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What jobs pay some 80k - 100k+

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WellPaidJobs · 12/04/2023 12:48

Posting here for traffic. Also, I’m on decent salary and don’t intend to retrain.

However, on a different thread (people discussing a different topic; the new free childcare hours introduced by the government) some people said they were earning salaries in the above ranges and were able to increase or reduce their hours without any impact on promotion opportunities etc.

I’m interested what the jobs are. Loooooong way away, and things will likely change by then but I’m thinking if I was to provide options to my DCs in the future…. Of course it will be down to them and if they end up being in low paid jobs nothing wrong with that…

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Wantingtochangecareer · 12/04/2023 15:24

ThirdAidKit · 12/04/2023 13:26

I’m a digital project manager. I earn £35k in London.

I don’t know anyone that earns £100k doing my job.

I earn £50k as a digital transformation project manager. I hate the job and want out of project management but it pays better than anything else I'm qualified to do so I'm stuck.

Rattles1 · 12/04/2023 15:24

I work in an global bank in an area related to regulatory reporting and earn over £100k if that helps as an example

Fercullen · 12/04/2023 15:24

Look up glassdoor

Rattles1 · 12/04/2023 15:25

a*

breakingintopieces · 12/04/2023 15:25

Usernamen · 12/04/2023 15:03

It definitely doesn’t take 20 years to make six figures in accountancy, especially at the Big4. It’s more like 5-7 years, depending on specialism.

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5 to 7 years? Clearly, I've screwed up my career.

illtakeit · 12/04/2023 15:25

YunaBalloon · 12/04/2023 15:24

I'm actually really really surprised at this. I'm a junior PM with hybrid PO role and the most junior one I know of and I'm earning more that part time in the north!

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Exactly why I asked this poster if she's just starting. I'm a bit surprised too. I'm also in the North.

randomusername2020 · 12/04/2023 15:26

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ShinyAppleDreamingOfTheSea · 12/04/2023 15:26

callmesophia · 12/04/2023 13:54

Engineering.

Husband is a senior electrical engineer and earns within that bracket.

People are massively avoiding the grafting careers it seems 😂

Grow up . Avoiding the 'grafting careers' - wtf? Do you honestly think that people on lower salaries don't 'graft'?

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WellPaidJobs · 12/04/2023 15:27

Wintersunrise · 12/04/2023 15:17

Medicine is good later on for flexibility, particularly in 'sessional' specialities like GP/ Anaesthetics, and there are more part-time roles in hospital medicine now (less so in surgery). I have worked anywhere between 2 days per week and full time in the past 10 years and it has not impacted on my career prospects at all.

Before that, there was 5 years of medical school, then 10 years of junior doctor jobs and 'early career' clinical academic roles that were long hours and very inflexible, very little say over where or when I'd be working in terms of shifts/weekends/holidays, having to move roles/hospitals/practices every 6 months, plus all the hoop-jumping of professional exams and a postgrad degree. I expect it's the same for most professional roles - you have to do the hard yards to get the rewards later on.

That said, when I'm at work, I'm at work; it would have to be an absolute screaming emergency with absolutely no-one else available before I'd be able to leave work to collect my sick child or deal with an unwell elderly parent, as patients would be affected.

I think this might be one of the jobs. The person on that other thread did say they do ‘sessional’ work. No idea if that term is predominantly used in medical profession….

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ScoobyDoNot · 12/04/2023 15:27

My husband is an IT director for a company in mid wales and on £85k.
A similar job in London could easily be £100k+

monkeysmum21 · 12/04/2023 15:28

Executive Chef

Although comes with massive stress and long hours.

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WellPaidJobs · 12/04/2023 15:23

How did we get these 80K+ jobs and failing so miserably at actually answering the simple original question. This is lighthearted but still a dig. Appreciate this statement does not apply to every single person posting.

As expected there will not be many jobs like that, and so far people who have them either haven’t read this thread or haven’t responded. I imagine it must be something highly skilled / technical but something that needs doing rather than any type of creating, leading or managing. I think someone mentioned Dentist / Medical which does potentially sound (without real experience) that it could work that way…

I think when everyone misunderstands your question it's time to start thinking that maybe there's an issue with the question...

