Highest Paid Jobs in Wirral

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — North West region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the North West region, which includes Wirral. The average salary across all jobs in Wirral is £28,840 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Specialist medical practitioners	£83,567	+£54,727 (189.8% above)
2. Information technology directors	£80,828	+£51,988 (180.3% above)
3. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£79,816	+£50,976 (176.8% above)
4. Head teachers and principals	£74,657	+£45,817 (158.9% above)
5. Energy plant operatives	£63,662	+£34,822 (120.7% above)
6. Senior police officers	£63,614	+£34,774 (120.6% above)
7. Electrical engineers	£61,782	+£32,942 (114.2% above)
8. Financial managers and directors	£58,206	+£29,366 (101.8% above)
9. Business and financial project management professionals	£57,368	+£28,528 (98.9% above)
10. IT managers	£56,622	+£27,782 (96.3% above)
11. Production managers and directors in mining and energy	£55,896	+£27,056 (93.8% above)
12. Engineering project managers and project engineers	£55,767	+£26,927 (93.4% above)
13. Crane drivers	£53,511	+£24,671 (85.5% above)
14. Rail transport operatives	£53,103	+£24,263 (84.1% above)
15. Health services and public health managers and directors	£52,244	+£23,404 (81.2% above)
16. Sales accounts and business development managers	£52,074	+£23,234 (80.6% above)
17. Cyber security professionals	£51,954	+£23,114 (80.1% above)
18. Research and development (R&D) managers	£51,354	+£22,514 (78.1% above)
19. Generalist medical practitioners	£50,806	+£21,966 (76.2% above)
20. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£50,526	+£21,686 (75.2% above)

About this data

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