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Highest Paid Jobs in West Lancashire

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — North West region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the North West region, which includes West Lancashire. The average salary across all jobs in West Lancashire is £28,909 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
OccupationMedian Salaryvs Local Average
1. Specialist medical practitioners £83,567 +£54,658 (189.1% above)
2. Information technology directors £80,828 +£51,919 (179.6% above)
3. Marketing, sales and advertising directors £79,816 +£50,907 (176.1% above)
4. Head teachers and principals £74,657 +£45,748 (158.2% above)
5. Energy plant operatives £63,662 +£34,753 (120.2% above)
6. Senior police officers £63,614 +£34,705 (120.0% above)
7. Electrical engineers £61,782 +£32,873 (113.7% above)
8. Financial managers and directors £58,206 +£29,297 (101.3% above)
9. Business and financial project management professionals £57,368 +£28,459 (98.4% above)
10. IT managers £56,622 +£27,713 (95.9% above)
11. Production managers and directors in mining and energy £55,896 +£26,987 (93.4% above)
12. Engineering project managers and project engineers £55,767 +£26,858 (92.9% above)
13. Crane drivers £53,511 +£24,602 (85.1% above)
14. Rail transport operatives £53,103 +£24,194 (83.7% above)
15. Health services and public health managers and directors £52,244 +£23,335 (80.7% above)
16. Sales accounts and business development managers £52,074 +£23,165 (80.1% above)
17. Cyber security professionals £51,954 +£23,045 (79.7% above)
18. Research and development (R&D) managers £51,354 +£22,445 (77.6% above)
19. Generalist medical practitioners £50,806 +£21,897 (75.7% above)
20. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers £50,526 +£21,617 (74.8% above)

About this data

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