Highest Paid Jobs in Wolverhampton

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — West Midlands region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the West Midlands region, which includes Wolverhampton. The average salary across all jobs in Wolverhampton is £32,053 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£79,812	+£47,759 (149.0% above)
2. Barristers and judges	£68,676	+£36,623 (114.3% above)
3. Train and tram drivers	£67,428	+£35,375 (110.4% above)
4. Managers and directors in the creative industries	£66,195	+£34,142 (106.5% above)
5. Rail transport operatives	£63,779	+£31,726 (99.0% above)
6. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£62,074	+£30,021 (93.7% above)
7. Research and development (R&D) managers	£61,923	+£29,870 (93.2% above)
8. Generalist medical practitioners	£59,169	+£27,116 (84.6% above)
9. Taxation experts	£57,822	+£25,769 (80.4% above)
10. Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c.	£57,568	+£25,515 (79.6% above)
11. Business and financial project management professionals	£57,264	+£25,211 (78.7% above)
12. Civil engineers	£56,066	+£24,013 (74.9% above)
13. Production managers and directors in construction	£54,525	+£22,472 (70.1% above)
14. Sales accounts and business development managers	£54,240	+£22,187 (69.2% above)
15. Financial managers and directors	£52,149	+£20,096 (62.7% above)
16. Marketing and commercial managers	£51,700	+£19,647 (61.3% above)
17. Clinical psychologists	£51,685	+£19,632 (61.2% above)
18. Human resource managers and directors	£51,662	+£19,609 (61.2% above)
19. Engineering project managers and project engineers	£51,569	+£19,516 (60.9% above)
20. IT managers	£49,994	+£17,941 (56.0% above)

About this data

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