (157.2% above)
13. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£73,857	+£44,977 (155.7% above)
14. Head teachers and principals	£71,111	+£42,231 (146.2% above)
15. Purchasing managers and directors	£71,098	+£42,218 (146.2% above)
16. IT project managers	£68,827	+£39,947 (138.3% above)
17. Business and financial project management professionals	£67,915	+£39,035 (135.2% above)
18. Health services and public health managers and directors	£67,220	+£38,340 (132.8% above)
19. Human resource managers and directors	£66,725	+£37,845 (131.0% above)
20. Actuaries, economists and statisticians	£66,364	+£37,484 (129.8% above)

About this data

Occupation salaries cover the London region. The local average salary is specific to Waltham Forest. Source: ONS ASHE 2025.