Highest Paid Jobs in Welwyn Hatfield

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — East region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the East region, which includes Welwyn Hatfield. The average salary across all jobs in Welwyn Hatfield is £39,794 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers	£83,444	+£43,650 (109.7% above)
2. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£81,143	+£41,349 (103.9% above)
3. Specialist medical practitioners	£79,305	+£39,511 (99.3% above)
4. Train and tram drivers	£75,608	+£35,814 (90.0% above)
5. Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	£69,486	+£29,692 (74.6% above)
6. Head teachers and principals	£66,126	+£26,332 (66.2% above)
7. Senior police officers	£65,326	+£25,532 (64.2% above)
8. Marketing and commercial managers	£62,752	+£22,958 (57.7% above)
9. Electrical engineers	£61,766	+£21,972 (55.2% above)
10. Programmers and software development professionals	£60,203	+£20,409 (51.3% above)
11. Public relations and communications directors	£60,131	+£20,337 (51.1% above)
12. Electronics engineers	£58,657	+£18,863 (47.4% above)
13. Production and process engineers	£56,302	+£16,508 (41.5% above)
14. Business and financial project management professionals	£55,820	+£16,026 (40.3% above)
15. Research and development (R&D) managers	£55,128	+£15,334 (38.5% above)
16. Human resource managers and directors	£54,912	+£15,118 (38.0% above)
17. Management consultants and business analysts	£54,867	+£15,073 (37.9% above)
18. Biochemists and biomedical scientists	£54,211	+£14,417 (36.2% above)
19. Rail construction and maintenance operatives	£54,210	+£14,416 (36.2% above)
20. Production managers and directors in construction	£53,874	+£14,080 (35.4% above)

About this data

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