Are you looking for flexibility of number of hours worked out when they are worked? Or something totally different?

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Ipcareer · 12/04/2023 15:31

To explicitly reply to your question - people working within legal professions (and specifically, in IP as I do) will earn that much and have the ability to drop/increase hours without having an impact on promotion prospects because it’s all about technical competency and client relationships.

It does take a minimum of 8 years (4 years degree, 4 years training) to fully qualify and have the earning potential. Most people have PhDs in my field (patent law)

Okigen · 12/04/2023 15:31

I work in banking. 6 figures after a few years isn't uncommon but expect very competitive entrance + tough first few years. Even more so if you choose front office roles.

I have a few friends in tech i.e. software developer/AI researchers. They earn very well and seem to have better work/life balance. But their industry tend to go boom and bust quite dramatically (currently lots of lay-offs).

gemloving · 12/04/2023 15:31

WellPaidJobs · 12/04/2023 15:23

How did we get these 80K+ jobs and failing so miserably at actually answering the simple original question. This is lighthearted but still a dig. Appreciate this statement does not apply to every single person posting.

As expected there will not be many jobs like that, and so far people who have them either haven’t read this thread or haven’t responded. I imagine it must be something highly skilled / technical but something that needs doing rather than any type of creating, leading or managing. I think someone mentioned Dentist / Medical which does potentially sound (without real experience) that it could work that way…

We went to university where we met and climbed the corporate ladders, my husband more so by changing jobs. I've only moved twice.

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Fizbosshoes · 12/04/2023 15:33

A family member is an actuary and the starting salary was about 40k but within about 5 years they were on 80k+

JaneFondue · 12/04/2023 15:33

Or there aren't that many flexible roles.

SybilWrites · 12/04/2023 15:34

I'd say that for the flexibility as well as the high salary you need to be a consultant. I know (and hire) lots of consultants in my sector - they can be data specialists, marketing, IT, Finance (generally ex Head of Finance), PR, Policy wonks or strategy/organisational design types. I think for any area of specialism (I know of HR consultants, strategy ones, Learning & Development, planning & performance, project management), once you get to a certain level, it's about taking the leap and going it alone.

I know a few younger people who work as comms/digital/social media type people who do a role for a few months and then travel or even do it as they are travelling. But they don't have the high salaries

Most of the people posting on this thread (posting their husbands salaries mostly Hmm which I always wonder about) seem to be missing the flexibility point - of course you can earn hundreds of thousands as a corporate lawyer but you still have to put the hours in even if you are a partner.

I don't know any STEM people, but I'm sure you can do the same there.

Wantingtochangecareer · 12/04/2023 15:36

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The OP is extremely clear with what it's asking!

Flexibility generally comes with seniority and experience, what the pay off for it though is you're expected to be flexible the other way too, it's give and take. They'll let you run your own work load but in return there's an element of antisocial hours working (especially in the early stages of your career), long hours at deadline time or financial year end that sort of thing.

I think I worked harder in my junior admin roles than I do now but I shoulder more responsibility now than I did then. It's on me if it goes wrong or my juniors fuck up.

You can easily earn £80k-100k and get flexibility in any industry if you're prepared to put the ground work in at some point on the ladder to that post.

ShinyAppleDreamingOfTheSea · 12/04/2023 15:36

@gemloving you are still missing the OP's point !

Bansheed · 12/04/2023 15:36

Senior marcomms roles and transformation roles, where you can pick projects, dependent on business needs. I went down to 3 days, then up again to 5 days after my kids grew up. I am a specialist though due to alot of cross cultural exposure so that definitely helps 9n the transformation projects and roll outs.

Wantingtochangecareer · 12/04/2023 15:38

Bansheed · 12/04/2023 15:36

Senior marcomms roles and transformation roles, where you can pick projects, dependent on business needs. I went down to 3 days, then up again to 5 days after my kids grew up. I am a specialist though due to alot of cross cultural exposure so that definitely helps 9n the transformation projects and roll outs.

Transformation seems to be the way forward these days

ThirdAidKit · 12/04/2023 15:38

illtakeit · 12/04/2023 15:12

Are you just starting up?

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No been doing it about 8 years.

I am good at the project management part but find the technical side quite hard. I’m not super clever tbh.