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Highest-Paying Jobs in East

In East, the best-paid occupation ONS publishes is Marketing, sales and advertising directors at a median of £94,393 gross per year. This page ranks all 247 East occupations with real ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings data (ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3).

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The highest-paying job in East (of the 247 occupations with published data) is Marketing, sales and advertising directors at £94,393 median gross annual pay. The lowest published is Educational support assistants at £19,325. Real ONS figures for full-time employees, April 2025ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3. For the all-occupations average, see the average salary in East page.

Top 25 highest-paying jobs in East

#OccupationMedian (annual)vs UK median
1Marketing, sales and advertising directors£94,393+£258 (+0.3%)
2Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers£83,444+£19,122 (+29.7%)
3Functional managers and directors n.e.c.£77,011+£1,300 (+1.7%)
4Train and tram drivers£75,927−£400 (−0.5%)
5Head teachers and principals£67,360−£4,832 (−6.7%)
6Senior police officers£65,326−£1,364 (−2.0%)
7Marketing and commercial managers£63,851+£10,148 (+18.9%)
8Electrical engineers£63,412+£3,109 (+5.2%)
9Public relations and communications directors£61,332−£11,555 (−15.9%)
10Programmers and software development professionals£60,989+£4,075 (+7.2%)
11Electronics engineers£60,470+£7,952 (+15.1%)
12Business and financial project management professionals£60,373+£539 (+0.9%)
13Financial managers and directors£59,992−£16,455 (−21.5%)
14Pharmacists£59,928+£6,156 (+11.4%)
15Management consultants and business analysts£58,377+£5,082 (+9.5%)
16Production managers and directors in manufacturing£58,212−£428 (−0.7%)
17Human resource managers and directors£57,209−£320 (−0.6%)
18Research and development (R&D) managers£57,017+£1,498 (+2.7%)
19Production and process engineers£56,302+£8,356 (+17.4%)
20Information technology professionals n.e.c.£55,761+£1,654 (+3.1%)
21Production managers and directors in construction£55,186−£835 (−1.5%)
22Generalist medical practitioners£55,111−£383 (−0.7%)
23Medical radiographers£54,804+£6,365 (+13.1%)
24Paramedics£54,220+£402 (+0.7%)
25Biochemists and biomedical scientists£54,211+£6,319 (+13.2%)

“vs UK median” compares each occupation’s East median with the same occupation’s UK-wide median — both are real ONS published figures; the difference is simple arithmetic, never a model.

Lowest-paid published occupations in East

OccupationMedian (annual)vs UK median
Educational support assistants£19,325−£2,123 (−9.9%)
Textiles, garments and related trades n.e.c.£19,839−£6,734 (−25.3%)
Higher level teaching assistants£19,983−£5,451 (−21.4%)
Bakers and flour confectioners£20,594−£8,523 (−29.3%)
Library clerks and assistants£20,736−£7,398 (−26.3%)

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East salary by job — full ranked list (247)

