Highest Paid Jobs in Worcester

Based on ONS ASHE 2025 data — West Midlands region

These are the 20 highest-paying occupations in the West Midlands region, which includes Worcester. The average salary across all jobs in Worcester is £30,003 per year.

Source: ONS ASHE 2025
Occupation	Median Salary	vs Local Average
1. Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£79,812	+£49,809 (166.0% above)
2. Barristers and judges	£68,676	+£38,673 (128.9% above)
3. Train and tram drivers	£67,428	+£37,425 (124.7% above)
4. Managers and directors in the creative industries	£66,195	+£36,192 (120.6% above)
5. Rail transport operatives	£63,779	+£33,776 (112.6% above)
6. IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£62,074	+£32,071 (106.9% above)
7. Research and development (R&D) managers	£61,923	+£31,920 (106.4% above)
8. Generalist medical practitioners	£59,169	+£29,166 (97.2% above)
9. Taxation experts	£57,822	+£27,819 (92.7% above)
10. Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c.	£57,568	+£27,565 (91.9% above)
11. Business and financial project management professionals	£57,264	+£27,261 (90.9% above)
12. Civil engineers	£56,066	+£26,063 (86.9% above)
13. Production managers and directors in construction	£54,525	+£24,522 (81.7% above)
14. Sales accounts and business development managers	£54,240	+£24,237 (80.8% above)
15. Financial managers and directors	£52,149	+£22,146 (73.8% above)
16. Marketing and commercial managers	£51,700	+£21,697 (72.3% above)
17. Clinical psychologists	£51,685	+£21,682 (72.3% above)
18. Human resource managers and directors	£51,662	+£21,659 (72.2% above)
19. Engineering project managers and project engineers	£51,569	+£21,566 (71.9% above)
20. IT managers	£49,994	+£19,991 (66.6% above)

About this data

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