Highest Paid Jobs in Westminster

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — London region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the London region, which includes Westminster. The average salary across all jobs in Westminster is £49,973 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers	£123,796	+£73,823 (147.7% above)
2. Chief executives and senior officials	£119,981	+£70,008 (140.1% above)
3. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£111,935	+£61,962 (124.0% above)
4. Financial managers and directors	£107,433	+£57,460 (115.0% above)
5. Information technology directors	£105,290	+£55,317 (110.7% above)
6. Specialist medical practitioners	£86,528	+£36,555 (73.1% above)
7. Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	£85,735	+£35,762 (71.6% above)
8. Public relations and communications directors	£81,699	+£31,726 (63.5% above)
9. Train and tram drivers	£77,889	+£27,916 (55.9% above)
10. Production managers and directors in manufacturing	£76,710	+£26,737 (53.5% above)
11. Solicitors and lawyers	£75,537	+£25,564 (51.2% above)
12. Programmers and software development professionals	£74,284	+£24,311 (48.6% above)
13. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£73,857	+£23,884 (47.8% above)
14. Head teachers and principals	£71,111	+£21,138 (42.3% above)
15. Purchasing managers and directors	£71,098	+£21,125 (42.3% above)
16. IT project managers	£68,827	+£18,854 (37.7% above)
17. Business and financial project management professionals	£67,915	+£17,942 (35.9% above)
18. Health services and public health managers and directors	£67,220	+£17,247 (34.5% above)
19. Human resource managers and directors	£66,725	+£16,752 (33.5% above)
20. Actuaries, economists and statisticians	£66,364	+£16,391 (32.8% above)

About this data

Occupation salaries cover the London region. The local average salary is specific to Westminster. Source: ONS ASHE 2025.