Pay from ONS earnings data, 2025
Jobs paying over £100,000
8 job categories on this board where UK pay reaches £100,000. The figures are the official published ones, and this page is careful about the difference between what a job typically pays and what the best paid in it earn.
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Reaches £100,000 for the highest paid
The typical salary in these jobs is below £100,000. These are the figures for the best paid, with the median printed beside each one so you can see the distance between the two. Most people in these roles earn the smaller number.
Engineering and manufacturing
Production manager jobs
£122,379
What the top 10% earn. The median is £58,640.
Business and project management
Chief executive jobs
£118,569
What the top 40% earn. The median is £99,944.
Finance and accounting
Finance manager jobs
£107,820
What the top 30% earn. The median is £76,447.
Commercial and sales
Sales and marketing director jobs
£107,785
What the top 40% earn. The median is £94,135.
Commercial and sales
Business development manager jobs
£106,958
What the top 10% earn. The median is £57,625.
Technology
Software developer jobs
£102,860
What the top 10% earn. The median is £56,914.
Technology
IT director jobs
£102,394
What the top 40% earn. The median is £91,671.
Technology
Solutions architect jobs
£100,418
What the top 10% earn. The median is £60,288.