Are You In One Of The Top Paying Professions?
In the UK in February 2017, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) the average regular weekly pay was £478 (before tax and other deductions), up from £469 in 2016. The majority of people will only start earning the average UK wage of £27,271 when they are in their thirties.
Perhaps you are looking to change roles to something that pays more? Or would you like to see what the average salary is for people in your role across the UK so you can work out if you are being paid enough. Below, we list the top paying jobs across the UK.
145. Bar staff £7,404
144. Waiters £7,554
143. Cleaners £7,919
142. Hairdressers and barbers £10,019
141. Retail assistants £10,296
140. Fitness instructors £10,540
139. Beauticians £11,618
138. Nursery assistants £11,734
137. Teaching assistants £11,916
136. Receptionists £12,543
135. Care workers £12,650
134. Fishmongers £14,299
133. Retail merchandisers £14,738
132. Dental nurses £14,788
131. Call centre workers £15,206
130. Customer service operations £15,334
129. School secretaries £16,366
128. Senior care workers £16,609
127. Veterinary nurses £16,746
126. Travel agents £17,081
125. Bakers £17,231
124. Street cleaners £17,402
123. Undertaker/crematorium worker £17,414
122. Butchers £17,466
121. Chefs £17,513
120. Counsellors £17,526
119. Telephone salespersons £17,549
118. Sales supervisors £17,812
117. Landscape Gardener £18,010
116. Legal secretary £18,425
115. Catering and bar managers £18,535
114. Teachers £18,604
113. Welfare/housing associate pros £19,079
112. Bank and post office clerks £19,557
111. Personal assistants/secretaries £19,738
110. Youth and community workers £20,491
109. Furniture makers/woodcrafters £20,561
108. Postal workers/couriers £20,855
107. Book-keepers, payroll managers £20,915
106. Local government administration £21,083
105. Fork-lift truck drivers £21,345
104. Construction operatives £21,410
103. Musicians £21,410
102. Laboratory technicians £21,533
101. Hair/beauty salon managers £22,113
100. Bus and coach drivers £22,176
99. Archivists and curators £22,264
98. Painters and decorators £22,351
97. Plasterers £22,370
96. Ambulance staff (not paramedics) £22,582
95. Farmers £22,763
94. Artists £23,228
93. Dispensing opticians £23,458
92. Housing officers £23,521
91. Restaurant/catering managers £23,781
90. Finance officers £24,418
Next up are those jobs from 80-89 on our list.
89. Estate agents and auctioneers £24,622
88. Bricklayers and masons £24,790
87. Carpenters and joiners £24,817
86. Librarians £24,927
85. Mechanics and electricians £25,145
84. Authors, writers and translators £25,767
83. IT engineers £25,934
82. Graphic designers £25,952
81. Police community support officers £26,012
80. Occupational therapists £26,037
Here are the jobs listed at 70-79 on our list.
79. Nurses £26,252
78. Medical and dental technicians £26,440
77. Prison service officers £26,496
76. Speech and language therapists £26,765
75. Plumbers/heating engineers £27,330
74. Podiatrists £27,330
73. Product/clothing designers £28,346
72. Customer service managers £28,387
71. Further education teachers £28,486
70. Physiotherapists £28,560
Moving up the jobs list, here are those in the sixties.
69. Social workers £28,745
68. Hotel/accommodation managers £29,161
67. HR/industrial relations officers £29,221
66. Health care practice managers £29,253
65. Public relations professionals £29,488
64. Midwives £29,529
63. Marketing associate professionals £29,797
62. Web design and development pros £29,856
61. Primary and nursery teachers £29,908
60. Probation officers £30,026
Here are the top jobs between 50 and 59.
59. Leisure and sports managers £30,201
58. Electricians and electrical fitters £30,345
57. Rail travel assistants £30,698
56. Environmental health pros £30,777
55. Ophthalmic opticians £30,834
54. Social and humanities scientists £30,888
53. Legal associate professionals £30,911
52. Medical radiographers £31,521
51. Education advisers/inspectors £31,655
50. Buyers and procurement officers £32,279
The top jobs between 40 and 49 are:
49. Secondary education teachers £32,524
48. Business sales executives £33,432
47. Chartered architectural technologists £33,651
46. Engineering technicians £34,355
45. Journalists £34,639
44. Crane drivers £35,458
43. Business/research/admin pros £35,545
42. Rail construction/maintenance £35,781
41. Chartered surveyors £36,470
40. Psychologists £36,495
How many of the highest paying jobs at between 30 and 39 would you have guessed?
39. Paramedics £36,771
38. Pharmacists £37,439
37. Arts officers/producers/directors £37,519
36. Veterinarians £37,763
35. Chartered/certified accountants £38,692
34. Police officers (sergeant or below) £38,720
33. Higher education teachers £40,054
32. Rail transport operatives £40,060
31. Civil engineers £40,200
30. Dental practitioners £40,268
Nearly to the top of the list, here are the jobs at 20-29.
29. Advertising accounts managers £40,510
28. Construction project managers £40,519
27. Programmers/software developers £40,748
26. IT/telecommunication pros £40,957
25. Quantity surveyors £41,086
24. Financial accounts managers £41,389
23. Mechanical engineers £43,029
22. Architects £43,029
21. Barristers and judges £43,368
20. Insurance underwriters £43,487
We are nearly there! Here are the top UK 11-20 paying jobs.
19. Property and estate managers £44,423
18. Finance analysts and advisers £45,490
17. Taxation experts £46,551
16. Solicitors £46,576
15. Train and tram drivers £47,101
14. Business and financial project management professionals £47,795
13. Senior officers in fire, ambulance, prison and related services £48,228
12. Senior professionals of educational establishments £49,679
11. Sales accounts and business development managers £51,576
And finally, here are the top paying jobs on average in the UK.
10. HR managers and directors £56,315
9. Senior police officers £58,533
8. Medical practitioners £69,463
7. Legal professionals £73,425
6. Advertising/PR directors £77,619
5. IT & telecommunications directors £80,215
4. Marketing and sales directors £82,962
3. Aircraft pilots and flight engineers £90,146
2. Chief executives & senior officials £107,703
1. Brokers £133,677
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