The highest paid jobs in the UK
While money doesn’t buy you happiness, it pays for many other things that can bring you joy. Because us Brits are nosey folk, although obviously a gentleman would never admit to being so, here are the ten highest paid jobs you can land yourself in the UK.
10. FUNCTIONAL MANAGERS AND DIRECTORS, With a pay range that extends from £24,259 in the 10th percentile to £54,106 in the 60th percentile, Functional Managers and Directors earn a median of £48,158 salary.
9. SENIOR PROFESSIONALS WITHIN EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS, Working your way up the ranks within a school can be rewarding in more than one way it seems, with a pay range between £27,622 in the 10th percentile to £62,399 in the 80th percentile. The median salary these professionals receive is £50,215.
8. FINANCIAL MANAGERS AND DIRECTORS, It’s a good job these people know how to manage money, with pay that ranges from £25,008 in the 10th percentile to £100,146 in the 80th percentile, and a median salary of £55,504.
7. SENIOR POLICE OFFICERS, The officers at the top end of the spectrum are rewarded nicely for keeping our society in order. Their pay range spans £51,939 in the 10th percentile to £63,087 in the 75th percentile, and they can earn £59,037 as a median salary.
6. LEGAL PROFESSIONALS, No surprises that this group of professionals has made the list. With a pay range of between £30,848 in the 10th percentile and £91,784 in the 75th percentile, their median salary sits at £61, 544.
5. IT AND TELECOMS DIRECTORS, At the half way mark, those in this profession can earn between £37,522 in the 20th percentile and £90,476 in the 75th percentile. Their median wage is a surprising £63,622.
4. MARKETING AND SALES DIRECTORS, The glue that keeps businesses alive and healthy, marketing and sales directors have a pay range of £29,924 in the 10th percentile to £106,315 in the 80th percentile. They get a very respectable £68,245 median salary.
3. MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS, Again, no surprise to the list, medical practitioners weigh in heavily in third place. With a pay range of £28,630 in the 10th percentile to a staggering £135,432 in the 90th percentile, they median average a wage of £71,279.
2. AIRCRAFT PILOTS AND FLIGHT ENGINEERS, Entrusted with the lives of thousands upon thousands every year, aircraft pilots and flight engineers really get to reap the benefits. With a pay range of £59,068 in the 25th percentile to £94,495 in the 70th percentile, their median salary rests at £78,736.
1. CHIEF EXECUTIVES AND SENIOR OFFICIALS, And ranking first on the highest paid jobs in the UK scale are chief executives and senior officials. Ruling the roost at enormous corporate companies, it is of no surprise that they sit happily in prime position on this list. Their pay range extends from £44,764 in the 20th percentile to £137,623 in the 75th percentile. Their median salary is £85,223.
So there you have it, a run down of the most well paid jobs in the UK. If you’re considering switching careers, though, unfortunately the majority of these require several intensive years of training or education, followed by a rigorous climbing of the professional ladder.
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