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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
OccupationMedian Salaryvs 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.