Best places to live & work in East of England

For each occupation, the top East of England local authority by Gera Settle Score for a family, with the ONS regional median pay. As of June 2026.

Occupation	Regional pay	Top area	Settle Score
Other nursing professionals	£42,557	Peterborough	82.2
Other administrative occupations n.e.c.	£28,043	Peterborough	82.2
Sales accounts and business development managers	£54,035	Peterborough	82.2
Warehouse operatives	£29,148	Peterborough	82.2
Secondary education teaching professionals	£45,813	Peterborough	82.2
Programmers and software development professionals	£60,989	Peterborough	82.2
Care workers and home carers	£27,775	Peterborough	82.2
Managers and directors in retail and wholesale	£40,952	Peterborough	82.2
Nursing auxiliaries and assistants	£28,676	Peterborough	82.2
Sales and retail assistants	£25,292	Peterborough	82.2
Management consultants and business analysts	£58,377	Peterborough	82.2
IT managers	£53,409	Peterborough	82.2
Customer service occupations n.e.c.	£29,652	Peterborough	82.2
Large goods vehicle drivers	£40,954	Peterborough	82.2
Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks	£30,777	Peterborough	82.2
IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£52,954	Peterborough	82.2
Engineering professionals n.e.c.	£50,240	Peterborough	82.2
Quality assurance and regulatory professionals	£44,887	Peterborough	82.2
Human resources and industrial relations officers	£34,857	Peterborough	82.2
Teaching assistants	£20,998	Peterborough	82.2
Chefs	£29,330	Peterborough	82.2
Property, housing and estate managers	£40,470	Peterborough	82.2
Marketing associate professionals	£35,758	Peterborough	82.2
Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c.	£30,095	Peterborough	82.2
Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians	£38,120	Peterborough	82.2
Electricians and electrical fitters	£37,610	Peterborough	82.2
Cleaners and domestics	£24,791	Peterborough	82.2
Social workers	£41,769	Peterborough	82.2
Business and related research professionals	£40,195	Peterborough	82.2
Delivery drivers and couriers	£28,615	Peterborough	82.2
Engineering technicians	£44,402	Peterborough	82.2
Receptionists	£24,690	Peterborough	82.2
Nurse practitioners	£44,943	Peterborough	82.2
Senior care workers	£30,472	Peterborough	82.2
Security guards and related occupations	£34,446	Peterborough	82.2
Kitchen and catering assistants	£20,893	Peterborough	82.2
Other health professionals n.e.c.	£48,396	Peterborough	82.2
Bus and coach drivers	£33,657	Peterborough	82.2
Construction operatives n.e.c.	£29,491	Peterborough	82.2
Data analysts	£35,643	Peterborough	82.2

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Contains public sector information published by Gera Systems and licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Gera Settle Score — ONS ASHE salary joined to HM Land Registry, Ofsted, Home Office and NHS England area data (June 2026, published 19 June 2026).