Best places to live & work in North East

For each occupation, the top North East 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	£40,832	Middlesbrough	86.7
Other administrative occupations n.e.c.	£28,779	Middlesbrough	86.7
Sales accounts and business development managers	£58,493	Middlesbrough	86.7
Warehouse operatives	£27,393	Middlesbrough	86.7
Secondary education teaching professionals	£47,495	Middlesbrough	86.7
Programmers and software development professionals	£56,340	Middlesbrough	86.7
Care workers and home carers	£26,029	Middlesbrough	86.7
Managers and directors in retail and wholesale	£31,691	Middlesbrough	86.7
Nursing auxiliaries and assistants	£26,923	Middlesbrough	86.7
Sales and retail assistants	£25,013	Middlesbrough	86.7
Management consultants and business analysts	£49,267	Middlesbrough	86.7
IT managers	£55,198	Middlesbrough	86.7
Customer service occupations n.e.c.	£26,694	Middlesbrough	86.7
Large goods vehicle drivers	£37,746	Middlesbrough	86.7
Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks	£31,054	Middlesbrough	86.7
IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£49,429	Middlesbrough	86.7
Engineering professionals n.e.c.	£45,951	Middlesbrough	86.7
Quality assurance and regulatory professionals	£43,913	Middlesbrough	86.7
Human resources and industrial relations officers	£35,843	Middlesbrough	86.7
Teaching assistants	£22,587	Middlesbrough	86.7
Chefs	£29,495	Middlesbrough	86.7
Property, housing and estate managers	£33,186	Middlesbrough	86.7
Marketing associate professionals	£32,873	Middlesbrough	86.7
Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c.	£30,081	Middlesbrough	86.7
Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians	£37,836	Middlesbrough	86.7
Electricians and electrical fitters	£29,497	Middlesbrough	86.7
Cleaners and domestics	£23,847	Middlesbrough	86.7
Social workers	£42,834	Middlesbrough	86.7
Business and related research professionals	£37,439	Middlesbrough	86.7
Delivery drivers and couriers	£27,991	Middlesbrough	86.7
Engineering technicians	£42,234	Middlesbrough	86.7
Receptionists	£22,668	Middlesbrough	86.7
Nurse practitioners	£43,139	Middlesbrough	86.7
Senior care workers	£29,065	Middlesbrough	86.7
Security guards and related occupations	£28,837	Middlesbrough	86.7
Kitchen and catering assistants	£18,904	Middlesbrough	86.7
Other health professionals n.e.c.	£45,410	Middlesbrough	86.7
Bus and coach drivers	£31,168	Middlesbrough	86.7
Construction operatives n.e.c.	£28,499	Middlesbrough	86.7
Data analysts	£38,225	Middlesbrough	86.7

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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).