Highest Paid Jobs in Wigan

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — North West region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the North West region, which includes Wigan. The average salary across all jobs in Wigan is £28,003 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Specialist medical practitioners	£83,567	+£55,564 (198.4% above)
2. Information technology directors	£80,828	+£52,825 (188.6% above)
3. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£79,816	+£51,813 (185.0% above)
4. Head teachers and principals	£74,657	+£46,654 (166.6% above)
5. Energy plant operatives	£63,662	+£35,659 (127.3% above)
6. Senior police officers	£63,614	+£35,611 (127.2% above)
7. Electrical engineers	£61,782	+£33,779 (120.6% above)
8. Financial managers and directors	£58,206	+£30,203 (107.9% above)
9. Business and financial project management professionals	£57,368	+£29,365 (104.9% above)
10. IT managers	£56,622	+£28,619 (102.2% above)
11. Production managers and directors in mining and energy	£55,896	+£27,893 (99.6% above)
12. Engineering project managers and project engineers	£55,767	+£27,764 (99.1% above)
13. Crane drivers	£53,511	+£25,508 (91.1% above)
14. Rail transport operatives	£53,103	+£25,100 (89.6% above)
15. Health services and public health managers and directors	£52,244	+£24,241 (86.6% above)
16. Sales accounts and business development managers	£52,074	+£24,071 (86.0% above)
17. Cyber security professionals	£51,954	+£23,951 (85.5% above)
18. Research and development (R&D) managers	£51,354	+£23,351 (83.4% above)
19. Generalist medical practitioners	£50,806	+£22,803 (81.4% above)
20. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£50,526	+£22,523 (80.4% above)

About this data

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