Highest Paid Jobs in West Suffolk

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — East region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the East region, which includes West Suffolk. The average salary across all jobs in West Suffolk is £29,613 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers	£83,444	+£53,831 (181.8% above)
2. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£81,143	+£51,530 (174.0% above)
3. Specialist medical practitioners	£79,305	+£49,692 (167.8% above)
4. Train and tram drivers	£75,608	+£45,995 (155.3% above)
5. Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	£69,486	+£39,873 (134.6% above)
6. Head teachers and principals	£66,126	+£36,513 (123.3% above)
7. Senior police officers	£65,326	+£35,713 (120.6% above)
8. Marketing and commercial managers	£62,752	+£33,139 (111.9% above)
9. Electrical engineers	£61,766	+£32,153 (108.6% above)
10. Programmers and software development professionals	£60,203	+£30,590 (103.3% above)
11. Public relations and communications directors	£60,131	+£30,518 (103.1% above)
12. Electronics engineers	£58,657	+£29,044 (98.1% above)
13. Production and process engineers	£56,302	+£26,689 (90.1% above)
14. Business and financial project management professionals	£55,820	+£26,207 (88.5% above)
15. Research and development (R&D) managers	£55,128	+£25,515 (86.2% above)
16. Human resource managers and directors	£54,912	+£25,299 (85.4% above)
17. Management consultants and business analysts	£54,867	+£25,254 (85.3% above)
18. Biochemists and biomedical scientists	£54,211	+£24,598 (83.1% above)
19. Rail construction and maintenance operatives	£54,210	+£24,597 (83.1% above)
20. Production managers and directors in construction	£53,874	+£24,261 (81.9% above)

About this data

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