Pay from ONS earnings data, 2025
Jobs paying over £80,000
13 job categories on this board where UK pay reaches £80,000. 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 £80,000
The median is at or above £80,000, so half the people doing this work earn more than the figure shown.
Reaches £80,000 for the highest paid
The typical salary in these jobs is below £80,000. 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
Management consultant jobs
£93,362
What the top 10% earn. The median is £53,295.
Finance and accounting
Finance manager jobs
£90,303
What the top 40% earn. The median is £76,447.
Business and project management
HR manager jobs
£86,174
What the top 20% earn. The median is £57,529.
Commercial and sales
Business development manager jobs
£86,162
What the top 20% earn. The median is £57,625.
Engineering and manufacturing
Production manager jobs
£85,000
What the top 25% earn. The median is £58,640.
Business and project management
Project manager jobs
£83,082
What the top 20% earn. The median is £59,834.
Commercial and sales
Procurement manager jobs
£82,749
What the top 25% earn. The median is £58,005.
Technology
Software developer jobs
£82,503
What the top 20% earn. The median is £56,914.
Technology
Solutions architect jobs
£81,932
What the top 25% earn. The median is £60,288.
Technology
IT manager jobs
£80,445
What the top 20% earn. The median is £56,438.