Highest Paid Jobs in Wiltshire UA

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — South West region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the South West region, which includes Wiltshire UA. The average salary across all jobs in Wiltshire UA is £30,000 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£74,712	+£44,712 (149.0% above)
2. Cyber security professionals	£73,291	+£43,291 (144.3% above)
3. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£66,327	+£36,327 (121.1% above)
4. Head teachers and principals	£65,735	+£35,735 (119.1% above)
5. Senior police officers	£64,975	+£34,975 (116.6% above)
6. Research and development (R&D) managers	£59,333	+£29,333 (97.8% above)
7. Sales accounts and business development managers	£55,579	+£25,579 (85.3% above)
8. Civil engineers	£55,472	+£25,472 (84.9% above)
9. Electrical engineers	£54,986	+£24,986 (83.3% above)
10. Health care practice managers	£54,592	+£24,592 (82.0% above)
11. Business and financial project management professionals	£53,765	+£23,765 (79.2% above)
12. Human resource managers and directors	£52,370	+£22,370 (74.6% above)
13. Mechanical engineers	£51,657	+£21,657 (72.2% above)
14. Programmers and software development professionals	£51,631	+£21,631 (72.1% above)
15. Production managers and directors in construction	£50,000	+£20,000 (66.7% above)
16. Purchasing managers and directors	£49,504	+£19,504 (65.0% above)
17. Engineering project managers and project engineers	£48,988	+£18,988 (63.3% above)
18. Financial managers and directors	£48,756	+£18,756 (62.5% above)
19. Engineering technicians	£48,621	+£18,621 (62.1% above)
20. Production managers and directors in manufacturing	£48,113	+£18,113 (60.4% above)

About this data

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