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Best places to live & work in North West

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

OccupationRegional payTop areaSettle Score
Other nursing professionals£39,501Blackburn with Darwen86.8
Other administrative occupations n.e.c.£27,534Blackburn with Darwen86.8
Sales accounts and business development managers£54,956Blackburn with Darwen86.8
Warehouse operatives£27,014Blackburn with Darwen86.8
Secondary education teaching professionals£46,298Blackburn with Darwen86.8
Programmers and software development professionals£50,336Blackburn with Darwen86.8
Care workers and home carers£27,245Blackburn with Darwen86.8
Managers and directors in retail and wholesale£36,060Blackburn with Darwen86.8
Nursing auxiliaries and assistants£27,224Blackburn with Darwen86.8
Sales and retail assistants£24,486Blackburn with Darwen86.8
Management consultants and business analysts£50,278Blackburn with Darwen86.8
IT managers£57,490Blackburn with Darwen86.8
Customer service occupations n.e.c.£27,077Blackburn with Darwen86.8
Large goods vehicle drivers£38,671Blackburn with Darwen86.8
Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks£30,257Blackburn with Darwen86.8
IT business analysts, architects and systems designers£50,685Blackburn with Darwen86.8
Engineering professionals n.e.c.£48,385Blackburn with Darwen86.8
Quality assurance and regulatory professionals£52,497Blackburn with Darwen86.8
Human resources and industrial relations officers£30,325Blackburn with Darwen86.8
Teaching assistants£21,247Blackburn with Darwen86.8
Chefs£29,126Blackburn with Darwen86.8
Property, housing and estate managers£43,443Blackburn with Darwen86.8
Marketing associate professionals£29,291Blackburn with Darwen86.8
Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c.£29,782Blackburn with Darwen86.8
Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians£36,213Blackburn with Darwen86.8
Electricians and electrical fitters£42,372Blackburn with Darwen86.8
Cleaners and domestics£22,959Blackburn with Darwen86.8
Social workers£42,969Blackburn with Darwen86.8
Business and related research professionals£38,540Blackburn with Darwen86.8
Delivery drivers and couriers£28,409Blackburn with Darwen86.8
Engineering technicians£44,159Blackburn with Darwen86.8
Receptionists£24,068Blackburn with Darwen86.8
Nurse practitioners£44,936Blackburn with Darwen86.8
Senior care workers£27,960Blackburn with Darwen86.8
Security guards and related occupations£31,003Blackburn with Darwen86.8
Kitchen and catering assistants£21,345Blackburn with Darwen86.8
Other health professionals n.e.c.£41,062Blackburn with Darwen86.8
Bus and coach drivers£32,511Blackburn with Darwen86.8
Construction operatives n.e.c.£31,598Blackburn with Darwen86.8
Data analysts£34,421Blackburn with Darwen86.8

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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).