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Best places to live & work in South East

For each occupation, the top South East 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£42,038Milton Keynes84.6
Other administrative occupations n.e.c.£27,600Milton Keynes84.6
Sales accounts and business development managers£61,644Milton Keynes84.6
Warehouse operatives£28,701Milton Keynes84.6
Secondary education teaching professionals£45,566Milton Keynes84.6
Programmers and software development professionals£52,798Milton Keynes84.6
Care workers and home carers£28,179Milton Keynes84.6
Managers and directors in retail and wholesale£40,299Milton Keynes84.6
Nursing auxiliaries and assistants£28,083Milton Keynes84.6
Sales and retail assistants£25,250Milton Keynes84.6
Management consultants and business analysts£53,663Milton Keynes84.6
IT managers£59,416Milton Keynes84.6
Customer service occupations n.e.c.£27,549Milton Keynes84.6
Large goods vehicle drivers£39,864Milton Keynes84.6
Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks£32,665Milton Keynes84.6
IT business analysts, architects and systems designers£68,065Milton Keynes84.6
Engineering professionals n.e.c.£54,256Milton Keynes84.6
Quality assurance and regulatory professionals£48,188Milton Keynes84.6
Human resources and industrial relations officers£35,149Milton Keynes84.6
Teaching assistants£19,930Milton Keynes84.6
Chefs£30,304Milton Keynes84.6
Property, housing and estate managers£46,887Milton Keynes84.6
Marketing associate professionals£33,470Milton Keynes84.6
Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c.£27,649Milton Keynes84.6
Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians£39,265Milton Keynes84.6
Electricians and electrical fitters£42,726Milton Keynes84.6
Cleaners and domestics£24,028Milton Keynes84.6
Social workers£43,861Milton Keynes84.6
Business and related research professionals£44,084Milton Keynes84.6
Delivery drivers and couriers£27,929Milton Keynes84.6
Engineering technicians£39,096Milton Keynes84.6
Receptionists£25,376Milton Keynes84.6
Nurse practitioners£47,158Milton Keynes84.6
Senior care workers£30,542Milton Keynes84.6
Security guards and related occupations£34,523Milton Keynes84.6
Kitchen and catering assistants£23,438Milton Keynes84.6
Other health professionals n.e.c.£35,985Milton Keynes84.6
Bus and coach drivers£37,106Milton Keynes84.6
Construction operatives n.e.c.£34,854Milton Keynes84.6
Data analysts£34,563Milton Keynes84.6

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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).