Best places to live & work in South West

For each occupation, the top South West 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	£41,660	Plymouth	82.7
Other administrative occupations n.e.c.	£26,889	Plymouth	82.7
Sales accounts and business development managers	£57,136	Plymouth	82.7
Warehouse operatives	£28,453	Plymouth	82.7
Secondary education teaching professionals	£45,205	Plymouth	82.7
Programmers and software development professionals	£53,438	Plymouth	82.7
Care workers and home carers	£27,061	Plymouth	82.7
Managers and directors in retail and wholesale	£37,030	Plymouth	82.7
Nursing auxiliaries and assistants	£28,690	Plymouth	82.7
Sales and retail assistants	£24,691	Plymouth	82.7
Management consultants and business analysts	£52,202	Plymouth	82.7
IT managers	£48,554	Plymouth	82.7
Customer service occupations n.e.c.	£28,349	Plymouth	82.7
Large goods vehicle drivers	£40,128	Plymouth	82.7
Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks	£30,427	Plymouth	82.7
IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	£68,115	Plymouth	82.7
Engineering professionals n.e.c.	£44,536	Plymouth	82.7
Quality assurance and regulatory professionals	£48,267	Plymouth	82.7
Human resources and industrial relations officers	£30,603	Plymouth	82.7
Teaching assistants	£19,354	Plymouth	82.7
Chefs	£26,994	Plymouth	82.7
Property, housing and estate managers	£46,732	Plymouth	82.7
Marketing associate professionals	£32,368	Plymouth	82.7
Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c.	£25,948	Plymouth	82.7
Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians	£37,145	Plymouth	82.7
Electricians and electrical fitters	£37,030	Plymouth	82.7
Cleaners and domestics	£23,104	Plymouth	82.7
Social workers	£41,898	Plymouth	82.7
Business and related research professionals	£43,415	Plymouth	82.7
Delivery drivers and couriers	£27,150	Plymouth	82.7
Engineering technicians	£48,605	Plymouth	82.7
Receptionists	£23,527	Plymouth	82.7
Nurse practitioners	£44,423	Plymouth	82.7
Senior care workers	£29,674	Plymouth	82.7
Security guards and related occupations	£32,677	Plymouth	82.7
Kitchen and catering assistants	£22,338	Plymouth	82.7
Other health professionals n.e.c.	£41,577	Plymouth	82.7
Bus and coach drivers	£32,912	Plymouth	82.7
Construction operatives n.e.c.	£33,780	Plymouth	82.7
Data analysts	£36,588	Plymouth	82.7

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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).