Highest Paid Jobs in Watford

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — East region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the East region, which includes Watford. The average salary across all jobs in Watford is £31,833 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers	£83,444	+£51,611 (162.1% above)
2. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£81,143	+£49,310 (154.9% above)
3. Specialist medical practitioners	£79,305	+£47,472 (149.1% above)
4. Train and tram drivers	£75,608	+£43,775 (137.5% above)
5. Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	£69,486	+£37,653 (118.3% above)
6. Head teachers and principals	£66,126	+£34,293 (107.7% above)
7. Senior police officers	£65,326	+£33,493 (105.2% above)
8. Marketing and commercial managers	£62,752	+£30,919 (97.1% above)
9. Electrical engineers	£61,766	+£29,933 (94.0% above)
10. Programmers and software development professionals	£60,203	+£28,370 (89.1% above)
11. Public relations and communications directors	£60,131	+£28,298 (88.9% above)
12. Electronics engineers	£58,657	+£26,824 (84.3% above)
13. Production and process engineers	£56,302	+£24,469 (76.9% above)
14. Business and financial project management professionals	£55,820	+£23,987 (75.4% above)
15. Research and development (R&D) managers	£55,128	+£23,295 (73.2% above)
16. Human resource managers and directors	£54,912	+£23,079 (72.5% above)
17. Management consultants and business analysts	£54,867	+£23,034 (72.4% above)
18. Biochemists and biomedical scientists	£54,211	+£22,378 (70.3% above)
19. Rail construction and maintenance operatives	£54,210	+£22,377 (70.3% above)
20. Production managers and directors in construction	£53,874	+£22,041 (69.2% above)

About this data

Occupation salaries cover the East region. The local average salary is specific to Watford. Source: ONS ASHE 2025.