If you earn over 70k per year...

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What do you do for work? And how did you get into it? Do you enjoy it?

I'm currently on 30k, have a degree, but hate my job and would really like to significantly increase my earning potential.

I'm a primary headteacher .The usual route bring a teacher,deputy . I retrained at 37 now early 50s.

Yesterday I loathed it , today I've had a fantastic day with the kids ! It's quite an all encompassing job .

Not yet but I hope to in the next year or two if I’m successful in getting a role in the next grade at work. Change / Business Analyst in Financial Services, worked my way up but studying for the qualifications now. Have an unrelated degree & Post Grad diploma before I did a career change.

South west based, 40 years old, Head of Marketing £100k and 4 days working from home per week.

Started out as a graphic designer on £13k when I graduated at 21 (degree in graphic design)

Worked as a designer for 4 years then moved into creative marketing, then marketing management and now strategic marketing. Learnt most of what I do on the job and still love what I do now!

Work for a Tech company and earn 6 figures. I am not Technical at all (studied History at Uni) but there are many roles in this industry that do not require IT skills. My job is to explain how various technical applications work which is something almost anyone can do with training.

Also, unlike other fields, it’s possible to earn very well in this industry outside of London and the South East. I have colleagues on a similar salary to me who have relocated back to their home towns up North and I’m quite envious. My closet work friend has an absolutely gorgeous house in Leeds that would cost twice as much where I live in London.

Executive director. I've been lucky that my niche skills became much in demand and sat on the board of big companies in the niche. This time is new but fun.

I have a degree. First job out of uni was a data entry temp. Got promoted quickly into another area and have earned £70k+ since I was 30.

Senior leadership in the Tech industry. Started out 14 years ago in a government graduate scheme as an analyst and worked my way from there. I love the industry I work in, and deliberately forged a path into it a few years ago. I’m extremely proud to have got where I have considering my start point in life.

it can be high stress at times, especially with having to manage people and deliver projects, but it’s great overall 😊

I’m an IT project manager at a bank. I actually earn a bit less at £62k but that’s for 4 days. I’m in West Yorkshire.

i don’t have a degree, didn’t go to university. I am quite old though, all I needed to join this company was 4 O’levels (told you I was old!). I’ve worked here 30 years.

I could go higher if I so wished, but I’d rather not have the extra responsibility.

I used to. Local Authority Housing Head of service- soul destroying. Started in housing benefits when I was 22, worked through every grade.
As soon as the mortgage was paid off I moved in to Fraud, which I love- earn £45k now.

Tax Accountant - 90k.

Lots of exams but once you are past that it gets better.

God I need to get out of the charity sector!!! I’m a CEO at a SA/DA org and on a lot less than £70k 😕

@avatfl I think it's better to look for what kind of life you want to live rather than a headline figure. The relationship between the top left figure on your payslip and the bottom right as well as the number of hours for friends and family all play a part.
Management will pay you well, but deprive you of a lot of the face to face involvement that I imagine is very rewarding in your role.
As a well-paid accountant on a zero-hours contract, HMRC will get £6k from my wages this month and I'll be working most weekends. A good friend is paid £50k for ten hours work each week and has no stress - which sounds attractive but would bore me to and many others to death.

This is me too - same job, I'm 44 and could (used to) earn a lot more as a Head of Tech but it was far too stressful and took over my life.

I earn about £75k now, wfh, normal hours and lots of flexibility.

I don't love it, but don't hate it either and am grateful for the salary, autonomy, lack of commute and flexibility of my day.

Go sideways into public sector. The pensions alone make it worth it. IDK how anyone without a family trust or a rich spouse affords a whole career in the charity sector.

100k (plus bonus) clinical project leadership (trials) at big pharma.
I’m not massively senior. 2:2 vaguely related degree (science), no further formal qualifications since.
I’m 15 years into my career, started on less than 20k
work from home.

@avatfl there are quite a few ex nurses earning over 70 in this field in time- could be worth exploring?

Band 8c senior nurse in NHS

Work for a Tech company and earn 6 figures. I am not Technical at all (studied History at Uni) but there are many roles in this industry that do not require IT skills. My job is to explain how various technical applications work which is something almost any one can do with training.

@Eastie77Returns@Eastie77Returns I'm in a similar role and wouldn't underestimate the ability to see both sides - what the application is capable of and what the business needs or could benefit from.

I've made a right mess of this reply and quote which tells you all you need to know about my technical skills 😂

Anyway I don't earn 6 figures but I do earn over 70k, doing something similar to the above. Career change mid 30s from IT management.

£97k

IT for a bank (AVP Grade).

Studied in spare time for qualifications. Upskilled and changed jobs a couple of times.

But you're earning 40-45k each, not over 70k...

IFA

I work for a bank, but I'm a senior data engineer so could probably earn similar in another industry but same job.

100% you do. I was in the charity sector for 2 years in a senior role and peaked at 53k. I moved into local government 3 years ago and took a side ways move for the same money and found I was working way below my level. Now earning way above that with the local government pension. Should have done it years ago.

@LiterallyOnFire I’ve been in the sector for 10 years - it has huge highs, but the pay isn’t one of them 😅. And you’re right, DH earns a very different salary. I’m ready to jump ship now and def considering public sector.

Very slightly under 70k, psychologist so all in all about 9 or 10 years to qualify- 4 years undergrad, 3.5 years doing relevant work experience, professional masters -2 years, post-masters professional qualification- 1 year. Do enjoy it but also high stress and responsibility (public sector).

IT, computer science related degree, lots of experience. I enjoy my job, work from home, very flexible but very unstable industry.

@Chattywatty this is what I’m thinking should be my next move.