Highest Paid Jobs in West Oxfordshire

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — South East region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the South East region, which includes West Oxfordshire. The average salary across all jobs in West Oxfordshire is £34,006 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Information technology directors	£95,391	+£61,385 (180.5% above)
2. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£85,122	+£51,116 (150.3% above)
3. Specialist medical practitioners	£78,811	+£44,805 (131.8% above)
4. Train and tram drivers	£76,715	+£42,709 (125.6% above)
5. Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	£76,511	+£42,505 (125.0% above)
6. Rail transport operatives	£69,191	+£35,185 (103.5% above)
7. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£67,902	+£33,896 (99.7% above)
8. Head teachers and principals	£67,377	+£33,371 (98.1% above)
9. Human resource managers and directors	£63,289	+£29,283 (86.1% above)
10. Sales accounts and business development managers	£60,881	+£26,875 (79.0% above)
11. IT project managers	£60,219	+£26,213 (77.1% above)
12. Business and financial project management professionals	£58,958	+£24,952 (73.4% above)
13. IT managers	£58,877	+£24,871 (73.1% above)
14. Financial managers and directors	£56,396	+£22,390 (65.8% above)
15. Electrical engineers	£56,004	+£21,998 (64.7% above)
16. Production managers and directors in construction	£55,996	+£21,990 (64.7% above)
17. Health services and public health managers and directors	£55,567	+£21,561 (63.4% above)
18. IT quality and testing professionals	£55,001	+£20,995 (61.7% above)
19. Purchasing managers and directors	£54,694	+£20,688 (60.8% above)
20. Civil engineers	£54,499	+£20,493 (60.3% above)

About this data

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