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Best places to live & work in West Midlands

For each occupation, the top West Midlands 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£40,594Stoke-on-Trent87.8
Other administrative occupations n.e.c.£26,638Stoke-on-Trent87.8
Sales accounts and business development managers£56,047Stoke-on-Trent87.8
Warehouse operatives£27,378Stoke-on-Trent87.8
Secondary education teaching professionals£47,146Stoke-on-Trent87.8
Programmers and software development professionals£49,081Stoke-on-Trent87.8
Care workers and home carers£26,422Stoke-on-Trent87.8
Managers and directors in retail and wholesale£38,606Stoke-on-Trent87.8
Nursing auxiliaries and assistants£26,871Stoke-on-Trent87.8
Sales and retail assistants£24,935Stoke-on-Trent87.8
Management consultants and business analysts£46,721Stoke-on-Trent87.8
IT managers£51,448Stoke-on-Trent87.8
Customer service occupations n.e.c.£26,536Stoke-on-Trent87.8
Large goods vehicle drivers£39,497Stoke-on-Trent87.8
Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks£30,305Stoke-on-Trent87.8
IT business analysts, architects and systems designers£62,420Stoke-on-Trent87.8
Engineering professionals n.e.c.£48,799Stoke-on-Trent87.8
Quality assurance and regulatory professionals£50,294Stoke-on-Trent87.8
Human resources and industrial relations officers£34,980Stoke-on-Trent87.8
Teaching assistants£20,728Stoke-on-Trent87.8
Chefs£29,125Stoke-on-Trent87.8
Property, housing and estate managers£41,048Stoke-on-Trent87.8
Marketing associate professionals£29,374Stoke-on-Trent87.8
Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c.£26,926Stoke-on-Trent87.8
Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians£38,012Stoke-on-Trent87.8
Electricians and electrical fitters£40,429Stoke-on-Trent87.8
Cleaners and domestics£23,982Stoke-on-Trent87.8
Social workers£43,058Stoke-on-Trent87.8
Business and related research professionals£36,742Stoke-on-Trent87.8
Delivery drivers and couriers£27,618Stoke-on-Trent87.8
Engineering technicians£37,395Stoke-on-Trent87.8
Receptionists£23,458Stoke-on-Trent87.8
Nurse practitioners£46,423Stoke-on-Trent87.8
Senior care workers£29,218Stoke-on-Trent87.8
Security guards and related occupations£34,488Stoke-on-Trent87.8
Kitchen and catering assistants£22,814Stoke-on-Trent87.8
Other health professionals n.e.c.£42,797Stoke-on-Trent87.8
Bus and coach drivers£29,771Stoke-on-Trent87.8
Construction operatives n.e.c.£32,305Stoke-on-Trent87.8
Data analysts£44,923Stoke-on-Trent87.8

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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).