It is common knowledge the likes of doctors and lawyers are paid well — but where are the best-paying places in the UK? Hours and Earnings figures from the Office of National Statistics demonstrate that the cities with the biggest salaries are in this order: London, Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Derby, Stirling, Oxford and Cambridge. The performances of 'Oxbridge' are based on their wealth of knowledge-based industries. Similarly, Stirling's earning power is stimulated in part by its university.