Salaries in South West (2024/25)

Regional average

£36,720

National average

Top 10 highest-paid roles in South West

Lowest-paid roles in South West

All roles in South West

101 published roles with data, sorted by median salary.

RoleMedianMean
Marketing, sales and advertising directors£79,098£79,957
Head teachers and principals£63,056£71,208
Public relations and communications directors£61,957£70,358
Cyber security professionals£59,796£66,434
Electrical engineers£57,021£54,988
IT business analysts, architects and systems designers£56,648£60,413
Research and development (R&D) managers£55,329£55,163
Optometrists£53,939£54,960
Financial managers and directors£53,804£65,635
Business and financial project management professionals£53,140£57,230
Human resource managers and directors£53,007£56,849
Generalist medical practitioners£50,300£51,140
Sales accounts and business development managers£49,512£53,582
Mechanical engineers£49,497£46,258
Solicitors and lawyers£49,297£50,724
Production managers and directors in construction£48,475£56,204
Programmers and software development professionals£48,461£48,517
Civil engineers£48,406£52,330
Management consultants and business analysts£48,058£49,362
Engineering project managers and project engineers£47,154£53,207
IT managers£46,319£50,218
Biochemists and biomedical scientists£45,849£44,097
Production managers and directors in manufacturing£44,929£54,580
Higher education teaching professionals£44,629£46,484
Engineering technicians£44,528£43,027
Marketing and commercial managers£44,271£45,482
Chartered surveyors£43,444£49,106
Fire service officers (watch manager and below)£41,989£41,544
Health care practice managers£41,882£45,626
Engineering professionals n.e.c.£41,792£46,394
Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors£41,473£40,429
IT network professionals£41,030£45,199
Managers in transport and distribution£40,802£44,617
Secondary education teaching professionals£39,931£38,507
Finance and investment analysts and advisers£39,810£40,505
Electronics engineers£39,689£43,525
Quality assurance and regulatory professionals£38,784£43,610
Managers and proprietors in agriculture and horticulture£38,504£40,456
Large goods vehicle drivers£38,294£38,314
Business and related research professionals£38,267£37,934
Health and safety managers and officers£38,211£42,255
Social workers£38,015£35,800
Property, housing and estate managers£37,697£42,399
Nurse practitioners£37,617£38,127
Clinical psychologists£37,416£41,755
Plumbers & heating and ventilating installers and repairers£37,383£35,867
Waste disposal and environmental services managers£37,135£37,876
Other health professionals n.e.c.£36,713£37,721
Police officers (sergeant and below)£36,468£38,530
Managers in logistics£35,751£38,698
Financial accounts managers£35,602£37,525
Other nursing professionals£35,583£33,977
Quality control and planning engineers£35,549£37,043
Business sales executives£35,274£37,631
Carpenters and joiners£35,258£38,844
Occupational therapists£35,247£32,354
Insurance underwriters£35,197£37,391
Electricians and electrical fitters£34,924£35,694
Public services associate professionals£34,514£32,863
Primary education teaching professionals£34,442£32,859
CAD, drawing and architectural technicians£34,285£35,491
Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians£33,857£33,732
Buyers and procurement officers£33,010£35,097
Physiotherapists£32,745£34,676
Managers and directors in retail and wholesale£31,586£34,770
Science, engineering and production technicians n.e.c.£31,350£33,449
Community nurses£31,223£32,015
Bus and coach drivers£31,206£30,043
Postal workers, mail sorters and messengers£31,175£31,288
Planning, process and production technicians£30,204£34,796
Estimators, valuers and assessors£30,122£32,124
Social and humanities scientists£30,004£35,550
Other vocational and industrial trainers£29,495£28,148
Human resources and industrial relations officers£28,721£31,839
Speech and language therapists£28,526£31,178
Interior designers£28,509£32,794
IT user support technicians£28,412£32,884
Marketing associate professionals£28,105£30,222
Clergy£28,102£26,395
IT operations technicians£27,700£30,958
Environment professionals£26,645£28,181
Youth and community workers£26,397£26,130
Delivery drivers and couriers£25,946£22,472
Children's nurses£25,882£30,276
Housing officers£25,716£28,673
Warehouse operatives£25,615£26,054
Senior care workers£25,236£23,484
Chefs£24,622£25,115
Business associate professionals n.e.c.£24,299£24,864
Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks£24,223£24,381
Estate agents and auctioneers£23,405£21,571
Customer service occupations n.e.c.£21,276£20,112
Dental nurses£21,207£21,060
Pharmaceutical technicians£21,082£22,750
Care workers and home carers£20,689£19,478
Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c.£20,435£20,597
Early education and childcare practitioners£16,540£17,008
Receptionists£16,343£17,676
Teaching assistants£14,964£14,408
Sales and retail assistants£12,726£14,412
Cleaners and domestics£10,927£12,641