#OccupationMedian (annual)vs UK
1Marketing, sales and advertising directors£94,393+0.3%
2Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers£83,444+29.7%
3Functional managers and directors n.e.c.£77,011+1.7%
4Train and tram drivers£75,927−0.5%
5Head teachers and principals£67,360−6.7%
6Senior police officers£65,326−2.0%
7Marketing and commercial managers£63,851+18.9%
8Electrical engineers£63,412+5.2%
9Public relations and communications directors£61,332−15.9%
10Programmers and software development professionals£60,989+7.2%
11Electronics engineers£60,470+15.1%
12Business and financial project management professionals£60,373+0.9%
13Financial managers and directors£59,992−21.5%
14Pharmacists£59,928+11.4%
15Management consultants and business analysts£58,377+9.5%
16Production managers and directors in manufacturing£58,212−0.7%
17Human resource managers and directors£57,209−0.6%
18Research and development (R&D) managers£57,017+2.7%
19Production and process engineers£56,302+17.4%
20Information technology professionals n.e.c.£55,761+3.1%
21Production managers and directors in construction£55,186−1.5%
22Generalist medical practitioners£55,111−0.7%
23Medical radiographers£54,804+13.1%
24Paramedics£54,220+0.7%
25Biochemists and biomedical scientists£54,211+13.2%
26Rail construction and maintenance operatives£54,210+16.8%
27Sales accounts and business development managers£54,035−6.2%
28Quantity surveyors£53,589+2.0%
29IT managers£53,409−5.4%
30IT business analysts, architects and systems designers£52,954−12.2%
31IT network professionals£52,884+8.1%
32Cyber security professionals£52,750−3.5%
33Engineering project managers and project engineers£52,714−0.7%
34Mechanical engineers£51,744+1.2%
35Building and civil engineering technicians£51,160+37.4%
36Arts officers, producers and directors£50,671+11.3%
37IT quality and testing professionals£50,490+7.2%
38Engineering professionals n.e.c.£50,240+3.0%
39Quality control and planning engineers£48,633+11.6%
40Other health professionals n.e.c.£48,396+15.0%
41Finance and investment analysts and advisers£47,829−5.0%
42Construction and building trades supervisors£46,037+2.3%
43Construction project managers and related professionals£45,867−3.8%
44Secondary education teaching professionals£45,813−3.8%
45Security system installers and repairers£45,732+17.3%
46Civil engineers£45,651−11.1%
47Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors£45,248+0.2%
48Taxation experts£45,224−9.3%
49Managers in logistics£45,185−2.1%
50Natural and social science professionals n.e.c.£45,118+4.0%
51Higher education teaching professionals£45,086−14.7%
52Nurse practitioners£44,943−2.4%
53Quality assurance and regulatory professionals£44,887−10.4%
54Environmental health professionals£44,879+7.6%
55Financial and accounting technicians£44,724−26.2%
56Midwifery nurses£44,688−4.9%
57Publicans and managers of licensed premises£44,658+17.4%
58Vehicle body builders and repairers£44,643+27.6%
59Aerospace engineers£44,607−20.1%
60Engineering technicians£44,402−1.0%
61Financial accounts managers£43,862−10.4%
62Crane drivers£43,705−5.9%
63Managers in transport and distribution£43,594−8.2%
64Conservation professionals£43,427+8.3%
65Groundworkers£43,426+14.5%
66Primary education teaching professionals£43,408−5.5%
67Special needs education teaching professionals£43,291−8.7%
68Health and safety managers and officers£43,136−7.1%
69Physiotherapists£42,921−1.4%
70Children's nurses£42,765+1.9%
71Other nursing professionals£42,557+0.6%
72Environment professionals£41,960−3.2%
73Social workers£41,769−6.2%
74Chartered surveyors£41,548−10.0%
75Welfare professionals n.e.c.£41,476+2.2%
76Community nurses£41,266+0.9%
77Large goods vehicle drivers£40,954+2.6%
78Managers and directors in retail and wholesale£40,952+6.5%
79Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors£40,879−4.3%
80IT project managers£40,818−30.1%
81Education advisers and school inspectors£40,731−8.6%
82Metal working production and maintenance fitters£40,511−0.6%
83Estimators, valuers and assessors£40,501+2.2%
84Property, housing and estate managers£40,470−6.7%
85Electrical service and maintenance mechanics and repairers£40,328−3.2%
86Business and related research professionals£40,195−2.3%
87Elementary storage occupations n.e.c.£39,995+11.5%
88Fire service officers (watch manager and below)£39,314−10.7%
89Interior designers£39,161+7.3%
90Psychotherapists and cognitive behaviour therapists£39,095−18.5%
91Welding trades£38,814+9.8%
92Science, engineering and production technicians n.e.c.£38,273+6.0%
93Telecoms and related network installers and repairers£38,180−4.5%
94Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians£38,120+1.8%
95Planning, process and production technicians£37,783+2.4%
96Electricians and electrical fitters£37,610−5.1%
97IT user support technicians£37,263+6.1%
98Plastics process operatives£37,262+14.1%
99Plumbers & heating and ventilating installers and repairers£37,241−1.7%
100Floorers and wall tilers£37,089+12.9%
101Routine inspectors and testers£36,955+7.6%
102Air-conditioning and refrigeration installers and repairers£36,953−10.2%
103Occupational therapists£36,923−16.2%
104Water and sewerage plant operatives£36,450−8.2%
105Newspaper and periodical editors£36,354−14.4%
106Customer service supervisors£36,328+1.7%
107Metal machining setters and setter-operators£36,257+1.5%
108Communication operators£36,153−0.7%
109Speech and language therapists£36,131−20.6%
110Business associate professionals n.e.c.£36,065+2.4%
111Managers in storage and warehousing£35,812−4.4%
112Marketing associate professionals£35,758+7.0%
113Data analysts£35,643−7.6%
114Events managers and organisers£35,463+10.3%
115Other vocational and industrial trainers£35,347−2.8%
116Business sales executives£35,220−7.1%
117Transport and distribution clerks and assistants£34,975+4.4%
118Mining and quarry workers and related operatives£34,952−8.7%
119Public services associate professionals£34,902−11.7%
120Human resources and industrial relations officers£34,857−1.0%
121Office managers£34,820−9.9%
122Tyre, exhaust and windscreen fitters£34,786+14.1%
123Personal assistants and other secretaries£34,752−0.6%
124Project support officers£34,580−3.3%
125Buyers and procurement officers£34,545−7.4%
126Construction and building trades n.e.c.£34,452−1.1%
127Security guards and related occupations£34,446+1.8%
128Carpenters and joiners£34,244+0.7%
129Clothing, fashion and accessories designers£34,159−7.3%
130Database administrators and web content technicians£33,990−10.5%
131Metal plate workers, smiths, moulders and related occupations£33,893−8.5%
132Legal associate professionals£33,743−2.7%
133Bus and coach drivers£33,657−7.4%
134Sales related occupations n.e.c.£33,469+6.3%
135National government administrative occupations£33,434+1.3%
136Office supervisors£32,940−0.7%
137Housing officers£32,923−5.1%
138Social and humanities scientists£32,783−17.8%
139Chemical and related process operatives£32,449−4.4%
140Process operatives n.e.c.£32,392+2.1%
141IT operations technicians£32,265−8.5%
142Elementary storage supervisors£32,258+4.0%
143Credit controllers£31,933+11.9%
144Painters and decorators£31,686−3.3%
145Ambulance staff (excluding paramedics)£31,571−5.7%
146Early education and childcare services managers£31,483+4.5%
147Sales supervisors - retail and wholesale£31,470+7.9%
148Clergy£31,449+0.9%
149Postal workers, mail sorters and messengers£31,437−0.8%
150Fork-lift truck drivers£31,311+0.1%
151Sheet metal workers£31,282−2.9%
152Telephone salespersons£31,254+2.5%
153Vehicle paint technicians£31,050−10.1%
154Weighers, graders and sorters£30,876−0.1%
155Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks£30,777−2.5%
156Senior care workers£30,472+3.7%
157CAD, drawing and architectural technicians£30,304−14.0%
158Stock control clerks and assistants£30,136+0.5%
159Road transport drivers n.e.c.£30,102−8.5%
160Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c.£30,095+0.0%
161Vehicle and parts salespersons and advisers£29,974−5.9%
162Estate agents and auctioneers£29,943−2.3%
163Financial administrative occupations n.e.c.£29,855+3.0%
164Paper and wood machine operatives£29,847−1.7%
165Laboratory technicians£29,779+5.6%
166Bank and post office clerks£29,773−1.6%
167Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c.£29,718−21.5%
168Customer service occupations n.e.c.£29,652+6.5%
169Child and early years officers£29,646−4.4%
170Finance officers£29,582−7.4%
171Elementary construction occupations n.e.c.£29,548+3.3%
172Construction operatives n.e.c.£29,491−9.1%
173Caretakers£29,392+1.5%
174Chefs£29,330−2.3%
175Gardeners and landscape gardeners£29,266+2.5%
176Veterinary nurses£29,154+0.9%
177Warehouse operatives£29,148+4.7%
178Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods)£29,078−8.9%
179Assemblers (electrical and electronic products)£29,004+1.3%
180Youth and community workers£28,783−11.9%
181Butchers£28,738−0.4%
182Nursing auxiliaries and assistants£28,676−1.4%
183Records clerks and assistants£28,656+0.0%
184Delivery drivers and couriers£28,615+2.7%
185Hospital porters£28,613−2.7%
186Groundsmen and greenkeepers£28,606+1.1%
187Food, drink and tobacco process operatives£28,552+1.1%
