Pay from ONS earnings data, 2025
Jobs paying over £60,000
27 job categories on this board where UK pay reaches £60,000. 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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Typically pays over £60,000
The median is at or above £60,000, so half the people doing this work earn more than the figure shown.
Business and project management
Chief executive jobs
£99,944
Median full-time pay across the UK
Commercial and sales
Sales and marketing director jobs
£94,135
Median full-time pay across the UK
Technology
IT director jobs
£91,671
Median full-time pay across the UK
Finance and accounting
Finance manager jobs
£76,447
Median full-time pay across the UK
Finance and accounting
Accounting technician jobs
£60,575
Median full-time pay across the UK
Engineering and manufacturing
Electrical engineer jobs
£60,303
Median full-time pay across the UK
Technology
Solutions architect jobs
£60,288
Median full-time pay across the UK
Reaches £60,000 for the highest paid
The typical salary in these jobs is below £60,000. 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.
Business and project management
Project manager jobs
£66,859
What the top 40% earn. The median is £59,834.
Business and project management
Management consultant jobs
£66,398
What the top 30% earn. The median is £53,295.
Engineering and manufacturing
Production manager jobs
£66,358
What the top 40% earn. The median is £58,640.
Commercial and sales
Commercial manager jobs
£65,882
What the top 30% earn. The median is £53,703.
Finance and accounting
Finance analyst jobs
£65,134
What the top 30% earn. The median is £50,330.
Commercial and sales
Procurement manager jobs
£65,031
What the top 40% earn. The median is £58,005.
Commercial and sales
Business development manager jobs
£64,492
What the top 40% earn. The median is £57,625.
Technology
Cyber security jobs
£64,413
What the top 30% earn. The median is £54,647.
Business and project management
HR manager jobs
£64,309
What the top 40% earn. The median is £57,529.
Technology
Software developer jobs
£64,103
What the top 40% earn. The median is £56,914.
Engineering and manufacturing
Engineering project manager jobs
£63,890
What the top 30% earn. The median is £53,064.
Engineering and manufacturing
Quantity surveyor jobs
£63,453
What the top 30% earn. The median is £52,537.
Finance and accounting
Chartered accountant jobs
£63,452
What the top 30% earn. The median is £50,062.
Business and project management
Research and development manager jobs
£63,209
What the top 40% earn. The median is £55,519.
Engineering and manufacturing
Civil engineer jobs
£61,989
What the top 30% earn. The median is £51,366.
Technology
IT project manager jobs
£61,961
What the top 40% earn. The median is £58,373.
Technology
IT manager jobs
£61,731
What the top 40% earn. The median is £56,438.
Engineering and manufacturing
Construction site manager jobs
£61,598
What the top 40% earn. The median is £56,021.
Finance and accounting
Actuary and economist jobs
£61,552
What the top 40% earn. The median is £53,342.
Engineering and manufacturing
Mechanical engineer jobs
£60,000
What the top 30% earn. The median is £51,110.