The UK’s best paid postcodes revealed – does your area make the list?

A study of postcode areas with the highest advertised salaries says Leeds is the top-paying region outside London.

Other cities with attractive salaries include Cambridge, Bristol and Manchester, according to jobs site Adzuna.

Its analysis of more than one million jobs found average advertised pay in Leeds is around £37,800, with 36,000 vacancies in the city in October.

Companies including Asda, First Direct, Yorkshire Bank, Centrica, Evri and Direct Line are based in the Yorkshire city, while broadcaster Channel 4 has set up its UK HQ in Leeds.

A study of postcode areas with the highest advertised salaries has suggested Leeds (pictured) is the top-paying region outside London

Leeds beats ‘Silicon Fen’ city Cambridge, where advertised salaries average £37,692, as well as engineering, tech and finance hub Bristol (£37,281) and Manchester (£36,690).

East Central London, home to the Square Mile, is the highest-paid UK postcode area, with advertised salaries topping an average of £56,497.

The lowest-paid postcode area is in the Outer Hebrides, seeing average advertised salaries of £17,428, followed by Telford (£24,723) and Lerwick in Shetland (£26,624), said the report.

Two South West locations Torquay and Dorchester are also among the 10 lowest-paid postcodes.

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Andrew Hunter, co-founder of Adzuna, said: ‘Jobseeking doesn’t need to be a postcode lottery.

‘Those looking for lucrative work could start by searching in postcode areas with higher average pay cheques and our data shows areas like Leeds and Manchester are great options.

‘It can pay to look a little further afield when considering a new role, even if you don’t want to move location.

‘For remote workers, focusing the job search on areas at the top of the salary charts could help you bag a pay rise, while considering a commute could mean a salary lift for those working in the office.’

THE BEST PAID POSTCODES: AVERAGE ADVERTISED SALARIES
Postcode Area	Postcode Area Includes	Average Advertised Salary, October 2023	Advertised Vacancies, October 2023
EC	East Central London	£56,497	24,409
SW	South West London	£45,106	61,867
SE	South East London	£42,452	28,147
WC	West Central London	£39,117	8,145
W	West London	£38,853	17,916
LS	Leeds	£37,823	35,768
CB	Cambridge	£37,692	25,228
BS	Bristol	£37,281	50,818
RG	Reading	£37,060	43,158
M	Manchester	£36,690	59,949
E	East London	£36,603	14,966
CR	Croydon	£36,508	10,752
NW	North West London	£36,396	15,678
WD	Watford	£36,262	10,602
IG	Ilford	£36,039	3,809
TW	Twickenham	£35,782	17,425
SO	Southampton	£35,632	25,630
OX	Oxford	£35,549	34,879
SG	Stevenage	£35,528	14,251
AL	St Albans	£35,430	9,964
BR	Bromley	£35,426	7,450
N	North London	£35,393	12,339
G	Glasgow	£35,277	33,765
LU	Luton	£35,262	10,119
UB	Southall	£35,225	9,890
EN	Enfield	£35,205	10,188
RM	Romford	£35,203	9,592
HA	Harrow	£35,182	7,604
KT	Kingston upon Thames	£35,144	21,001
B	Birmingham	£35,137	69,938
SN	Swindon	£35,036	16,942
CV	Coventry	£34,980	33,333
SL	Slough	£34,876	18,221
MK	Milton Keynes	£34,819	24,114
PO	Portsmouth	£34,730	24,827
EH	Edinburgh	£34,666	35,038
ME	Rochester	£34,622	17,560
SM	Sutton	£34,550	4,827
GU	Guildford	£34,544	32,135
CA	Carlisle	£34,415	9,906
HP	Hemel Hempstead	£34,405	19,582
DA	Dartford	£34,128	12,036
LN	Lincoln	£34,080	7,528
NN	Northampton	£34,050	25,318
CF	Cardiff	£34,033	24,691
NR	Norwich	£33,809	19,853
SS	Southend-on-Sea	£33,775	10,291
LA	Lancaster	£33,770	8,876
WF	Wakefield	£33,710	15,619
GL	Gloucester	£33,545	26,195
CM	Chelmsford	£33,391	23,023
PE	Peterborough	£33,358	25,953
AB	Aberdeen	£33,290	16,088
L	Liverpool	£33,267	25,570
TN	Tunbridge Wells	£33,195	21,782
OL	Oldham	£33,173	9,453
TS	Cleveland	£33,077	10,712
WA	Warrington	£33,061	22,932
BH	Bournemouth	£32,900	18,085
EX	Exeter	£32,806	20,350
IP	Ipswich	£32,791	19,471
BD	Bradford	£32,774	12,273
DH	Durham	£32,703	7,424
S	Sheffield	£32,660	32,866
BN	Brighton	£32,595	23,196
BL	Bolton	£32,563	8,677
PR	Preston	£32,521	13,279
RH	Redhill	£32,430	24,820
WR	Worcester	£32,421	10,353
LE	Leicester	£32,279	28,259
DE	Derby	£32,253	22,130
TA	Taunton	£32,196	12,247
PL	Plymouth	£32,108	16,610
NE	Newcastle upon Tyne	£32,053	30,785
NG	Nottingham	£32,052	34,224
SP	Salisbury	£32,011	9,674
CH	Chester	£31,865	18,762
PA	Paisley	£31,819	7,698
HU	Hull	£31,800	9,176
CT	Canterbury	£31,796	11,210
HD	Huddersfield	£31,783	5,954
DN	Doncaster	£31,517	15,772
KW	Kirkwall	£31,499	1,476
ML	Motherwell	£31,461	9,381
BA	Bath	£31,402	18,458
KY	Kirkcaldy	£31,397	7,552
WN	Wigan	£31,378	5,812
HG	Harrogate	£31,218	4,739
YO	York	£31,138	16,342
SR	Sunderland	£31,129	5,197
FY	Blackpool	£31,127	5,119
ST	Stoke-on-Trent	£31,125	17,983
WS	Walsall	£31,118	11,186
BB	Blackburn	£31,098	10,559
HX	Halifax	£31,019	3,964
FK	Falkirk	£30,980	7,049
DY	Dudley	£30,847	7,827
SK	Stockport	£30,839	16,156
KA	Kilmarnock	£30,774	7,330
WV	Wolverhampton	£30,770	10,372
SY	Shrewsbury	£30,729	10,044
NP	Newport	£30,565	13,525
CW	Crewe	£30,424	9,115
DL	Darlington	£30,400	9,739
TR	Truro	£30,386	8,256
LL	Llandudno	£30,167	11,568
CO	Colchester	£30,023	10,071
DG	Dumfries and Galloway	£30,015	3,035
TD	Galashiels	£29,562	2,318
DD	Dundee	£29,360	6,588
DT	Dorchester	£28,928	7,277
TQ	Torquay	£28,687	6,786
IV	Inverness	£28,642	8,037
HR	Hereford	£28,365	5,366
PH	Perth	£27,842	5,103
LD	Llandrindod Wells	£27,397	1,068
SA	Swansea	£27,143	15,510
ZE	Lerwick (Shetland Islands)	£26,624	1,108
TF	Telford	£24,723	4,906
HS	Outer Hebrides	£17,428	1,528
Source: Adzuna November 2023

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