188Elementary process plant occupations n.e.c.£28,483−3.8%
189Pensions and insurance clerks and assistants£28,478−5.9%
190Footwear and leather working trades£28,446+12.2%
191Air transport operatives£28,317−18.4%
192Parking and civil enforcement occupations£28,315−4.2%
193Medical secretaries£28,255+4.8%
194Other administrative occupations n.e.c.£28,043−0.9%
195Call and contact centre occupations£27,984+3.5%
196Travel agents£27,959−2.7%
197Assemblers and routine operatives n.e.c.£27,917−0.2%
198Agricultural and fishing trades n.e.c.£27,797−7.5%
199Care workers and home carers£27,775+1.1%
200Metal making and treating process operatives£27,467−16.4%
201Printing machine assistants£27,353−8.6%
202Quality assurance technicians£27,324−19.6%
203Photographers, audio-visual and broadcasting equipment operators£27,194−16.7%
204Medical and dental technicians£27,172−9.2%
205Therapy professionals n.e.c.£27,118−27.9%
206Bar and catering supervisors£26,986+3.7%
207Dental nurses£26,889+4.5%
208Pharmaceutical technicians£26,840−13.5%
209Undertakers, mortuary and crematorium assistants£26,821−13.2%
210Sales administrators£26,687−7.2%
211Retail cashiers and check-out operators£26,583+8.0%
212Delivery operatives£25,752−10.4%
213Legal secretaries£25,718−4.6%
214Data entry administrators£25,671−9.3%
215Graphic and multimedia designers£25,594−21.3%
216Refuse and salvage occupations£25,299−9.2%
217Sales and retail assistants£25,292+0.9%
218Shelf fillers£25,255+1.4%
219Industrial cleaning process occupations£25,252−7.5%
220Animal care services occupations n.e.c.£25,241+0.7%
221Debt, rent and other cash collectors£25,163−13.5%
222Vehicle valeters and cleaners£25,108−5.6%
223Human resources administrative occupations£25,064−6.7%
224Catering and bar managers£24,882−16.5%
225Housekeepers and related occupations£24,799−2.1%
226Cleaners and domestics£24,791+2.7%
227Early education and childcare assistants£24,743+0.0%
228Elementary administration occupations n.e.c.£24,727−7.1%
229Receptionists£24,690+0.0%
230Pharmacy and optical dispensing assistants£24,677+3.8%
231Print finishing and binding workers£24,657−9.7%
232Air travel assistants£24,635−14.3%
233Hairdressers and barbers£24,617+1.4%
234Sports coaches, instructors and officials£24,591−18.3%
235Cooks£24,202−0.1%
236School secretaries£23,577−10.9%
237Early education and childcare practitioners£22,941−3.3%
238Beauticians and related occupations£21,695−10.1%
239Bar staff£21,636−6.7%
240Teaching assistants£20,998−1.1%
241Waiters and waitresses£20,968−8.6%
242Kitchen and catering assistants£20,893−8.7%
243Library clerks and assistants£20,736−26.3%
244Bakers and flour confectioners£20,594−29.3%
245Higher level teaching assistants£19,983−21.4%
246Textiles, garments and related trades n.e.c.£19,839−25.3%
247Educational support assistants£19,325−9.9%

Only occupations ONS published an unsuppressed East median for are listed. Suppressed cells (small or unreliable samples) are omitted, never estimated.

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Salaries in East — frequently asked questions

What are the highest-paying jobs in East?
Of the 247 occupations ONS publishes a East median for, the highest median gross annual pay is £94,393 for Marketing, sales and advertising directors (SOC 1132). These are real ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings figures for full-time employees (ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3).
Is this East salary data real or estimated?
Real. Every figure is a published ONS regional median gross annual pay for full-time employees in the April 2025 ASHE reference period. ONS suppresses small or unreliable regional cells for disclosure control — those occupations are simply not listed for East, never estimated.
How many occupations have East salary data?
ONS published an unsuppressed East median for 247 occupations this period. They range from £19,325 (Educational support assistants) up to £94,393 (Marketing, sales and advertising directors).

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Source: Office for National Statistics — Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), Table 14.7a (occupation 4-digit SOC) + Table 15 (4).7a (region by occupation), Full-Time sheet. Figures are Median gross annual pay (GBP), full-time employees, April 2025 reference period (ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3). Released 2025-10-23, corrected 2025-12-19. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (OGL v3). No figure is modelled or interpolated.

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