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