Top 100 Highest Paying Jobs in the UK (2025)

These are the 100 highest paying occupations in the United Kingdom, ranked by median annual salary from the Office for National Statistics.

#	Job Title	Median Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers	£114,149	£54.88
2	Transport Associate Professionals	£101,255	£48.68
3	Information technology directors	£90,673	£43.59
4	Marketing, sales and advertising directors	£89,076	£42.83
5	Chief executives and senior officials	£86,958	£41.81
6	Specialist medical practitioners	£84,072	£40.42
7	Chief Executives and Senior Officials	£83,577	£40.18
8	Directors in Logistics, Warehousing and Transport	£80,002	£38.46
9	Directors in logistics, warehousing and transport	£80,002	£38.46
10	Public relations and communications directors	£74,664	£35.90
11	Head teachers and principals	£73,276	£35.23
12	Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	£72,645	£34.93
13	Train and tram drivers	£71,466	£34.36
14	Medical Practitioners	£70,720	£34.00
15	Functional Managers and Directors	£70,255	£33.78
16	Directors in consultancy services	£69,937	£33.62
17	Financial managers and directors	£67,505	£32.45
18	Senior police officers	£67,067	£32.24
19	Senior Officers in Protective Services	£66,331	£31.89
20	IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£60,852	£29.26
21	Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers	£60,764	£29.21
22	Production managers and directors in mining and energy	£60,122	£28.90
23	Purchasing managers and directors	£59,464	£28.59
24	Corporate managers and directors	£59,063	£28.40
25	Electrical engineers	£58,118	£27.94
26	IT project managers	£57,956	£27.86
27	Business and Financial Project Management Professionals	£57,450	£27.62
28	Business and financial project management professionals	£57,450	£27.62
29	Research and development (R&D) managers	£56,814	£27.31
30	Programmers and software development professionals	£56,459	£27.14
31	Health services and public health managers and directors	£56,454	£27.14
32	IT managers	£56,234	£27.04
33	Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c.	£56,177	£27.01
34	Aerospace engineers	£56,156	£27.00
35	Information Technology Professionals	£56,000	£26.92
36	Human resource managers and directors	£55,144	£26.51
37	Production managers and directors in construction	£55,003	£26.44
38	Solicitors and lawyers	£55,003	£26.44
39	Sales accounts and business development managers	£54,742	£26.32
40	Generalist medical practitioners	£54,309	£26.11
41	Research and Development (R&D) and Other Research Professionals	£54,283	£26.10
42	Production Managers and Directors	£54,262	£26.09
43	Charitable organisation managers and directors	£53,991	£25.96
44	Production managers and directors in manufacturing	£53,944	£25.93
45	Health and Social Services Managers and Directors	£53,756	£25.84
46	Barristers and judges	£53,657	£25.80
47	Cyber security professionals	£53,114	£25.54
48	Engineering project managers and project engineers	£52,999	£25.48
49	Management consultants and business analysts	£52,999	£25.48
50	Senior officers in fire, ambulance, prison and related services	£52,957	£25.46
51	Rail transport operatives	£52,900	£25.43
52	Managers, directors and senior officials	£52,550	£25.26
53	Managers and directors in the creative industries	£52,196	£25.09
54	Quantity surveyors	£51,820	£24.91
55	Science, research, engineering and technology professionals	£51,460	£24.74
56	Other Drivers and Transport Operatives	£51,241	£24.64
57	Marketing and commercial managers	£51,001	£24.52
58	Actuaries, economists and statisticians	£50,750	£24.40
59	Civil engineers	£50,688	£24.37
60	Financial and accounting technicians	£50,536	£24.30
61	Engineering Professionals	£50,255	£24.16
62	Information technology professionals n.e.c.	£50,103	£24.09
63	Mechanical engineers	£49,999	£24.04
64	Brokers	£49,999	£24.04
65	Taxation experts	£49,926	£24.00
66	Physical scientists	£49,534	£23.81
67	Other Educational Professionals	£49,503	£23.80
68	Business, Research and Administrative Professionals	£49,237	£23.67
69	Waste disposal and environmental services managers	£49,227	£23.67
70	Paramedics	£49,169	£23.64
71	Veterinarians	£49,133	£23.62
72	Veterinarians	£49,133	£23.62
73	Finance and investment analysts and advisers	£48,741	£23.43
74	Quality assurance and regulatory professionals	£48,705	£23.42
75	Electronics engineers	£48,668	£23.40
76	Police officers (sergeant and below)	£48,621	£23.38
77	Production and process engineers	£48,611	£23.37
78	Finance Professionals	£48,324	£23.23
79	Engineering professionals n.e.c.	£48,000	£23.08
80	Protective service occupations	£47,927	£23.04
81	Protective Service Occupations	£47,927	£23.04
82	IT network professionals	£47,896	£23.03
83	Pharmacists	£47,609	£22.89
84	Legal Professionals	£47,546	£22.86
85	Business, media and public service professionals	£47,499	£22.84
86	Clinical psychologists	£47,400	£22.79
87	Advertising accounts managers and creative directors	£47,327	£22.75
88	Quality and Regulatory Professionals	£46,967	£22.58
89	Social services managers and directors	£46,837	£22.52
90	Rail travel assistants	£46,826	£22.51
91	Higher education teaching professionals	£46,738	£22.47
92	Education managers	£46,732	£22.47
93	Electrical and electronic trades n.e.c.	£46,732	£22.47
94	Energy plant operatives	£46,597	£22.40
95	Aircraft maintenance and related trades	£46,545	£22.38
96	Construction project managers and related professionals	£46,430	£22.32
97	Secondary education teaching professionals	£46,367	£22.29
98	Chartered and certified accountants	£46,242	£22.23
99	Professional occupations	£46,169	£22.20
100	Managers in transport and distribution	£46,143	£22.18

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