Highest Paid Jobs in West Devon

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — South West region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the South West region, which includes West Devon. The average salary across all jobs in West Devon is £28,161 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£74,712	+£46,551 (165.3% above)
2. Cyber security professionals	£73,291	+£45,130 (160.3% above)
3. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£66,327	+£38,166 (135.5% above)
4. Head teachers and principals	£65,735	+£37,574 (133.4% above)
5. Senior police officers	£64,975	+£36,814 (130.7% above)
6. Research and development (R&D) managers	£59,333	+£31,172 (110.7% above)
7. Sales accounts and business development managers	£55,579	+£27,418 (97.4% above)
8. Civil engineers	£55,472	+£27,311 (97.0% above)
9. Electrical engineers	£54,986	+£26,825 (95.3% above)
10. Health care practice managers	£54,592	+£26,431 (93.9% above)
11. Business and financial project management professionals	£53,765	+£25,604 (90.9% above)
12. Human resource managers and directors	£52,370	+£24,209 (86.0% above)
13. Mechanical engineers	£51,657	+£23,496 (83.4% above)
14. Programmers and software development professionals	£51,631	+£23,470 (83.3% above)
15. Production managers and directors in construction	£50,000	+£21,839 (77.6% above)
16. Purchasing managers and directors	£49,504	+£21,343 (75.8% above)
17. Engineering project managers and project engineers	£48,988	+£20,827 (74.0% above)
18. Financial managers and directors	£48,756	+£20,595 (73.1% above)
19. Engineering technicians	£48,621	+£20,460 (72.7% above)
20. Production managers and directors in manufacturing	£48,113	+£19,952 (70.8% above)

About this data

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